St Louis (89-67) at Arizona (80-76)
When: Monday, September 23, 2019
Where: Chase Field,
Phoenix, Arizona
Time: 9:40 ET | TV: FS Midwest/Arizona
Opening Odds: St Louis -120/9.5
The St. Louis Cardinals’ run towards a postseason is complete and now all that’s left to do is finish off the division. The Red Birds just completed their first four-game sweep at Wrigley Field since 1921 to clinch a playoff spot and and the same time, nearly eliminate their long-time rivals the Chicago Cubs. St. Louis will try and keep the momentum going when they embark on a short three-game road trip at the Arizona Diamondbacks on Monday night. Paul Goldschmidt, who had the decisive RBI in Sunday’s 3-2 win for the Cardinals, will make his first visit back to Arizona where he was a six-time All Star. Goldschmidt is a .289 hitter with 99 home runs in 546 career games at Arizona’s Chase Field. The Diamondbacks were dealt a blow to their postseason chances on Sunday when they failed to hold an early 4-0 lead in losing 6-4 at the San Diego Padres. Arizona now sits six games back with six to play, meaning, they have to win out and get a lot of help. Arizona has 213 home runs, third most in club history behind the 2017 (220) and 1999 (216) teams.
Pitchers: Cardinals – Adam Wainwright (13-9, 3.83 ERA) | Diamondbacks – Alex Young (7-4, 3.27)
Veteran Adam Wainwright is heading back to the postseason and will get two more starts to fine-tune his game – as if he needs it. St. Louis has won 12 of his last 14 starts and he’s allowed just two runs over his last 27 innings. The Cardinals took two of three from Arizona at home back in July and Wainwright won his start by pitching seven scoreless innings while striking out seven. He is 9-5 with a 2.70 ERA in his career against them.
Young followed up his best and longest outing of the season with two duds against the Mets and Marlins, allowing eight runs (two earned) and 10 hits with six walks in 7.2 innings in his last two starts. He shutout the Reds for eight innings while striking out 12 in his previous start, but lack of control got the better of him with five walks against Miami last time out. He will be facing the Cardinals for the first time.
You have two different emotions in this game. The Cardinals will try and come down from an amazing weekend in which they won all four games by one run, while Arizona tries to pick themselves up and finish the season strong, knowing they are all but eliminated. I think the Cardinals’ emotion wins out here, because they are a veteran club that knows they still need to lock-down the NL Central and avoid a wild card game.
Check out who Bobby Babowski has on his Free MLB Picks page for Monday. He is 131-92 +2563 units on the season after a 32-19 run!
Pick: Cardinals -128
BETTING TRENDS:
Cardinals are 4-0 in their last 4 road games vs. a left-handed starter.
Cardinals are 5-0 in their last 5 road games.
Cardinals are 4-0 in their last 4 road games vs. a team with a winning record.
Cardinals are 5-0 in their last 5 vs. a team with a winning record.
Cardinals are 4-0 in their last 4 games following a win.
Cardinals are 5-0 in their last 5 road games vs. a team with a winning home record.
Cardinals are 8-2 in their last 10 during game 1 of a series.
Cardinals are 11-3 in their last 14 when their opponent allows 5 runs or more in their previous game.
Cardinals are 6-2 in their last 8 games vs. a left-handed starter.
Cardinals are 8-3 in their last 11 vs. National League West.
Cardinals are 49-23 in their last 72 Monday games.
Cardinals are 45-22 in their last 67 overall.
Cardinals are 45-22 in their last 67 games on grass.
Cardinals are 4-0 in Wainwright’s last 4 starts during game 1 of a series.
Cardinals are 6-0 in Wainwright’s last 6 Monday starts.
Cardinals are 6-1 in Wainwright’s last 7 road starts.
Cardinals are 12-2 in Wainwright’s last 14 starts.
Cardinals are 12-2 in Wainwright’s last 14 starts on grass.
Cardinals are 38-14 in Wainwright’s last 52 starts following a Quality Start in his last appearance.
