The St. Louis Cardinals and Athletics meet Wednesday in MLB action at Sutter Health Park. Here’s an Athletics vs. Cardinals Prediction. This article will include an Athletics vs. Cardinals Pick.
St. Louis Cardinals Betting Preview
The St. Louis Cardinals are 24-17 on the year and play the Royals and Pirates next. The St. Louis Cardinals are batting .236 on the season and have a .319 OBP, and a .387 slugging percentage. The St. Louis Cardinals pitching staff has a 4.24 ERA and a 1.36 WHIP. Jordan Walker leads the St. Louis Cardinals with 45 hits and 30 RBI while Alec Burleson and Ivan Herrera have combined for 82 hits and 48 RBI.
Matthew Liberatore gets the ball for the St. Louis Cardinals, and he is 2-1 with a 4.07 ERA and 29 strikeouts this season. Liberatore is 1-1 with a 3.97 ERA and 12 strikeouts in his career against the Athletics.
Athletics Betting Preview
The Athletics are 21-20 on the year and play the Giants and Angels next. The Athletics are batting. 248 on the season, have a .325 OBP, and have a .399 slugging percentage. The Athletics pitching staff has a 4.45 ERA and a 1.44 WHIP. Shea Langeliers leads the Athletics with 52 hits and 25 RBI while Jacob Wilson and Nick Kurtz have combined for 85 hits and 40 RBI.
J.T. Ginn gets the ball for the Athletics, and he is 1-1 with a 3.62 ERA and 31 strikeouts this season. This will be Ginn’s first career game against the St. Louis Cardinals.
Why the Athletics will win
- The Cardinals have lost five of their last six night games against AL West opponents that held a winning record.
- The Athletics have won four of their last five games following a home loss.
- The Athletics have covered the run line in each of their last four games after playing the previous day.
- The Cardinals have failed to cover the run line in five of their last six night games against AL West opponents that hold a winning record.
- The Athletics have led after 3 innings in four of their last five games against opponents that held a winning record.
- The Athletics have led after 5 innings in three of their last four night games.
Why the St. Louis Cardinals will win
- The Cardinals have won each of their last 10 night games against teams that held a winning record.
- The Athletics have lost each of their last eight Wednesday games against National League opponents.
- The Cardinals have covered the run line in each of their last 10 night games against teams that held a winning record.
- The Athletics have failed to cover the run line in each of their last eight Wednesday games against National League opponents.
- The Athletics have lost the first inning in four of their last five games against NL Central opponents.
- The Cardinals have led after 5 innings in seven of their last eight night games.
- The Athletics have trailed after 3 innings in each of their last five games against NL Central opponents.
Total Runs Facts
- Seven of the Athletics’ last eight games as favorites against National League opponents have gone UNDER the total runs line.
- Each of the Cardinals’ last four games after playing the previous day has gone UNDER the total runs line.
- The ‘Inning 1 OVER 0.5 runs’ market has hit in 12 of the Athletics’ last 13 games as home favorites.
- The ‘Inning 1 OVER 0.5 runs’ market has hit in five of Matthew Liberatore’s last six appearances as a starter.
Athletics Player Prop Facts
- Shea Langeliers has recorded at least one hit in each of his last 12 Wednesday appearances against teams that held a winning record.
- Shea Langeliers has hit at least one home run in each of his last three home appearances against opponents that held a winning record.
St. Louis Cardinals Player Prop Facts
- Alec Burleson has hit a home run in three of the Cardinals’ last six road games against AL opponents that held a winning record.
- Lars Nootbaar has recorded at least one hit in each of his last seven appearances in night games against teams that held a winning record.
- Jordan Walker ranks 9th amongst qualified players for Slugging Percentage (.570) this season.
Matchup/League Facts
- The Athletics rank 26th in the league for walks allowed this season (178).
- The Athletics rank 7th in the league for slugging percentage this season (.399).
- The Cardinals rank 30th in the league for strikeouts this season (298).
- The Cardinals rank T27th in the league for triples this season (2).
Athletics vs Cardinals Prediction
I have to grab the plus money with the Cardinals in this spot. Liberatore has settled down in the month of May, allowing 8 hits and 3 runs in his last 11.2 innings. Ginn hasn’t liked Sacramento through 13 innings, posting a 7.62 ERA and .245 allowed batting average. He has more walks than strikeouts at home this season. Now, the A’s have won 7 of Ginn’s last 8 appearances, but the Cards have the pitcher in better form and they’ve been road warriors up to this point. Only the Braves have more road wins than the Cardinals at the time of this writing. Give me the Cardinals.