Cardinals vs Diamondbacks Game Breakdown & Projections – Fri, Apr 12th 2024

Hey there baseball junkies, brace yourselves for an electrifying showdown under the partly cloudy Arizona skies as the St. Louis Cardinals and Arizona Diamondbacks, both sitting at a 6W-7L, are set to square off at the iconic Chase Field. With the first pitch scheduled to zoom in at 09:40PM EST, both teams are perched 3.0 games back in the National League conference, making this a battle of equals. The betting lines are buzzing with the over/under pegged at 9.0, the Cardinals sitting pretty at 105, and the Diamondbacks slithering slightly ahead at -125. The Diamondbacks are riding a wave of confidence after their 5-3 win against the Rockies, while the Cardinals are looking to bounce back from their 3-4 stumble against the Phillies. With the winds from the southeast at a gentle 5.6 mph and humidity a low 29%, it’s a perfect night for some high-flying action. So, whether you’re a fan of the soaring Cardinals or the slithering Diamondbacks, it’s time to ruffle some feathers and shake some scales in this epic baseball clash!

Game Breakdown

Game Time: April 12, 2024 09:40PM EST

Location: Chase Field, Arizona

Weather: Partly cloudy with winds from the SE at 5.6 mph. Temperature is at 66.9° with 29% humidity.

Vegas Odds

	STL ML	ARI ML	Over/Under	Line
Open	+105	-125	9.0	1.5/-1.5
Recent	+105	-125	9.5	1.5/-1.5
Difference	0	0	+0.5	–

Team Performance

LAST 10

5W-5L

AWAY

119W-124L

48.8% Win Probability

LAST 10

4W-6L

HOME

118W-128L

51.2% Win Probability

Previous Matchups

Date		Runs	O/U	O/U DIFF
04/17/23	Arizona Diamondbacks ARI	6	Push	-0.0
04/17/23	St. Louis Cardinals STL	3	Push	-0.0
04/18/23	Arizona Diamondbacks ARI	8	Over	+6.0
04/18/23	St. Louis Cardinals STL	7	Over	+6.0
04/19/23	Arizona Diamondbacks ARI	5	Over	+10.0
04/19/23	St. Louis Cardinals STL	14	Over	+10.0
07/24/23	St. Louis Cardinals STL	10	Over	+7.0
07/24/23	Arizona Diamondbacks ARI	6	Over	+7.0
07/25/23	St. Louis Cardinals STL	1	Under	-5.0
07/25/23	Arizona Diamondbacks ARI	3	Under	-5.0
07/26/23	St. Louis Cardinals STL	11	Over	+9.0
07/26/23	Arizona Diamondbacks ARI	7	Over	+9.0

Cardinals Vs Over/Under

Diamondbacks Vs Over/Under

Steven Matz

ERA 4.117 | IP 94.0 | 4.0W-7.0L | KO 83.0

Date	Matchup	Result	IP	Hits	Runs	KO	Over
04-06-24	vsMIA	1-3W	5.0	4	0	3	Under
03-31-24	@LAD	4-5L	5.3	5	2	3	Under
08-12-23	@KC	5-4W	6.0	4	2	5	Under
08-05-23	vsCOL	2-6W	6.0	5	1	6	Under
07-30-23	vsCHC	0-3W	6.0	4	0	2	Under
07-25-23	@ARI	1-3L	6.0	5	0	6	Under
07-20-23	@CHC	7-2W	5.0	3	1	6	Under
07-15-23	vsWAS	6-9W	4.3	4	4	4	Over
07-05-23	@MIA	9-10L	2.3	3	2	2	Over
06-29-23	vsHOU	14-0L	3.3	1	0	4	Over

Brandon Pfaadt

ERA 5.719 | IP 96.0 | 3.0W-9.0L | KO 94.0

Date	Matchup	Result	IP	Hits	Runs	KO	Over
04-06-24	@ATL	8-9L	5.7	8	5	7	Over
03-31-24	vsCOL	1-5W	5.0	5	1	6	Under
09-27-23	@CWS	3-0W	5.7	5	0	8	Under
09-22-23	@NYY	1-7L	4.3	8	6	8	Under
09-15-23	vsCHC	4-6W	5.3	4	0	6	Over
09-10-23	@CHC	2-5L	6.0	7	4	4	Under
09-05-23	vsCOL	3-2L	3.7	6	3	4	Under
08-30-23	@LAD	0-7L	4.0	8	6	4	Under
08-25-23	vsCIN	8-10W	5.3	3	2	5	Over
08-18-23	@SD	0-4L	7.0	1	0	5	Under

