Yu Darvish Player Prop Bets vs St. Louis Cardinals 4/2/2024

Game: San Diego Padres vs St. Louis Cardinals

Strikeouts Prop: 5.5 - Over (+105) Under (-135)

Earned Runs Prop: 1.5 - Over (-110) Under (-120)

Yu Darvish and the San Diego Padres are set to take on the St. Louis Cardinals on Tuesday. His prop bets open at 5.5 for strikeouts and 1.5 for earned runs allowed.

Yu Darvish Season Stats

In 2024, Yu Darvish is 1-1 with an ERA of 1.04. Thus far he’s pitched 8.2 innings and over that span he struck out 10 batters. He has allowed 7 hits and 2 runs in his time on the mound this season. Darvish has also given up 4 walks in addition to 1 earned run in that time. His FIP sits at 2.71 in his 150 pitches thrown so far. His rate of throwing strikes is at 63% (18% strikes looking and 9% strikes swinging.

Yu Darvish Career Stats

• Darvish has an ERA of 3.58 in his MLB career.
• He’s gathered 103 wins to 85 losses in that time, as well as allowing 205 home runs.
• In his 12 years as an MLB pitcher, Darvish has thrown 1,633.0 innings and given up 1,336 hits.
• He’s allowed 682 runs and of those runs, 649 of them were earned. His WHIP is 1.140 with an FIP of 3.51 for his career.
• In terms of per 9 innings stats, Darvish is striking out 10.4 and walking 4.2. He has faced 6,715 batters and struck out 1,939 of them.

Yu Darvish Career vs Cardinals

In his career, Darvish has faced the St. Louis Cardinals 8 times. He is 2 – 3 against them and has an ERA of 3.12. In those 8 games, Darvish has pitched 52.0 innings and allowed 41 hits. He has allowed 18 earned runs and allowed 5 home runs. Darvish struck out 62 Cardinals hitters in that time and walked 12 batters. Cardinals’ hitters have reached base 55 times against Darvish out of the 202 batters that faced him. Paul Goldschmidt has faced Darvish 32 times and in those plate appearances, he has 9 hits, a double and a home run. His SLG% against Darvish is .448 and his OBP is .375.

Padres Last 5 Games

The Padres played the Los Angeles Dodgers on March 21, 2024. The were victorious in that game by a score of 15 – 11. Joe Musgrove started that game for the Padres and went for 2.2 innings before being removed. The Padres mustered up 18 hits with Manny Machado going deep once. The Padres then faced the San Francisco Giants on March 28th and won 6-4. Out of 32 at bats, the Padres recorded 9 hits and 3 walks. They struck out 7 times and recorded 5 RBIs. They faced the Giants again on March 29th and were beaten by a score of 3 – 8. They had 33 AB’s and earned 9 hits. They struck out 5 times that day with Manny Machado and Fernando Tatis Jr. both going yard in this game. In the rubber match between these two on March 30th, San Francisco earned the win by a score of 9 – 6. Dylan Cease started for the Padres and went 4.2 innings, striking out 6, walking 2, and allowing 2 earned runs. In their 4th game in a row with the Giants on March 31st, the Padres won 13 – 4, hitting .400 on the day. They tallied 16 hits and struck out 7 times.

Cardinals Last 5 Games

On October 1, 2023, the St. Louis Cardinals beat the Cincinnati Reds by a score of 4 – 3. In the opener of the 2024 season, the Cardinals lost to the Los Angeles Dodgers 1 – 7. The Cards sent Miles Mikolas to the mound for the start, and he went 4.1 innings before being pulled. Mikolas allowed 7 hits and gave up 5 earned runs. He struck out 5 and allowed to home runs. In game 2 with the Dodgers on March 29th, the Dodgers beat the Cardinals 6 – 3. St. Louis had 6 hits on 32 at bats, giving them a .188 batting average as a team for the game. Cardinals starter Zack Thompson pitched 5.1 innings, allowing 5 earned runs and 6 hits. St. Louis took the next game from the Dodgers by a score of 6 – 5 with Ryan Helsley getting the win. Lance Lynn started for the Cardinals and went 4 innings. He didn’t allow any runs and struck out 5 batters. He faced 17 batters and threw 127 strikes. In the final game against the Dodgers in this series, the Cardinals lost 4 – 5 after allowing 8 hits as a team and giving up a home run to Teoscar Hernandez.

Another prop to watch for this game 

Manny Machado is another player to look for if you are in the mood to lay another bet on some props.

• Machado earned 1 hit on 4 at bats against the Giants on March 21st. He tallied a home run and 3 RBIs.
• On March 28th, Machado went hitless and earned one walk.
• He went 1 for 4 on March 29th against San Francisco with a home run and an RBI. He also struck out 1 time.
• Machado went 1 of 4 against the Giants on March 30th while striking out 1 time and walking 1 time.
• In their win on March 31st, Machado had 2 hits on 5 at bats. He had 3 RBIs and 1 strikeout.

Josh's Pick: Take Yu Darvish Over Strikeouts (+105)

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