Cardinals vs Athletics Game Breakdown & Projections – Mon, Apr 15th 2024

Get ready for a clash of the sevens tonight as the St. Louis Cardinals fly west to battle it out with the Oakland Athletics at the Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum. Both squads are sitting at a 7-9 record, itching to climb their respective conference ladders with the Cards trailing by 4 in the NL and the A’s just a swing away at 1 in the AL. With the first pitch set to soar at 09:40 PM EST under a partly cloudy sky, the vibe is tense, the air is crisp at 52 degrees, and the betting lines are buzzing—Cardinals favored at -180 while the A’s play the tempting underdog at +148. Coming off a narrow victory against Washington, the Athletics are pumped, but the Cardinals, stinging from a shutout loss to Arizona, are desperate to flip the script. Tonight’s game promises not just a battle but a ballet of baseball where only one can take flight while the other might just end up playing a game of catch-up!

Game Breakdown

Game Time: April 15, 2024 09:40PM EST

Location: Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum, Oakland

Weather: Partly cloudy with winds from the N at 2.2 mph. Temperature is at 52.0° with 89% humidity.

Vegas Odds

	STL ML	OAK ML	Over/Under	Line
Open	-180	+148	8.0	-1.5/1.5
Recent	-181	+149	7.5	-1.5/1.5
Difference	-1	+1	-0.5	–

Team Performance

LAST 10

4W-6L

AWAY

120W-126L

64.4% Win Probability

LAST 10

6W-4L

HOME

101W-152L

35.6% Win Probability

Previous Matchups

Date		Runs	O/U	O/U DIFF
08/14/23	Oakland Athletics OAK	5	Over	+4.0
08/14/23	St. Louis Cardinals STL	7	Over	+4.0
08/15/23	Oakland Athletics OAK	2	Push	-0.0
08/15/23	St. Louis Cardinals STL	6	Push	-0.0
08/16/23	Oakland Athletics OAK	8	Push	-0.0
08/16/23	St. Louis Cardinals STL	0	Push	-0.0

Cardinals Vs Over/Under

Athletics Vs Over/Under

Miles Mikolas

ERA 4.783 | IP 201.3 | 9.0W-13.0L | KO 137.0

Date	Matchup	Result	IP	Hits	Runs	KO	Over
04-09-24	vsPHI	0-3W	5.0	5	0	5	Under
09-28-23	@OAK	2-1L	4.0	3	1	4	Under
09-23-23	@LAA	1-0L	6.0	4	1	8	Under
09-17-23	@CWS	4-0L	7.0	5	0	6	Under
09-11-23	@TB	7-4L	4.0	6	2	5	Over
09-05-23	@CLE	8-3L	6.0	6	3	4	Over
08-30-23	@CLE	5-2L	7.0	3	0	5	Under
08-25-23	@TEX	2-12W	7.0	6	1	4	Over
08-19-23	@PIT	7-4L	6.7	4	4	7	Over
08-13-23	@PHI	3-0L	6.0	2	0	7	Under
04-14-24	@ARI	0-5L	4.7	4	5	3	Under
04-08-24	vsPHI	5-3L	6.7	6	2	3	Over
04-02-24	@SD	5-2W	6.0	7	2	4	Under
03-28-24	@LAD	1-7L	4.3	7	5	5	Over
10-01-23	vsCIN	3-4W	7.0	7	3	10	Under
09-26-23	@MIL	4-1W	7.0	5	1	5	Under
09-21-23	vsMIL	6-0L	5.0	9	6	4	Under
09-16-23	vsPHI	6-1L	6.0	8	5	2	Under
09-10-23	@CIN	1-7L	5.3	7	5	2	Over
09-05-23	@ATL	10-6W	6.7	8	3	2	Over

