The Arizona Diamondbacks and St. Louis Cardinals are scheduled to start a three game series at Busch Stadium on Monday. These two teams just met in St. Louis last week, and the Diamondbacks won two out of their games. This will be the final regular season series between these two teams.
The Arizona Diamondbacks are 11-12 on the season. Arizona is third in the National League West. The Diamondbacks are behind the Dodgers and Padres in the divisional standings. Arizona is coming off a win on Sunday in San Francisco over the Giants.
For St. Louis, it has been another disastrous start to the season. The Cardinals are in last place in the National League Central. St. Louis is 9-13 on the season, and are coming off a three game sweep at home from the Milwaukee Brewers. The Cardinals have dropped four in a row overall.
The St. Louis Cardinals are -115 at home in this game. The total for the game is set at 8.5 runs.
Struggling Home Cardinals
It has been a miserable start for St. Louis. The Cardinals are scoring just 3.6 runs per game. That ranks 26th in all of Major League Baseball. Thh Cardinals are hitting just .220 on the season, and are coming off a shut-out on Sunday.
Paul Goldschmidt has been in a big time slump to start the season. The veteran first baseman is hitting .173 on the season. He has just one home run, which came on opening day. Nolan Arenado, another power threat also has just one home run on the season.
Ketel Marte has been strong for Arizona to start the season. Marte leads Arizona with a .344 batting average. He also has clubbed five home runs. That is tied with Lourdes Gurriel for the team lead in Arizona. Corbin Carroll has gotten off to a slow start for Arizona with just two home runs on the season.
The pitching has not been great for Arizona. The Diamondbacks are allowing 4.5 runs per game, and 9 hits per game. Arizona has allowed 17 runs total in their last three losses. In their last two wins, they are allowing just 2 per game.
Pitching Matchup for Monday
Brandon Pfaadt will throw for the Arizona Diamondbacks. The 25 year old Pfaadt has made four starts this season, and is 1-1 on the season. His earned run average sits at 5.32 on the season. The last time he faced the Cardinals, he went six innings, allowing seven hits and six runs in the game.
For the St. Louis Cardinals, Lance Lynn gets the nod. The Cardinals right hander is 1-0 on the season, with a 2.18 earned run average. His last outing was a win over the Oakland Athletics back on April 16th.
The Cardinals are going to get back in the win column. Lance Lynn has been pretty strong so far for the Cardinals. Brandon Pfaadt has been pretty up and down for Arizona. In the end, the Cardinals offense hits a little, and Arizona falls on the road.
The final bet for this game is the St. Louis Cardinals -115 over the Arizona Diamondbacks. Enjoy the game and best of luck with all your Major League Baseball betting.
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