Arizona Diamondbacks vs St. Louis Cardinals Prediction, 4/23/2024 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Arizona Diamondbacks vs St. Louis Cardinals

Date: Tuesday, April 23, 2024

Location: Busch Stadium in St. Louis, MO

TV: DBACKS.TV

The St. Louis Cardinals (9-13) host the Arizona Diamondbacks (11-12) at Busch Stadium on Tuesday. The pitchers taking the mound are Tommy Henry and Steven Matz.

Arizona has a slugging rate of .398 and have struck out 155 times, while drawing a walk on 89 occasions. They have amassed 121 RBI's in addition to 203 hits on the year, while their team batting average is sitting at .256. The Diamondbacks have hit 42 doubles as a team and have hit 23 balls out of the park. They have racked up 131 runs while holding a team on-base percentage of .334. As a squad, the Arizona Diamondbacks are scoring 5.7 runs per contest, which puts them at 3rd in the league.

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The Diamondbacks have a team ERA of 3.96 on the campaign (14th in MLB), and the staff has struck out 181 batters. Diamondbacks pitchers have surrendered 21 home runs in addition to 103 runs in total (20th in baseball). They have walked 62 opposing hitters and their FIP sits at 3.75 as a squad so far this year. Arizona has allowed 203 base knocks (8.8 per 9 innings) in addition to 91 earned runs. Their strikeout to walk ratio is 2.92 and their pitching staff has recorded a WHIP of 1.28.

Diamondbacks bullpen pitchers have come into the game with runners on 20 times and also have had 27 appearances in high leverage situations. The relievers have 11 holds this year (19th in the league). The Diamondbacks relievers have accumulated a save rate of 44.4% and has stepped onto the mound in 21 save situations. They have earned 4 saves so far this season and have blown 5 of 9 chances to save the game. The relief pitchers have inherited 23 runners on the campaign and 43.5% of those runners earned a run for their team. The Diamondbacks have dispatched 76 relievers to the mound so far this season.

The Diamondbacks have turned 68.3% of baseballs in play into outs in their 1,863 innings, which has them sitting at 25th in baseball. The Arizona Diamondbacks have accumulated 621 putouts at this point in the season, in addition to 213 assists and 16 errors. Their fielding percentage is currently at .981 which puts them in 23rd in baseball, and they have turned 19 double plays.

Henry (8-9 career win-loss record) sits with a FIP of 5.18 and he has faced 675 hitters during his time in the majors. He has given up 158 base knocks (9.2 hits per nine innings) with 64 walks. His earned run average is 4.84 (83 ER's allowed) and he has a WHIP of 1.438. Henry has pitched in 154 frames and is sitting with 118 punch outs during his MLB career.

St. Louis has knocked in 13 home runs this year and 72 runs batted in. They have 33 doubles, while taking a walk 76 times as well as recording 76 runs. The St. Louis Cardinals have earned an on-base percentage of .301 as well as a team batting average of .219 over the course of the season. The Cardinals hold a team slugging percentage of .333 and they score 3.45 runs per contest (27th in baseball). They have been rung up on 189 occasions (12th in baseball) and are sitting with 157 hits.

The St. Louis pitching staff have allowed 95 runs so far this season and come in with a team ERA of 3.85 (83 earned runs given up). They have allowed 26 homers and they relinquish 4.41 runs per 9 innings (13th in MLB). The Cardinals hold a team WHIP of 1.289 in addition to having a FIP of 4.11 as a unit on the season. They currently have a strikeout to walk ratio of 8.40 (180 strikeouts against 63 free passes). They are sitting at 22nd in the league as a staff in total hits allowed with 187.

St. Louis has called on relievers to step onto the mound in 10 save opportunities and they have tallied 8 saves. They rank 4th in the league with a save percentage of 80.0%, and they have dispatched 69 relievers onto the diamond so far this year. Their relievers have stepped onto the hill 15 times in high leverage situations and on 23 occasions with runners on base. St. Louis relievers have an inherited score percentage of 35.7% out of their 28 inherited runners. Sitting with 28 save situations, the Cardinals have amassed 18 holds and also 2 blown saves.

In their 1,746 innings on the diamond, the Cardinals have earned a defensive efficiency of 69.0% (21st in the majors). The St. Louis Cardinals have turned 26 double plays and hold a fielding percentage of .989 (6th in MLB). The Cardinals have racked up 202 assists, 9 errors and have amassed 582 putouts for the year.

Thus far in his career, Matz has allowed 925 base hits while accumulating 860 strikeouts in 903 innings pitched. He has given up a total of 425 earned runs while earning a WHIP of 1.324 and a FIP of 4.2. He has a K/BB ratio of 3.17 and he has faced 3,871 opposing hitters during his career. Matz (55-59 career record) holds a 4.23 earned run average while allowing 9.2 hits per 9 innings.

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Arizona

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