Arizona Diamondbacks vs St. Louis Cardinals Prediction, 4/22/2024 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Arizona Diamondbacks vs St. Louis Cardinals

Date: Monday, April 22, 2024

Location: Busch Stadium in St. Louis, MO

TV: DBACKS.TV

Odds/Point Spread: Arizona (-104) St. Louis (-115)

The Arizona Diamondbacks (10-12) are on their way to Busch Stadium on Monday where they will meet the St. Louis Cardinals (9-13). The moneyline on this matchup has Arizona at -104 and St. Louis is coming in at -115. The betting total is set at 8.5. The pitchers taking the mound will be Brandon Pfaadt and Lance Lynn.

The Diamondbacks have recorded 40 doubles as a squad and have hit 23 baseballs out of the stadium. Arizona has a slugging % of .404 and have been called out on strikes 153 times, while taking a walk on 85 occasions. As a unit, the Arizona Diamondbacks are putting up 5.7 runs/g, which has them at 4th in the league. They have compiled 116 RBI's in addition to 197 hits over the course of the season, while their average at the plate sits at .258. They have tallied 126 runs scored while holding a team OBP of .335.

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The Diamondbacks have a team earned run average of 4.00 for the year (12th in the league), and their staff has struck out 177 hitters. Diamondbacks pitchers have yielded 20 long balls and 100 runs in total (20th in MLB). They have walked 59 players from the other team and their FIP comes in at 3.71 as a squad on the campaign. Arizona has allowed 198 base hits (9.0 per 9 innings) in addition to 88 earned runs. They have accrued a K/BB ratio of 3.00 and their pitching staff holds a collective WHIP of 1.30.

The Diamondbacks bullpen have recorded a save rate of 37.5% and has come into the game in 18 save situations. The relief pitchers have inherited 23 runners over the course of the season and 43.5% of those runners earned a run for their team. Diamondbacks relief pitchers have entered the contest with runners on 20 times as well as having 25 appearances in high leverage situations. The Diamondbacks have dispatched 73 relievers to the hill for the season. The relievers are sitting with 9 holds over the course of the season (26th in MLB). They have accumulated 3 saves on the year and have not converted 5 out of their 8 chances to get a save.

The Diamondbacks have transformed 67.5% of balls hit into play into outs out of their 1,782 innings on the diamond, ranking them 26th in the majors. The Arizona Diamondbacks have a tally of 594 putouts on the campaign, as well as 203 assists and 16 errors. Their fielding rate is holding steady at .980 which has them sitting 25th in professional baseball, and have earned 19 double plays.

Pfaadt has thrown 119 frames and is sitting with 117 punch outs so far in his MLB career. His earned run average is 5.64 (75 earned runs allowed) and his WHIP is 1.370. He has surrendered 135 hits (10.2 hits per nine innings) and has 29 walks. Pfaadt (4-10 career record) holds a FIP of 4.97 and he has gone up against 522 opposing batters during his time in the major leagues.

The St. Louis Cardinals have a team OBP of .303 and a team batting average of .220 for the year. They have struck out on 181 occasions (12th in the league) and have accounted for 151 base knocks. St. Louis is sitting with 13 home runs so far this year and 72 RBIs. The Cardinals hold a team SLG% of .339 and they are scoring 3.62 runs per game (26th in baseball). They have notched 32 doubles, while taking a walk 72 times and notching 76 runs.

The Cardinals have a team WHIP of 1.308 in addition to having a FIP of 4.29 as a squad on the season. Their K/BB ratio sits at 8.10 (167 strikeouts vs 61 walks). They are sitting at 22nd in MLB as a pitching staff in total hits allowed with 181. They have given up 26 home runs and they allow 4.52 runs per 9 innings (13th in the league). The St. Louis pitching staff have relinquished 93 runs so far this season while having an ERA of 3.94 (81 earned runs conceded).

Sitting with 28 save situations, the Cardinals have earned 18 holds and also 2 blown saves. St. Louis has called on relief pitchers to enter the game in 10 save chances and they have come away with 8 saves. Their relievers have come in 15 times in high leverage situations in addition to 22 occasions with runners on base. St. Louis bullpen pitchers have an inherited score percentage of 37.0% out of 27 inherited runners. They are currently ranked 3rd in baseball holding a save percentage of 80.0%, and they have dispatched 66 relief pitchers to the mound so far this year.

The St. Louis Cardinals have gotten 25 double plays and have notched a fielding percentage of .988 (7th in baseball). The Cardinals have accrued 192 assists, 9 errors and have earned 555 putouts for the season. In 1,665 innings played, the Cardinals have accumulated a defensive efficiency of 69.1% (21st in the majors).

In his career, Lynn has surrendered 1,761 base hits while tallying 1,925 punch outs in 1,909 innings. He has conceded a total of 789 ER's while holding a WHIP of 1.271 and having a FIP of 3.8. He has a strikeout to walk ratio of 2.89 and he has gone up against 8,097 batters so far in his career. Lynn (137-95 win-loss record in his career) is the owner of a 3.72 ERA while conceding 8.3 hits per 9 innings.

Who will win tonight's MLB game against the spread or moneyline?

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take St. Louis (-115)

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