St. Louis Cardinals vs Arizona Diamondbacks Prediction, 4/12/2024 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: St. Louis Cardinals vs Arizona Diamondbacks

Date: Friday, April 12, 2024

Location: Chase Field in Phoenix, AZ

TV: Bally Sports Midwest

Chase Field is the site where the Arizona Diamondbacks (6-7) will meet the St. Louis Cardinals (6-7) on Friday. The pitchers who are expected to start will be Steven Matz and Brandon Pfaadt.

As a unit, the St. Louis Cardinals are knocking in 3.9 runs per game, which has them sitting at 20th in MLB. They have earned 50 runs scored while having a team OBP of .294. The Cardinals have recorded 18 doubles as a team and have hit 11 baseballs out of the park. They have compiled 46 RBI's in addition to 93 base knocks this season, while their average at the plate sits at .219. St. Louis has a slugging % of .348 and have been called out on strikes 116 times, while drawing a walk on 37 occasions.

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They have a K/BB ratio of 2.92 and their pitching staff has earned a collective WHIP of 1.35. Cardinals pitchers have surrendered 18 long balls and 55 runs in total (14th in MLB). St. Louis has relinquished 116 hits (9.1 per 9 innings) as well as 51 earned runs. The Cardinals are sitting with a team ERA of 3.99 on the campaign (14th in the league), and their staff has rung up 114 batters. Their pitching staff has walked 39 opposing batters and their FIP is 4.33 as a unit so far this season.

The Cardinals relievers have earned a save rate of 71.4% and has entered the game in 20 save situations. The relief pitchers have inherited 15 runners so far this season with 26.7% of those runners ended up scoring. Cardinals relief pitchers have come into the game with players on base 13 times as well as having 9 appearances in high leverage situations. The Cardinals have sent 43 relief pitchers to the mound over the course of the season. The relief pitchers are sitting with 13 holds this year (1st in baseball). They have 5 saves for the year and have missed out on 2 out of their 7 chances to get a save.

The St. Louis Cardinals are sitting with 345 putouts this year, as well as 114 assists and 5 errors. Their fielding rate sits at .989 which puts them in 8th in baseball, and they have turned 15 double plays. The Cardinals have converted 67.8% of baseballs in play into outs out of 1,035 innings on the diamond, which has them sitting 23rd in baseball.

Matz has taken the hill for 893 frames and is sitting with 854 punch outs so far in his MLB career. His ERA is 4.22 (419 earned runs allowed) and his WHIP is 1.318. He has given up 910 hits (9.2 hits per 9 innings) and has had 268 free passes. Matz (55-58 career win-loss record) holds a FIP of 4.23 and he has gone up against 3,825 batters during his time in the major leagues.

The Diamondbacks have a team SLG% of .415 and they tally 5.69 runs per game (6th in MLB). They have hit 21 doubles, while walking 54 times and putting up 74 runs. Arizona has accounted for 15 home runs for the season as well as 68 RBIs. They have struck out on 88 instances (26th in baseball) and have accounted for 121 hits. The Arizona Diamondbacks have tallied an OBP of .346 in addition to a team batting average of .266 on the year.

The Arizona pitching staff have allowed 57 runs this year while holding an ERA of 3.88 (50 earned runs yielded). They have surrendered 12 dingers and they allow 4.42 runs per 9 innings (14th in the league). The Diamondbacks have a WHIP of 1.241 in addition to having a FIP of 3.62 as a unit so far this year. They currently have a K/BB ratio of 8.80 (113 strikeouts vs 35 bases on balls). They rank 20th in MLB as a staff in total hits surrendered with 109.

Arizona has had relief pitchers take the mound in 5 save chances and they have come away with 2 saves. They rank 22nd in MLB with a save percentage of 40.0%, and they have dispatched 43 relievers to the hill on the season. Their bullpen pitchers have come in 14 times in high leverage situations and also on 10 occasions with runners on base. Arizona relievers hold an inherited score percentage of 44.4% out of 9 inherited runners. Sitting with 12 save situations, the Diamondbacks have compiled 7 holds and also 3 blown saves.

The Arizona Diamondbacks have turned 12 double plays and own a fielding percentage of .977 (24th in the majors). The Diamondbacks have accrued 122 assists, 11 errors and have a total of 348 putouts so far this year. In their 1,044 innings played, the Diamondbacks have earned a defensive efficiency of 67.7% (25th in MLB).

During his MLB career, Pfaadt has allowed 122 hits while tallying 107 K's in 106 innings pitched. He has allowed 67 earned runs while holding a WHIP of 1.397 and having a FIP of 5.0. His strikeout to walk ratio is 3.96 and he has gone up against 469 hitters in his pro baseball career. Pfaadt (4-9 career mark) has earned a 5.65 earned run average and has given up 10.3 hits per 9 innings.

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take St. Louis

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