St. Louis Cardinals vs Arizona Diamondbacks Prediction, 4/13/2024 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: St. Louis Cardinals vs Arizona Diamondbacks

Date: Saturday, April 13, 2024

Location: Chase Field in Phoenix, AZ

TV: Bally Sports Midwest

Chase Field is the location where the Arizona Diamondbacks (6-7) will attempt to beat the St. Louis Cardinals (6-7) on Saturday. The pitchers taking the mound will be Kyle Gibson and Ryne Nelson.

As a squad, the St. Louis Cardinals are notching 3.9 runs per outing, which puts them at 20th in baseball. They have notched a total of 50 runs scored while having a team on-base percentage of .294. The Cardinals have tallied 18 doubles as a squad and have smacked 11 baseballs out of the stadium. They have earned 46 RBI's and 93 hits on the season, while their average at the plate is sitting at .219. St. Louis has a slugging rate of .348 and have struck out 116 times, while taking a walk on 37 occasions.

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The Cardinals have compiled a team ERA of 3.99 on the campaign (14th in the league), and the staff has rung up 114 hitters. Cardinals pitchers have allowed 18 home runs in addition to 55 runs in total (14th in the league). Their pitching staff has walked 39 opposing players and their FIP comes in at 4.33 as a team so far this year. St. Louis has surrendered 116 base hits (9.1 per 9 innings) and 51 earned runs. Their strikeout to walk ratio sits at 2.92 and their pitching staff holds a collective WHIP of 1.35.

Cardinals pitchers have entered the game with runners on 13 times and also have had 9 appearances in high leverage situations. The relief pitchers are sitting with 13 holds so far this year (1st in the league). The Cardinals relief pitchers have a save rate of 71.4% and has entered the game in 20 save situations. They have recorded 5 saves on the campaign and have blown 2 of their 7 save chances. The relievers have inherited 15 runners for the season with 26.7% of those runners ended up crossing the plate. The Cardinals have sent 43 relief pitchers to the hill this season.

The Cardinals have turned 67.8% of balls hit into play into outs out of 1,035 innings on the field, ranking them 23rd in MLB. The St. Louis Cardinals have accounted for 345 putouts this season, as well as 114 assists and 5 errors. Their fielding rate is holding at .989 which puts them in 8th in professional baseball, and have earned 15 double plays.

Gibson (105-101 career mark) sits with a FIP of 4.29 and he has faced 7,325 hitters in the major leagues. He has given up 1,758 base hits (9.3 hits per 9 innings) and has 592 walks. His ERA is 4.56 (865 earned runs allowed) and he has a WHIP of 1.375. Gibson has taken the hill for 1,709 innings and has accounted for 1,368 K's so far in his pro baseball career.

Arizona has compiled 15 home runs so far this year to go along with 68 runs batted in. They have hit 21 doubles, while taking a walk 54 times as well as notching 74 runs. The Arizona Diamondbacks have recorded an on-base percentage of .346 and a team batting average of .266 for the year. The Diamondbacks hold a slugging % of .415 and they are earning 5.69 runs per game (6th in baseball). They have been called out on strikes on 88 occasions (26th in the league) and have accounted for 121 hits.

The Arizona pitching staff have given up 57 runs for the year and come in with a team ERA of 3.88 (50 earned runs allowed). They have conceded 12 HR's and they concede 4.42 runs per 9 innings (14th in baseball). The Diamondbacks are sitting with a team WHIP of 1.241 with a FIP of 3.62 as a unit over the course of the season. Their K/BB ratio sits at 8.80 (113 strikeouts vs 35 bases on balls). They are sitting at 20th in the league as a pitching staff in total hits allowed with 109.

Arizona relief pitchers hold an inherited score percentage of 44.4% out of their 9 inherited base runners. Their bullpen pitchers have stepped onto the mound 14 times in high leverage situations and also on 10 occasions with runners on. With 12 save situations, the Diamondbacks have tallied 7 holds and 3 blown saves. They rank 22nd in baseball with a save percentage of 40.0%, and they have dispatched 43 relief pitchers onto the field for the year. Arizona has called on bullpen pitchers to enter the contest in 5 save chances and they have recorded 2 saves.

In 1,044 innings on the field, the Diamondbacks hold a defensive efficiency of 67.7% (25th in professional baseball). The Arizona Diamondbacks have gotten 12 double plays and hold a fielding percentage of .977 (24th in the majors). The Diamondbacks have recorded 122 assists, 11 errors and have accounted for 348 putouts for the year.

Nelson (9-11 record in his career) has a 5.03 earned run average while allowing 9.4 hits per nine innings. He has a K/BB ratio of 2.16 and he has faced 726 hitters so far in his pro baseball career. He has conceded 95 earned runs while holding a WHIP of 1.376 and being the owner of a FIP of 5.0. In his pro baseball career, Nelson has surrendered 178 base hits and he has 121 K's in 170 innings pitched.

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Tony Sink's Pick: Take St. Louis

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