St. Louis Cardinals vs Arizona Diamondbacks Prediction, 4/14/2024 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: St. Louis Cardinals vs Arizona Diamondbacks

Date: Sunday, April 14, 2024

Location: Chase Field in Phoenix, AZ

TV: Bally Sports Midwest

Odds/Point Spread: St. Louis (+100) Arizona (-120)

Chase Field is the location where the Arizona Diamondbacks (6-7) will play the St. Louis Cardinals (6-7) on Sunday. The line on this contest has the Cardinals at +100 and the Diamondbacks are at -120. The total comes in at 9.5. The starting pitchers are Miles Mikolas and Zac Gallen.

St. Louis has a slugging rate of .348 and have been rung up 116 times, while drawing a walk on 37 occasions. They have tallied 46 runs batted in as well as 93 hits over the course of the season, and their team batting average comes in at .219. The Cardinals have hit 18 doubles as a unit and have hit 11 baseballs out of the stadium. They have 50 runs scored while holding a team OBP of .294. As a unit, the St. Louis Cardinals are scoring 3.9 runs per outing, which ranks them 22nd in MLB.

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They have accumulated a K/BB ratio of 2.92 and their pitching staff sits with a WHIP of 1.35. Cardinals pitchers have conceded 18 home runs and 55 runs in total (13th in MLB). St. Louis has relinquished 116 hits (9.1 per 9 innings) as well as 51 earned runs. The Cardinals hold a team ERA of 3.99 over the course of the season (14th in the league), and their staff has struck out 114 hitters. They have walked 39 players from the other team and their FIP is 4.35 as a team this year.

The Cardinals relief pitchers have compiled a save rate of 71.4% and has entered the game in 20 save situations. The relievers have inherited 15 base runners so far this season with 26.7% of them earned a run for their team. Cardinals relief pitchers have stepped onto the hill with players on base 13 times in addition to having 9 appearances in high leverage situations. The Cardinals have dispatched 43 relievers to the mound this year. The bullpen have recorded 13 holds on the campaign (1st in the league). They have tallied 5 saves so far this season and have blown 2 of their 7 save chances.

The St. Louis Cardinals have earned 345 putouts so far this season, as well as 114 assists and 5 errors. Their fielding rate is holding steady at .989 which has them sitting 8th in pro baseball, and have 15 double plays. The Cardinals have converted 67.8% of baseballs in play into outs out of 1,035 innings, which has them ranked 23rd in the majors.

Mikolas (55-54 career record) has a FIP of 4.03 while he has faced 3,902 opposing batters during his time in the majors. He has given up 934 hits (8.9 hits per nine innings) and has had 189 free passes. His earned run average is 3.95 (413 earned runs allowed) and his career WHIP is 1.193. Mikolas has taken the mound for 941 innings and has tallied 685 strikeouts in his MLB career.

The Diamondbacks hold a slugging percentage of .415 and they score 5.69 runs per contest (6th in MLB). They have notched 21 two-baggers, while getting a free base 54 times and notching 74 runs. Arizona has accumulated 15 home runs for the year to go along with 68 runs batted in. They have been rung up on 88 occasions (30th in baseball) and have 121 base hits. The Arizona Diamondbacks have earned an on-base percentage of .346 in addition to a team batting average of .266 for the year.

The Arizona pitching staff have given up 57 runs on the campaign while having an ERA of 3.88 (50 earned runs relinquished). They have surrendered 12 homers and they concede 4.42 runs per 9 innings (13th in baseball). The Diamondbacks have a team WHIP of 1.241 and have a FIP of 3.63 as a team on the campaign. Their K/BB ratio comes in at 8.80 (113 strikeouts vs 35 free passes). They come in at 19th in the league as a pitching staff in total hits allowed with 109.

Arizona bullpen pitchers have an inherited score percentage of 44.4% out of 9 inherited runners. Their relief pitchers have taken the field 14 times in high leverage situations in addition to 10 occasions with runners on. Sitting with 12 save situations, the Diamondbacks have earned 7 holds and 3 blown saves. They are ranked 23rd in baseball with a save rate of 40.0%, and they have dispatched 43 bullpen pitchers onto the diamond on the year. Arizona has called on bullpen pitchers to enter the contest in 5 save opportunities and they have earned 2 saves.

The Arizona Diamondbacks have gotten 12 double plays and have a fielding percentage of .977 (24th in the majors). The Diamondbacks have accrued 122 assists, 11 errors and have accounted for 348 putouts so far this year. In 1,044 innings on the diamond, the Diamondbacks have accumulated a efficiency on defense of 67.7% (25th in MLB).

Gallen (41-31 career record) holds a 3.19 earned run average while giving up 7.2 hits per nine innings. His K/BB ratio is 3.58 and he has faced 2,774 batters in his MLB career. He has allowed 242 ER's while earning a WHIP of 1.108 and having a FIP of 3.4. So far in his career, Gallen has allowed 548 hits while he has tallied 748 punch outs in 683 innings.

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Arizona (-120)

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