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St Louis Cardinals vs Arizona Diamondbacks
Tonight the National League Central will meet the National League West as the St Louis Cardinals pay a visit to Chase Field to take on the Arizona Diamondbacks in game one of their four game series. The Cardinals have won the last five games here at Arizona
A Look At The St Louis Cardinals
The St Louis Cardinals are off to a nice start after, but prior to Sunday’s game vs the Padres they had lost four of their last seven games. The Cardinals have been a solid team in day games this year, but at night they are just 4-6 so far. In their last game they had won easily at San Diego, taking that game by a score of 11-2. The Cardinals have been a strong offensive team thus far this year, but they did score just seven total runs in their four games prior to putting up an 11 spot at Petco Park. Yadier Molina leads the team in hitting at .344, but has yet to hit a homer. The HR leader on the team is rookie Jeremy Hazelbaker with four, while Matt Carpenter leads them in RBIs with 12, but he is hitting just .226 so far.
The Cardinals come in ranked 2nd in the league in scoring, putting up 6.06 rpg, while also ranking 4th in hitting at .271 and 3rd in homers with 26. On the mound the Cards have been decent as they come in ranked 11th in the league in ERA at 3.63, while also ranking 12th in WHIP at 1.25 and 17th in Ks with 138. Cardinal starters come in with an ERA of 4.24, while their pen has an ERA of 2.37. Taking the hill for St Louis will be Jaime Garcia, who is 1-1 with a 2.70 ERA in three starts this year. Last year he was 10-6 with a 2.43 ERA in 20 starts, including 5-4 with a 3.25 ERA in the road. Garcia is a perfect 5-0 with a 2.51 ERA in five career starts vs the Diamondbacks, including 3-0 with a 1.62 ERA in three starts here at Chase Field.
A Look At The Arizona Diamondbacks
The Diamondbacks got off to a slow start this year, but they have won six of their previous seven games prior to taking on the Pirates on Sunday. Their recent run has them sitting just a game and a half out of first place in the National League West. This was a team that was expected to challenge for the division title and they are now showing why as they are starting to get the pitching to complement their very solid offense. Jean Segura leads the offense, hitting .346 with three homers and 11 RBIs so far. Paul Goldschmidt needs to wake up some as he is hitting just .246 with three homers and 12 RBIs. Leading the team in homers is Welington Castillo, who has five of them.
The Diamondbacks come in ranked 8th in the league in scoring, putting up 4.58 rpg, while also ranking 6th in hitting at .262 and 4th in homers with 25. On the mound Arizona comes in ranked 20th in the league in ERA at 4.15, while also ranking 20th in WHIP at 1.37 and 13th in Ks with 140. Arizona starters have an ERA of 4.99, while their pen has an ERA of 3.01. Getting the call for the Diamondbacks will be Zack Greinke, who is off two solid starts in a row as he has allowed just three ERs on 12 hits in 14 innings of work in a 3-2 no-decision win over the Padres and a 2-1 win over the Giants. Both were on the road, but this one is at home where he has struggled so far, going 0-2 with a 9.90 ERA in two starts. Greinke is now 6-4 with a 4.25 ERA in 12 career starts here at Chase Field and he is 9-4 with a 3.03 ERA in 15 games (13 starts) in his career vs the Cardinals.
Pick: St Louis +108
I like the Cardinals in a small upset here. Jaime Garcia has yet to lose to Arizona in his career, while Greinke has been horrible in his two home starts so far this year. He pitched well in both his road starts, but they were at San Diego and San Francisco, which are not hitters parks like Chase Field is.and he will be taking on one of the best offenses in the league in this one. Overall both offenses are strong, but still the Cards have a bit more pitching in this one, especially in their pen, which has a 1.,47 ERA on the road, while the D-Backs have a 4.97 pen ERA at home. The Cards are 9-2 their last 11 vs the NL West, while the Diamondbacks are 2-12 their last 14 vs the NL Central and 8-20 their last 28 home games vs a southpaw. Good spot for the Cards to pick up a big road win.
