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Sunday Night Baseball heads to Chavez Ravine as the Los Angeles Dodgers host the New York Yankees on NBC/Peacock at 7:20 p.m. ET. 

It's a tantalizing matchup between two playoff threats, and we've got you covered with our Dodgers vs. Yankees preview.

Let's take a closer look at the player prop market and MLB picks for our Dodgers vs. Yankees predictions on Sunday, July 19.

Dodgers vs Yankees props for July 19

Pick	Odds
Mookie Betts Over 1.5 Hits + Runs + RBIs	-135
Paul Goldschmidt To Record an RBI	+185
Ben Rice Over 1.5 Hits + Runs + RBIs	-120

Dodgers vs Yankees player prop picks

Mookie Betts Over 1.5 Hits + Runs + RBIs (-135)

Elmer Rodriguez is expected to see the mound for several innings after being called up as the 27th man on the New York Yankees' roster. 

He's been quite ineffective with a 5.86 xERA and -1.3% K-BB%. Naturally, I'm looking to attack him with player prop Overs for Los Angeles Dodgers players. 

Rodriguez has severe reverse splits (.350/.409/.450), and the same can be said for Mookie Betts, whose wRC+ is 51 spots higher against right-handed pitchers than left-handed ones.

The diminutive shortstop should see a high percentage of sinkers since Rodriguez pumps them 55% of the time to right-handed hitters. Mookie demolishes that offering (133 wRC+), so he forecasts to do some damage on Sunday Night Baseball.

Paul Goldschmidt To Record an RBI (+185)

The Dodgers are in a similar spot pitching-wise, as Dave Roberts will opt for a bullpen game in the back half of a doubleheader. Their relievers have a 4.90 FIP in July that hardly inspires confidence in a gem. 

Landon Knack (5.31 career FIP) likely sees bulk innings. He, too, has reverse splits (.263/.324/.561), paving the lane for right-handed Yankee bats to have a successful day at the office. 

Paul Goldschmidt rested in Game 1 and will be ready to unleash in the back half. He turns into a man possessed on the road (151 wRC+), and sets up perfectly against Knack's two-pitch mix of four-seamers (251 wRC+) and sliders (130 wRC+).

Ben Rice Over 1.5 Hits + Runs + RBIs (-120)

You know who else transforms into a pitch-destroying monster on the road? Ben Rice, whose 162 wRC+ in away games ranks fourth among hitters.

After regressing in June (.196 AVG), he's regained his form in spectacular fashion this month (.372/.481/.860). He's collected a hit in eight consecutive contests, and L.A.'s underperforming bullpen shows little sign of slowing him down. 

There's hitter-friendly weather in Chavez Ravine with temps in the upper 70s and mild wind blowing out to right field.  Rice has eclipsed this number in six of his last seven, so I'm riding the hot hand.

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First Chuck: 1:20 PM (new anthem each week!)

The Tube: Twins.TV

The Dial: Treasure Island Baseball Network

Spies ‘R Us: Bleed Cubbie Blue

Today is game 100 on the 2026 season. With that in mind, it got me thinking what was happening in “Twins” history exactly a century ago. A complete dart throw–but one that hit an interesting bullseye!

On July 19, 1926, the Washington Senators–who of course became our Twins in 1961–were hosting the Cleveland Indians at Griffith Stadium. On the mound for the Nats: Firpo Marberry. In and of itself this was interesting, as Firpo led the American League in saves (22) that year and completed 47 ballgames. This was one of only five GS for Marberry all season.

Things didn’t look good from the jump. In T1, CLE’s George Burns (presumably not the comedian) produced a fielder’s choice that scored Freddy Spurgeon when WAS third baseman Ossie Bluege committed an error on the play. Joe Sewell would then fly out to LF for what looked to be an easy sac fly RBI–until “Talk To Me” Goose Goslin hosed the legendary Tris Speaker at home plate!

