On Wednesday, the Oakland Athletics (33-87) are visiting the St. Louis Cardinals (54-66), at 6:45 PM ET. The Cardinals have taken three in a row. Matthew Liberatore (2-4) will start for the Cardinals, and Paul Blackburn (2-3) for the Athletics.
How to Live Stream Cardinals vs. Athletics
- Game Day: Wednesday, August 16, 2023
- Game Time: 6:45 PM ET
- Location: St. Louis, Missouri
- Stadium: Busch Stadium
- TV: MLB.tv
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Cardinals and Athletics Stats
- The Cardinals have an 8.0 K/9 this season as a pitching staff, which ranks 27th in baseball.
- The Cardinals have pitched to a 4.51 ERA this season, which ranks 20th in baseball.
- The Cardinals’ 169 home runs rank fifth in Major League Baseball.
- Hitters for St. Louis rank sixth in the majors with a combined .436 team slugging percentage.
- The pitching staff for the Athletics has a collective 8.3 K/9, which ranks 25th in the majors.
- Oakland has the bottom-ranked team ERA across all MLB pitching staffs (5.79).
- The Athletics rank 25th in baseball with 118 total home runs.
- So far this year, Oakland is slugging .362, the lowest percentage in baseball.
Cardinals vs. Athletics Key Players
- Nolan Arenado leads the Cardinals with 25 home runs and 84 runs batted in, while racking up a team-high batting average of .289.
- Paul Goldschmidt has 25 doubles, 19 home runs and 64 walks while hitting .279.
- Lars Nootbaar is hitting .282 with 19 doubles, a triple, 12 home runs and 54 walks.
- Esteury Ruiz leads the Athletics with a team-high batting average of .252.
- Brent Rooker has hit 19 home runs with 49 runs batted in, leading the team in both categories.
- Tony Kemp is hitting .208 with 11 doubles, three triples, three home runs and 32 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 | -185 | +156 | 9.5 | -105 | -115 |
Cardinals vs. Athletics Betting Trends
- This season, the Cardinals have been favored 65 times and won 30, or 46.2%, of those games.
- This season the Cardinals have won seven of their 14 games, or 50%, when favored by at least -185 on the moneyline.
- Games involving the Cardinals have gone over the total set by oddsmakers in 57 of 118 chances this season.
- The Athletics have been chosen as underdogs in 119 games this year and have walked away with the win 33 times (27.7%) in those games.
- This year, the Athletics have won 20 of 78 games when listed as at least +156 or worse on the moneyline.
- Contests with the Athletics have gone over the total set by sportsbooks in 61 of 120 chances this season.