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St Louis Cardinals vs Arizona Diamondbacks
Tonight the National League Central will meet the National League West as the St Louis Cardinals pay a visit to Chase Field to take on the Arizona Diamondbacks in game one of their four game series. The Cardinals have won the last five games here at Arizona
A Look At The St Louis Cardinals
The St Louis Cardinals are off to a nice start after, but prior to Sunday’s game vs the Padres they had lost four of their last seven games. The Cardinals have been a solid team in day games this year, but at night they are just 4-6 so far. In their last game they had won easily at San Diego, taking that game by a score of 11-2. The Cardinals have been a strong offensive team thus far this year, but they did score just seven total runs in their four games prior to putting up an 11 spot at Petco Park. Yadier Molina leads the team in hitting at .344, but has yet to hit a homer. The HR leader on the team is rookie Jeremy Hazelbaker with four, while Matt Carpenter leads them in RBIs with 12, but he is hitting just .226 so far.
The Cardinals come in ranked 2nd in the league in scoring, putting up 6.06 rpg, while also ranking 4th in hitting at .271 and 3rd in homers with 26. On the mound the Cards have been decent as they come in ranked 11th in the league in ERA at 3.63, while also ranking 12th in WHIP at 1.25 and 17th in Ks with 138. Cardinal starters come in with an ERA of 4.24, while their pen has an ERA of 2.37. Taking the hill for St Louis will be Jaime Garcia, who is 1-1 with a 2.70 ERA in three starts this year. Last year he was 10-6 with a 2.43 ERA in 20 starts, including 5-4 with a 3.25 ERA in the road. Garcia is a perfect 5-0 with a 2.51 ERA in five career starts vs the Diamondbacks, including 3-0 with a 1.62 ERA in three starts here at Chase Field.
A Look At The Arizona Diamondbacks
The Diamondbacks got off to a slow start this year, but they have won six of their previous seven games prior to taking on the Pirates on Sunday. Their recent run has them sitting just a game and a half out of first place in the National League West. This was a team that was expected to challenge for the division title and they are now showing why as they are starting to get the pitching to complement their very solid offense. Jean Segura leads the offense, hitting .346 with three homers and 11 RBIs so far. Paul Goldschmidt needs to wake up some as he is hitting just .246 with three homers and 12 RBIs. Leading the team in homers is Welington Castillo, who has five of them.
The Diamondbacks come in ranked 8th in the league in scoring, putting up 4.58 rpg, while also ranking 6th in hitting at .262 and 4th in homers with 25. On the mound Arizona comes in ranked 20th in the league in ERA at 4.15, while also ranking 20th in WHIP at 1.37 and 13th in Ks with 140. Arizona starters have an ERA of 4.99, while their pen has an ERA of 3.01. Getting the call for the Diamondbacks will be Zack Greinke, who is off two solid starts in a row as he has allowed just three ERs on 12 hits in 14 innings of work in a 3-2 no-decision win over the Padres and a 2-1 win over the Giants. Both were on the road, but this one is at home where he has struggled so far, going 0-2 with a 9.90 ERA in two starts. Greinke is now 6-4 with a 4.25 ERA in 12 career starts here at Chase Field and he is 9-4 with a 3.03 ERA in 15 games (13 starts) in his career vs the Cardinals.
Pick: St Louis +108
I like the Cardinals in a small upset here. Jaime Garcia has yet to lose to Arizona in his career, while Greinke has been horrible in his two home starts so far this year. He pitched well in both his road starts, but they were at San Diego and San Francisco, which are not hitters parks like Chase Field is.and he will be taking on one of the best offenses in the league in this one. Overall both offenses are strong, but still the Cards have a bit more pitching in this one, especially in their pen, which has a 1.,47 ERA on the road, while the D-Backs have a 4.97 pen ERA at home. The Cards are 9-2 their last 11 vs the NL West, while the Diamondbacks are 2-12 their last 14 vs the NL Central and 8-20 their last 28 home games vs a southpaw. Good spot for the Cards to pick up a big road win.
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