Given a reprieve, Firpo buckled down and put up a string of goose eggs on the line score. In B6, the Senators offense finally helped out: After a Sam Rice double, Goslin would eventually drive him home with a sac fly to tie things at one run apiece.

Then the floodgates opened: four straight singles—including RBI from Muddy Ruel & even Marberry himself!—put WAS on top by a 4-1 margin.

The last threat the Indians mounted against Marberry came in T8 when Glenn Myatt tripled. But in a moment of redemption, Bluege would gun him down at the plate one batter later on a failed CLE contact play.

Your Final: Washington Senators 4, Cleveland Indians 1. Marberry’s line: 9 IP, 3 H, 1 R, 0 ER, 5 BB, 2 K.

That’s about all we’ll be hearing from the ‘26 Senators this summer. Why? Well, after two consecutive World Series appearances in ‘24 (win) & ‘25 (loss), WAS slipped to 81-69-2 in ‘26, fourth in the AL.

Though Baseball-Reference.com lists no attendance for the 7/19/1926 contest, I’m guessing it will be substantially beaten by today’s Wrigley crew. But the reported game length of 1:51 will be tough to match!

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The Orioles will look to complete the sweep and secure their seventh-consecutive victory this afternoon in Houston. Baltimore originally penciled Kyle Bradish as the starter, but the O’s will send out Brandon Young to start the finale. Bradish is now scheduled to start on Tuesday against the Red Sox.

Young will look to make it another memorable start against the Astros. The 27-year-old helped keep the Orioles afloat in the first half with a 7-2 record and 3.42 ERA over 15 games. The Astros will send out right-handed pitcher Hunter Brown.

Adley Rutschman will begin the day on the bench with Samuel Basallo handling the catching and Taylor Ward getting a day as the DH. Dylan Beavers, Colton Cowser, and Leody Taveras will handle the outfield duties.

Coby Mayo will return to third base, and Jackson Holliday will head to second. Pete Alonso and Gunnar Henderson will take their usual spots at first base and shortstop.

Baltimore secured a pair of improbable victories on Friday and Saturday. Do they have the chops to go out and win a no-doubter today? Let’s find out.

Orioles lineup

1. Gunnar Henderson SS
2. Taylor Ward DH
3. Dylan Beavers LF
4. Pete Alonso 1B
5. Samuel Basallo C
6. Leody Taveras RF
7. Colton Cowser CF
8. Coby Mayo 3B
9. Jackson Holliday 2B

Starter: RHP Brandon Young

The Royals have won their first two games out of the All-Star Break. They will look to sweep the scuffling San Diego Padres this afternoon, with Noah Cameron on the bump.

In his last outing before the break, Cameron went 7 innings, allowing 5 hits, 5 runs, striking out 9, but allowing 3 homers to the Orioles. His last two starts have been solid for him, as he will look to build on that today.

It’ll be a different looking lineup today for the Royals. All three catchers will be in the lineup, with Carter Jensen DH’ing, Luke Maile behind the plate and Salvador Perez playing first. Bobby Witt Jr., who has been struggling the last 7 games also sits, Tyler Tolbert will play shortstop. Nick Loftin slides to second, Josh Rojas steps in at third, giving Michael Massey a day off.

Here is the Royals lineup.

As for the Padres, they come into today’s game 48-50 on the season, 3.5 games back of the final NL Wild Card spot. Righty German Marquez will start for them today. Marquez, the longtime Colorado Rockie, and first year Padre, is having a decent year, after he spent time on the IL with forearm problems.

In 9 appearances, 8 starts, Marquez has a 5.18 ERA in 41.2 innings. He went 4 innings, allowing 3 runs to the Blue Jays in his last start before the All-Star Break.

Here are the Padres starters behind him.

First pitch is set for 1:10 p.m. CT and can be watched on Royals.TV.

TODAY’S GAME: The Houston Astros (47-53) will play the finale of their three-game weekend series against the Baltimore Orioles (48-51) this afternoon at Daikin Park.