Alex Wood

ERA 4.331 | IP 97.7 | 5.0W-5.0L | KO 74.0

Date	Matchup	Result	IP	Hits	Runs	KO	Over
04-10-24	@TEX	2-6L	6.0	11	6	5	Over
04-03-24	vsBOS	1-0L	7.0	8	1	3	Under
03-29-24	vsCLE	6-4L	5.0	7	5	6	Over
10-01-23	@LAD	5-2L	3.3	2	0	2	Under
09-23-23	@LAD	0-7W	4.0	7	4	4	Under
09-16-23	@COL	5-9W	3.3	4	3	3	Over
08-16-23	@TB	6-1L	6.0	11	5	3	Under
08-11-23	@TEX	2-1L	5.0	5	2	3	Under
08-05-23	vsOAK	1-2W	5.3	3	1	7	Under
07-30-23	@BOS	3-4W	4.3	4	1	3	Under
04-14-24	vsWAS	6-7W	4.3	7	4	4	Over
04-09-24	@TEX	4-3W	4.0	5	2	2	Under
04-02-24	vsBOS	5-4L	5.0	6	3	7	Over
03-28-24	vsCLE	8-0L	3.3	7	6	3	Over
09-26-23	@SD	4-0L	4.7	4	1	5	Under
09-24-23	@LAD	2-3W	1.0	1	0	1	Under
09-19-23	@ARI	4-8W	5.0	7	3	2	Over
09-13-23	@CLE	5-6W	4.0	3	0	1	Over
09-06-23	@CHC	2-8W	2.3	5	5	2	Over
09-01-23	@SD	3-7W	3.0	3	1	1	Over

Cardinals Recent Games

Date	vsOpp	Result	Hits	HR	O/U
04/16	vs ARI	0-5L	4	0	Under
04/15	vs ARI	2-4L	11	0	Under
04/14	vs ARI	9-6W	14	2	Over
04/12	@ PHI	3-4L	7	2	Under
04/11	@ PHI	3-0W	7	1	Under
04/10	@ PHI	3-5L	6	1	Over
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	Over
04/02	vs LAD	4-5L	8	0	Over
04/01	vs LAD	6-5W	6	0	Over
03/31	vs LAD	3-6L	6	0	Over

Athletics Recent Games

Date	vsOpp	Result	Hits	HR	O/U
04/16	@ WAS	7-6W	11	0	Over
04/15	@ WAS	1-3L	8	0	Under
04/14	@ WAS	2-1W	3	1	Under
04/13	vs TEX	1-0W	4	1	Under
04/12	vs TEX	2-6L	9	1	Over
04/11	vs TEX	4-3W	5	3	Under
04/09	vs DET	7-1W	14	1	Over
04/08	vs DET	4-0W	5	1	Under
04/07	vs DET	4-5L	5	2	Over
04/05	@ BOS	0-1L	8	0	Under
04/04	@ BOS	4-5L	7	2	Over
04/03	@ BOS	0-9L	4	0	Over
04/02	@ CLE	4-3W	9	0	Under
04/01	@ CLE	3-12L	6	0	Over
03/31	@ CLE	4-6L	8	2	Over

Team’s Batting Order

St. Louis Cardinals	DK	FD	AVG	SLG	OBP	OPP	HR/Rate
#1 Brendan Donovan	8.1	10.5	0.276	0.412	40.2%	81.4%	3.4%
#2 Paul Goldschmidt	7.8	10.3	0.27	0.451	42.1%	87.2%	4.3%
#3 Nolan Gorman	7.5	10.1	0.236	0.482	37.7%	85.9%	6.8%
#4 Nolan Arenado	7.4	9.7	0.271	0.467	34.7%	81.4%	4.7%
#5 Willson Contreras	6.9	9.1	0.261	0.459	40.7%	86.6%	4.5%
#6 Lars Nootbaar	7.6	10.0	0.262	0.421	42.9%	85.0%	3.3%
#7 Jordan Walker	6.4	8.3	0.278	0.45	38.0%	83.1%	3.9%
#8 Masyn Winn	5.1	6.6	0.172	0.238	25.4%	49.2%	1.6%

Oakland Athletics	DK	FD	AVG	SLG	OBP	OPP	HR/Rate
#1 Abraham Toro	7.1	9.6	0.444	0.778	61.1%	138.9%	11.1%
#2 Zack Gelof	8.4	10.9	0.267	0.504	37.4%	87.8%	5.2%
#3 JJ Bleday	6.9	9.3	0.195	0.359	37.1%	72.9%	4.0%
#4 J.D. Davis	7.5	9.9	0.248	0.408	37.0%	77.7%	3.6%
#5 Seth Brown	7.2	9.6	0.222	0.408	31.7%	72.5%	4.1%
#6 Shea Langeliers	7.4	9.8	0.205	0.413	29.2%	70.5%	4.9%
#7 Ryan Noda	6.7	9.0	0.229	0.405	44.3%	84.8%	4.0%
#8 Lawrence Butler	6.4	8.1	0.211	0.341	25.2%	59.3%	3.3%
#9 Nick Allen	4.5	5.6	0.221	0.287	28.1%	56.8%	1.3%