On Monday, a series opener is on the schedule, with the Oakland Athletics (33-85) visiting the St. Louis Cardinals (52-66) at 7:45 PM ET. The Cardinals will give the start to Miles Mikolas (6-8), and the Athletics will turn to JP Sears (2-9).
How to Live Stream Cardinals vs. Athletics
- Game Day: Monday, August 14, 2023
- Game Time: 7:45 PM ET
- Location: St. Louis, Missouri
- Stadium: Busch Stadium
- TV: MLB.tv
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Cardinals and Athletics Stats
- The Cardinals average just 8.1 strikeouts per nine innings as a pitching staff, which ranks 26th in the league.
- The Cardinals have pitched to a 4.52 ERA this season, which ranks 20th in baseball.
- The Cardinals rank fifth in Major League Baseball with 165 home runs.
- Hitters for St. Louis rank sixth in the majors with a combined .434 team slugging percentage.
- The pitching staff for the Athletics has a collective 8.2 K/9, which ranks 25th in the majors.
- Oakland has the bottom-ranked team ERA across all MLB pitching staffs (5.77).
- The Athletics rank 23rd in baseball with 116 home runs. They average one per game.
- So far this year, Oakland’s .363 slugging percentage is the lowest percentage in the majors.
Cardinals vs. Athletics Key Players
- Not only does Nolan Arenado lead the Cardinals in hitting with his .287 average, he also is their premier power option with 24 home runs and 82 RBI.
- Paul Goldschmidt is hitting .273 with 23 doubles, 18 home runs and 60 walks.
- Lars Nootbaar is hitting .282 with 18 doubles, a triple, 12 home runs and 52 walks.
- Esteury Ruiz leads the Athletics with a team-high batting average of .251.
- Brent Rooker has hit 19 home runs with 49 runs batted in, leading the team in both categories.
- JJ Bleday is hitting .203 with 11 doubles, 10 home runs and 38 walks.
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Cardinals vs. Athletics Betting Odds and Trends
Cardinals vs. Athletics Moneyline and Over/Under
| Favorite | Favorite Moneyline | Underdog Moneyline | Total | Over Total Odds | Under Total Odds |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cardinals | -202 | +169 | 8.5 | -119 | -101 |
Cardinals vs. Athletics Betting Trends
- This season, the Cardinals have won 28 out of the 63 games, or 44.4%, in which they’ve been favored.
- The Cardinals have a record of 2-2 when favored by -202 or more by oddsmakers this season.
- So far this season, the Cardinals and their opponents have hit the over in 56 of 116 games with a total.
- The Athletics have come away with 33 wins in the 117 contests they have been listed as the underdogs in this season.
- The Athletics have a mark of 16-48 in contests where bookmakers favor them by +169 or worse on the moneyline.
- Athletics games have gone over the total in 60 of their 118 opportunities.