RHP Hunter Brown (1-0, 3.57 ERA) will make his 100th career start today and the fourth of his career against the Orioles, as he faces off against RHP Brandon Young (7-2, 3.42 ERA), who was announced as today’s starter last night.

THE DIESEL: RHP Hunter Brown will make his eighth start of the season today and his sixth since returning from a lengthy stint on the IL with a right shoulder strain. He has shown some rust upon his return, posting a 4.74 ERA (13ER/24.2IP) in his five starts, but has managed to keep the Astros in games, with the club going 3-2 in those starts.

FAMILIAR FOE: The Astros have seen fellow Texan RHP Brandon Young in each of their last three series against the Orioles with him combining for a 1-2 record and a 5.71 ERA (11ER/17.1IP) in those games. In their first matchup on Aug. 15, 2025 in Houston, Young carried a no-hitter into the 9th, but in his next two starts against the Astros, they clobbered him for 17 runs (11 earned) in 9.1 innings.

THE LINEUP: The Astros have used 99 different lineups in their 100 games, repeating a lineup just once on the season. DH Yordan Alvarez has the most starts at any spot in the lineup among Astros, hitting second 87 times.

GET ‘EM EARLY: The Astros rank first in the AL and second in the Majors in 1st-inning runs (67). Overall, the Astros rank fifth in the AL in runs (453) immediately behind the Orioles (454).

ON THE DEFENSIVE: The Astros rank second in the AL in fielding pct. (.988) and their 42 errors are the second-fewest in the AL. 1B Christian Walker has led the way, as he has not committed an error in his 96 games played at 1B. Dating back to last season, Walker has not made an error in his last 124 games at 1B (last error was Aug. 23, 2025 at BAL).

INJURY BUG: The Astros removed both SS Jeremy Peña and 1B Christian Walker from yesterday’s game due to injury. Peña left with a right hamstring cramp and Walker with right hip tightness.

TODAY’S ROSTER MOVES: The Astros have recalled IF Raynel Delgado from Triple A Sugar Land and have designated RHP Nate Pearson for assignment.

MVP-CALIBER: DH Yordan Alvarez is a strong MVP candidate, currently leading all of baseball in OPS (1.065), OBP (.430), SLG (.635), and total bases (226). Additionally, he is the Triple Crown leader in the AL, ranking first in batting average (.320), HR (31), and RBI (72) entering play today. Alvarez also ranks first in the AL in hits (114), first in XBH (50), tied for second in runs (65), and fourth in walks (66).

ALL-STAR ALVAREZ: DH Yordan Alvarez started and hit second for the AL in last week’s All-Star Game, going 1×2 with a single and a run scored. This marked the fourth All-Star selection for Alvarez (2022-24, 2026) and the second time that he was voted as a starter (also in 2024).

WHAT A HALF!: DH Yordan Alvarez hit 31 homers prior to the break, which are the most in a first half in club history, topping OF Lance Berkman, who hit 29 homers in the first half of the 2002 season. Alvarez is on pace to hit 50 homers on the season, which would represent a new franchise record, topping the 47 homers hit by 1B Jeff Bagwell in 2000.

KEYSTONE FLIGHTS: 2B Jose Altuve has 246 career homers as a second baseman and per Elias that ties him with 2B Joe Gordon and 2B Ian Kinsler for eighth all-time in homers by a second baseman in MLB history. On that all-time list, the trio immediately trails 2B Bret Boone (251), who happens to be the father-in-law of IF Nick Allen.

TAP FOR SUCCESS: Astros hitters have won an MLB-best 70 ABS challenges and lead the Majors in challenge success rate (60%). 2B Jose Altuve has been successful on 15-of-22 challenges (68%), ranking second in the Majors in challenges won. 3B Isaac Paredes (11-for-12) has been the most efficient regular challenger for the team and was successful in his first 11 challenges this year.