Cardinals Recent Games

Date	vsOpp	Result	Hits	HR	O/U
04/12	@ PHI	3-4L	7	2	Under
04/11	@ PHI	3-0W	7	1	Under
04/10	@ PHI	3-5L	6	1	Under
04/09	@ MIA	3-10L	5	2	Over
04/08	@ MIA	3-1W	8	0	Under
04/06	@ MIA	8-5W	10	1	Over
04/05	vs SD	2-3L	6	0	Under
04/04	vs SD	5-2W	6	1	Under
04/03	vs SD	6-2W	14	2	Under
04/02	vs LAD	4-5L	8	0	Under
04/01	vs LAD	6-5W	6	0	Over
03/31	vs LAD	3-6L	6	0	Under
03/30	vs LAD	1-7L	3	1	Under
10/03	@ CIN	4-3W	9	0	Under
10/02	@ CIN	15-6W	13	1	Over

Diamondbacks Recent Games

Date	vsOpp	Result	Hits	HR	O/U
04/12	vs COL	5-3W	10	1	Under
04/11	vs COL	3-2W	9	2	Under
04/10	vs COL	5-7L	7	0	Over
04/09	vs ATL	2-5L	5	0	Under
04/08	vs ATL	8-9L	12	1	Over
04/07	vs ATL	5-6L	9	1	Over
04/05	@ NYY	5-6L	9	2	Over
04/04	@ NYY	7-0W	12	1	Under
04/03	@ NYY	2-5L	4	0	Under
04/02	@ COL	5-1W	5	1	Under
04/01	@ COL	4-9L	8	2	Over
03/31	@ COL	7-3W	14	3	Over
03/30	@ COL	16-1W	18	1	Over
10/03	@ HOU	1-9L	6	0	Over
10/02	@ HOU	0-1L	5	0	Under

Team’s Batting Order

St. Louis Cardinals	DK	FD	AVG	SLG	OBP	OPP	HR/Rate
#1 Brendan Donovan	8.6	11.1	0.276	0.412	40.2%	81.4%	3.4%
#2 Willson Contreras	9.3	12.3	0.261	0.459	40.7%	86.6%	4.5%
#2 Paul Goldschmidt	9.2	12.1	0.27	0.451	42.1%	87.2%	4.3%
#4 Nolan Arenado	8.5	11.1	0.271	0.467	34.7%	81.4%	4.7%
#5 Nolan Gorman	8.9	12.0	0.236	0.482	37.7%	85.9%	6.8%
#6 Jordan Walker	8.3	10.7	0.278	0.45	38.0%	83.1%	3.9%
#7 Lars Nootbaar	8.0	10.5	0.262	0.421	42.9%	85.0%	3.3%
#8 Masyn Winn	5.9	7.7	0.172	0.238	25.4%	49.2%	1.6%

Arizona Diamondbacks	DK	FD	AVG	SLG	OBP	OPP	HR/Rate
#1 Ketel Marte	9.7	12.7	0.276	0.485	41.1%	89.6%	4.4%
#2 Corbin Carroll	9.6	12.5	0.288	0.511	41.3%	92.3%	4.4%
#3 Lourdes Gurriel Jr.	7.7	10.1	0.265	0.468	33.6%	80.4%	4.4%
#4 Christian Walker	7.8	10.4	0.257	0.495	37.4%	86.9%	5.7%
#5 Eugenio Suarez	7.2	9.6	0.234	0.393	37.5%	76.8%	3.7%
#6 Gabriel Moreno	7.6	9.8	0.284	0.408	37.8%	78.6%	2.1%
#7 Randal Grichuk	7.2	9.3	0.267	0.456	34.8%	80.4%	3.7%
#8 Blaze Alexander	nan	7.3	nan	nan	nan%	nan%	nan%
#9 Kevin Newman	5.4	7.1	0.252	0.36	34.7%	70.7%	1.4%