Cardinals vs Athletics Game Breakdown & Projections – Tue, Apr 16th 2024

Get ready for a showdown tonight as the St. Louis Cardinals swoop into Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum, looking to clip the wings of the Oakland Athletics in a thrilling late-night clash scheduled for 09:40PM EST. Both teams are itching to climb up their respective conference ladders, with the Cardinals just a few swings away from catching up in the National League and the A’s hustling to make their mark in the American League. Fresh off a face-off where St. Louis emerged victorious, the tension is palpable under the clear skies and gentle breezes of Oakland. With the betting world buzzing and the scoreboard poised for action, tonight’s game promises to be a strategic ballet of bats and balls. So, as the Cardinals try to nest another win and the Athletics swing for redemption, let’s see if St. Louis can truly ‘card’ their way to victory or if Oakland will ‘oak’-struct their flight!

Game Breakdown

Game Time: April 16, 2024 09:40PM EST

Location: Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum, Oakland

Weather: Sunny with winds from the NE at 4.3 mph. Temperature is at 51.1° with 86% humidity.

Vegas Odds

	STL ML	OAK ML	Over/Under	Line
Open	-147	+123	8.0	-1.5/1.5
Recent	-147	+123	8.0	-1.5/1.5
Difference	0	0	0	–

Team Performance

LAST 10

5W-5L

AWAY

121W-126L

59.5% Win Probability

LAST 10

6W-4L

HOME

101W-153L

40.5% Win Probability

Previous Matchups

Date		Runs	O/U	O/U DIFF
04/15/24	St. Louis Cardinals STL	3	Under	-4.0
04/15/24	Oakland Athletics OAK	1	Under	-4.0
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

Lance Lynn

ERA 5.733 | IP 183.7 | 13.0W-11.0L | KO 191.0

Date	Matchup	Result	IP	Hits	Runs	KO	Over
04-10-24	vsPHI	4-3L	5.0	1	2	6	Under
04-04-24	vsMIA	5-8W	4.7	8	4	7	Over
03-30-24	@LAD	6-5W	4.0	4	0	5	Over
09-29-23	@SF	6-2L	6.0	2	2	4	Push
09-24-23	@SF	2-3W	6.0	5	2	6	Under
09-18-23	@DET	3-8W	5.0	6	3	6	Over
09-12-23	@SD	2-11W	7.0	5	2	3	Over
09-06-23	@MIA	4-11W	4.7	7	8	1	Over
08-31-23	@ATL	8-7L	4.3	7	7	1	Over
08-25-23	@BOS	7-4L	6.0	10	4	1	Over

JP Sears

ERA 4.625 | IP 167.3 | 5.0W-14.0L | KO 157.0

Date	Matchup	Result	IP	Hits	Runs	KO	Over
04-11-24	@TEX	1-0W	6.3	1	0	5	Under
04-05-24	@DET	4-5L	5.7	6	4	1	Over
03-30-24	vsCLE	12-3L	3.7	6	5	1	Over
10-01-23	@LAA	3-7L	4.0	4	3	4	Over
09-24-23	vsDET	2-0L	5.0	6	2	7	Under
09-18-23	vsSEA	5-0L	5.7	6	4	6	Under
09-12-23	@HOU	6-2W	6.0	5	2	3	Push
09-06-23	vsTOR	2-5W	5.0	4	1	3	Under
09-01-23	vsLAA	2-9W	6.0	4	0	3	Over
08-26-23	@CWS	2-6L	6.0	9	6	8	Push

Cardinals Recent Games

Date	vsOpp	Result	Hits	HR	O/U
04/17	vs OAK	3-1W	8	0	Under
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	Push
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	Push
04/02	vs LAD	4-5L	8	0	Over
04/01	vs LAD	6-5W	6	0	Over

Athletics Recent Games

Date	vsOpp	Result	Hits	HR	O/U
04/17	@ STL	1-3L	5	1	Under
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	Push
04/11	vs TEX	4-3W	5	3	Under
04/09	vs DET	7-1W	14	1	Push
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

Team’s Batting Order

St. Louis Cardinals	DK	FD	AVG	SLG	OBP	OPP	HR/Rate
#1 Brendan Donovan	8.5	11.0	0.276	0.412	40.2%	81.4%	3.4%
#2 Paul Goldschmidt	9.1	12.0	0.27	0.451	42.1%	87.2%	4.3%
#3 Willson Contreras	8.5	11.2	0.261	0.459	40.7%	86.6%	4.5%
#4 Nolan Arenado	8.6	11.3	0.271	0.467	34.7%	81.4%	4.7%
#6 Jordan Walker	7.8	10.1	0.278	0.45	38.0%	83.1%	3.9%
#7 Lars Nootbaar	7.5	9.9	0.262	0.421	42.9%	85.0%	3.3%
#8 Masyn Winn	6.2	8.1	0.172	0.238	25.4%	49.2%	1.6%

Oakland Athletics	DK	FD	AVG	SLG	OBP	OPP	HR/Rate
#1 Esteury Ruiz	6.3	7.9	0.254	0.345	33.4%	67.9%	1.1%
#2 Zack Gelof	7.7	10.0	0.267	0.504	37.4%	87.8%	5.2%
#3 JJ Bleday	6.5	8.7	0.195	0.359	37.1%	72.9%	4.0%
#4 Shea Langeliers	7.1	9.4	0.205	0.413	29.2%	70.5%	4.9%
#5 Seth Brown	7.0	9.3	0.222	0.408	31.7%	72.5%	4.1%
#6 Abraham Toro	5.6	7.6	0.444	0.778	61.1%	138.9%	11.1%
#7 Lawrence Butler	6.2	7.9	0.211	0.341	25.2%	59.3%	3.3%
#8 Darell Hernaiz	nan	6.1	nan	nan	nan%	nan%	nan%
#9 Ryan Noda	5.6	7.5	0.229	0.405	44.3%	84.8%	4.0%