Brandon Pfaadt will take the ball for the Arizona Diamondbacks (6-7) when they host starting pitcher Steven Matz and the St. Louis Cardinals (6-7) on Friday, with first pitch at 9:40 PM ET.
Keep reading to see how to watch the Arizona-St. Louis matchup below.
When is Diamondbacks vs. Cardinals and when does it start?
Where to watch Diamondbacks vs. Cardinals
The Diamondbacks and Cardinals will take to the field at Chase Field for this matchup on April 12, and if you’d like to catch the matchup live, get your tickets now from Vivid Seats!
What channel is the game on?
You can catch this game live on BSMW.
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Diamondbacks Stats, Odds & Insights
The Diamondbacks have won 71.4% of the games this season when they were favored on the moneyline (5-2).
Arizona averages 1.2 home runs per game to rank seventh in MLB action with 15 total home runs.
The Diamondbacks are eighth in MLB, slugging .418.
Arizona has a 3.88 team ERA that ranks 13th across all MLB pitching staffs.
The Diamondbacks average baseball’s 12th-ranked WHIP (1.241).
Cardinals Stats, Odds & Insights
The Cardinals have been underdogs in nine games this season and won four (44.4%) of those contests.
St. Louis’ 11 home runs rank 21st in Major League Baseball.
The Cardinals are 23rd in MLB with a slugging percentage of .348 this season.
St. Louis has the 15th-ranked ERA (3.99) in the majors this season.
Cardinals pitchers have a 1.348 WHIP this season, 19th in the majors.
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Diamondbacks Starter Recent Performance: Brandon Pfaadt
Opponent | Date | IP | H | R | ER | K | BB |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
at Braves | Apr. 6 | 5.2 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 1 |
vs. Rockies | Mar. 31 | 5.0 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 0 |
Cardinals Starter Recent Performance: Steven Matz
Opponent | Date | IP | H | R | ER | K | BB |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
vs. Marlins | Apr. 6 | 5.0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 |
at Dodgers | Mar. 31 | 5.1 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 |
Diamondbacks Key Players to Watch
Pfaadt (1-0) pitches for the Diamondbacks to make his third start of the season.
His most recent time out came on Saturday against the Atlanta Braves, when the righty went 5 2/3 innings, surrendering five earned runs while allowing eight hits.
Opposing hitters have compiled a batting average of .289 against him this season. He has a 5.06 ERA and 11 strikeouts per nine innings over his two appearances.
Lourdes Gurriel Jr. is batting .308 this season with a team-high three home runs and 14 RBI.
Ketel Marte leads Arizona in homers with three while also batting a team-best .314 this season.
Christian Walker is slugging .490 this season, with a team-high three home runs. He’s also collected 11 RBI.
Cardinals Key Players to Watch
The Cardinals will send Matz to the mound for his third start of the season.
The left-hander’s last appearance was on Saturday, when he threw five scoreless innings while allowing four hits against the Miami Marlins.
He has pitched to a 1.74 ERA this season with 5.2 strikeouts per nine innings compared to 2.6 walks per nine across two games.
Brendan Donovan has accumulated a team-high batting average of .256 while pacing the Cardinals in runs batted in (eight).
Ivan Herrera has hit three home runs to pace his team.
Nolan Gorman has racked up a team-high three home runs and eight runs batted in.
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