St. Louis Cardinals vs Oakland Athletics Prediction, 4/15/2024 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: St. Louis Cardinals vs Oakland Athletics

Date: Monday, April 15, 2024

Location: Oakland Coliseum in Oakland, CA

TV: Bally Sports Midwest

Odds/Point Spread: St. Louis (-168) Oakland (+142)

Oakland Coliseum is the site where the Oakland Athletics (6-9) will try to beat the St. Louis Cardinals (7-8) on Monday. The odds on this game have the Cardinals at -168 while the Athletics are at +142. The total is 7.5. The expected starting pitchers will be Sonny Gray and Ross Stripling.

As a squad, the St. Louis Cardinals are notching 4.1 runs per contest, which has them sitting at 20th in baseball. They have accounted for 61 runs scored and hold an OBP of .304. The Cardinals have tallied 21 doubles as a unit and have knocked 13 balls out of the park. They have 57 RBI's as well as 118 hits so far this year, and their batting average comes in at .236. St. Louis has a slugging rate of .376 and have been rung up 129 times, while being walked on 41 occasions.

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The Cardinals are sitting with a team earned run average of 3.82 this season (12th in baseball), and their staff has struck out 128 hitters. Cardinals pitchers have surrendered 20 home runs in addition to 65 total runs (16th in the league). They have walked 44 players from the other team and their FIP is 4.32 as a unit on the year. St. Louis has surrendered 131 hits (8.9 per 9 innings) in addition to 56 earned runs. Their strikeout to walk ratio is 2.91 and their pitching staff has a team WHIP of 1.33.

The Cardinals have dispatched 49 relievers to the hill this season. The bullpen pitchers have inherited 16 base runners on the campaign and 31.3% of those players earned a run for their team. They have recorded 6 saves for the season and have blown 2 of 8 save opportunities. The Cardinals relief pitchers have compiled a save rate of 75.0% and stepped onto the hill in 23 save situations. The relievers have racked up 15 holds so far this year (1st in baseball). Cardinals pitchers have entered the game with runners on 14 times in addition to having 10 appearances in high leverage situations.

The Cardinals have transformed 68.1% of balls in play into outs in their 1,188 innings, ranking them 21st in baseball. The St. Louis Cardinals have a tally of 396 putouts this year, as well as 135 assists and 7 errors. Their fielding percentage sits at .987 which is 10th in MLB, and have 19 double plays.

Gray has taken the mound for 1,576 innings and is sitting with 1,526 strikeouts during his MLB career. Gray (99-85 win-loss mark in his career) is the owner of a FIP of 3.56 while he has gone up against 6,546 opposing hitters in the major leagues. His earned run average is 3.46 (606 ER's allowed) and his WHIP is 1.204. He has allowed 1,353 hits (7.7 hits per 9 innings) with 544 walks.

Oakland has accumulated 14 HRs this season as well as 40 runs batted in. They have hit 16 two-baggers, while taking a walk 44 times as well as scoring 40 runs. The Oakland Athletics have recorded a team on-base percentage of .269 as well as a batting average of .200 so far this year. The Athletics have a team SLG% of .329 and they score 2.67 runs per outing (29th in the league). They have been called out on strikes on 161 occasions (2nd in the league) and have earned 99 hits.

The Athletics hold a team WHIP of 1.338 and have a FIP of 3.66 as a unit for the year. They come in at 22nd in the league as a staff in total hits surrendered with 131. The Oakland pitching staff have yielded 63 runs this year and come in with a team ERA of 3.71 (56 earned runs conceded). Their strikeout to walk ratio comes in at 7.70 (117 strikeouts against 51 bases on balls). They have conceded 8 dingers and they concede 4.17 runs per 9 innings (9th in baseball).

Oakland has called on bullpen pitchers to take the mound in 5 save opportunities and they have converted 2 saves. They rank 24th in the league holding a save percentage of 40.0%, and they have dispatched 48 relief pitchers onto the diamond on the campaign. Their relief pitchers have stepped onto the hill 19 times in high leverage situations and on 14 occasions with base runners. Oakland relief pitchers hold an inherited score percentage of 20.0% out of 15 inherited runners. Sitting with 14 save situations, the Athletics have accumulated 9 holds and 3 blown saves.

In 1,224 innings on the field, the Athletics are sitting with a defensive efficiency of 66.2% (28th in the majors). The Oakland Athletics have gotten 21 double plays and have notched a fielding percentage of .972 (29th in professional baseball). The Athletics have accrued 141 assists, 16 errors and have accounted for 408 putouts this season.

During his career, Stripling has allowed 774 base hits while he has totaled 706 K's in 779 innings. Stripling (38-46 career mark) holds a 4.00 earned run average and has allowed 8.9 hits per 9 innings. He has surrendered a total of 346 ER's while earning a WHIP of 1.225 and a FIP of 4.1. His strikeout to walk ratio is 3.92 and he has gone up against 3,243 opposing batters during his MLB career.

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take St. Louis (-168)

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