Cardinals are 38-14 in Wainwright’s last 52 starts with 4 days of rest.
Cardinals are 43-16 in Wainwright’s last 59 starts when their opponent allows 5 runs or more in their previous game.
Cardinals are 26-10 in Wainwright’s last 36 starts after allowing 2 runs or less in their previous game.
Cardinals are 5-2 in Wainwright’s last 7 starts vs. a team with a winning record.
Cardinals are 38-18 in Wainwright’s last 56 starts vs. National League West.
Cardinals are 1-7 in Wainwright’s last 8 road starts vs. a team with a winning record.
Diamondbacks are 5-1 in their last 6 Monday games.
Diamondbacks are 4-1 in their last 5 home games vs. a team with a winning record.
Diamondbacks are 4-1 in their last 5 home games vs. a team with a winning road record.
Diamondbacks are 6-2 in their last 8 home games vs. a right-handed starter.
Diamondbacks are 6-2 in their last 8 during game 1 of a series.
Diamondbacks are 12-5 in their last 17 home games.
Diamondbacks are 1-5 in their last 6 when their opponent allows 2 runs or less in their previous game.
Diamondbacks are 0-5 in their last 5 vs. a team with a winning record.
Diamondbacks are 1-4 in Young’s last 5 starts following a team loss in their previous game.
Diamondbacks are 1-5 in Young’s last 6 home starts.
Diamondbacks are 1-6 in Young’s last 7 starts after allowing 5 runs or more in their previous game.
Diamondbacks are 0-5 in Young’s last 5 starts vs. a team with a winning record.
Over is 6-0-2 in Cardinals last 8 games vs. a left-handed starter.
Over is 3-0-1 in Cardinals last 4 road games vs. a left-handed starter.
Under is 8-2 in Cardinals last 10 Monday games.
Over is 3-1-1 in Cardinals last 5 after allowing 2 runs or less in their previous game.
Under is 8-3 in Cardinals last 11 road games vs. a team with a winning record.
Under is 21-8-2 in Cardinals last 31 vs. a team with a winning record.
Under is 34-15-2 in Cardinals last 51 when their opponent allows 5 runs or more in their previous game.
Under is 15-7-1 in Cardinals last 23 road games.
Under is 9-1 in Wainwright’s last 10 starts vs. National League West.
Over is 6-1-2 in Wainwright’s last 9 Monday starts.
Over is 5-1 in Wainwright’s last 6 road starts.
Under is 17-5-1 in Wainwright’s last 23 starts vs. a team with a winning record.
Under is 6-2 in Wainwright’s last 8 starts when their opponent allows 5 runs or more in their previous game.
Under is 5-0 in Diamondbacks last 5 vs. National League Central.
Over is 5-1 in Diamondbacks last 6 overall.
Over is 5-1 in Diamondbacks last 6 on grass.
Over is 8-2-1 in Diamondbacks last 11 Monday games.
Under is 6-2-1 in Diamondbacks last 9 when their opponent allows 2 runs or less in their previous game.
Over is 6-2 in Diamondbacks last 8 during game 1 of a series.
Under is 3-1-1 in Diamondbacks last 5 vs. a team with a winning record.
Under is 8-3-1 in Diamondbacks last 12 home games vs. a right-handed starter.
Under is 8-3-1 in Diamondbacks last 12 after allowing 5 runs or more in their previous game.
Over is 10-4-1 in Diamondbacks last 15 home games vs. a team with a winning record.
Over is 5-2-1 in Diamondbacks last 8 games vs. a starter with a WHIP greater than 1.30.
Under is 17-7-1 in Diamondbacks last 25 games vs. a right-handed starter.
Under is 9-1 in Wainwright’s last 10 starts vs. Diamondbacks.
Under is 4-1 in the last 5 meetings.
Cardinals are 4-1 in the last 5 meetings in Arizona.
Cardinals are 4-1 in Wainwright’s last 5 starts vs. Diamondbacks.
Over is 7-3-1 in the last 11 meetings in Arizona.
Cardinals are 25-12 in the last 37 meetings.