SPENCE DEBUTS: OF Lucas Spence is off to a strong start to his MLB career, going 3×7 with a walk in his two games as an Astro. Spence is the 15th player in franchise history to reach base safely four times in his first two Major League games, a feat most recently accomplished by OF Zach Cole (2025) and DH Yordan Alvarez (2019).

WHAT A RELIEF: LHP Josh Hader is 3-1 with 10 saves (in 10 chances), has a 1.10 ERA (2ER/16.1IP), 28 strikeouts in 16.1 innings, a .109 (6×55) opponent average, and a 0.86 WHIP in 18 appearances. He has not allowed a hit in 14 of his 18 appearances.

DOWN ON THE FARM: RHP Bryce Mayer started at Double A last night, working 5.0 scoreless innings, while allowing two hits with eight strikeouts. Mayer, 24, who’s considered the top pitching prospect in the Astros system per MLB.com, has had a strong season at Double A Corpus Christi, posting a 3.46 ERA (20ER/52IP) with 74 K’s in 14 games (11 starts).

Game Info

Game Date/Time: Sunday, July 19, 1:10 p.m. CT

Location: Daikin Park, Houston, TX

TV: SCHN

Radio: KBME 790 AM & 94.5 FM HD2; TUDN 102.9 FM HD2 (Spanish)

Go Rays!

San Diego Padres (48-50) at Kansas City Royals (40-59), July 19, 2026, 11:10 a.m. PST

Watch: Padres.TV

Location: Kauffman Stadium – Kansas City, MO

Listen: 97.3 The Fan

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The Dodgers eastern time zone road trip continues to Philadelphia, a return trip for several who were at last Tuesday’s All-Star Game. But on Monday it’s the series opener against the Phillies at Citizens Bank Park.

Emmet Sheehan starts for the Dodgers on Monday, while Phillies ace and All-Star starting pitcher Cristopher Sánchez goes for the home team.

This is an exclusive ESPN telecast, with Karl Ravech on play-by-play alongside analysts Eduardo Pérez and David Ross, plus reporter Buster Olney.

Monday game info

• Teams: Dodgers at Phillies
• Ballpark: Citizens Bank Park, Philadelphia
• Start time: 4:10 p.m. PT
• TV: ESPN
• Radio: AM 570 (English), KTNQ 1020 AM (Spanish)

Today, the Astros announced they have recalled IF Raynel Delgado from Triple A Sugar Land and have designated RHP Nate Pearson for assignment.

This comes on the heels of both SS Jeremy Pena and 1B Christian Walker coming out of yesterday’s games with injuries.

Delgado’s calling card is his defensive versatility, though he represented himself fairly well at the plate in limited time as well. In 30 AB across 16 games, he batted .267 with a .313 OBP and .713 OPS. He’s hit 1 2B, 1 HR and driven in 4.

Pearson is one of the hardest throwers in the Astros bullpen, but his propensity for walks has been his biggest issue. in 20 IP across 16 appearances, Pearson has a 3.60 ERA and 1.40 WHIP while walking 12 and striking out 16.

Pearson could find himself back in the organization should he pass through waivers.

Of note: Neither Pena nor Walker are in the lineup today. Delgado is starting at 2B.

The 2026 season is down the drain, and the Mets are sellers. But that doesn’t mean we can’t have some fun coming up with trades ahead of the deadline. Let’s consider some of the more obvious pieces that are likely to be moved here in Part 1, before moving on to to the bigger names in Part 2.

A.J. Minter to the Twins

Twins receive: LHP A.J. Minter
Mets receive: OF Jhomnardo Reyes, RHP Matt Barr

The Twins surprisingly find themselves one game out of a playoff spot at the time of this writing in the very weak AL, and have already begun begun adding to their bullpen when they traded for Tommy Nance. A.J. Minter would be a legitimate late-inning option in Minnesota who helps against left handed batters—Twins southpaw relievers have a 4.66 ERA and a 10.6% K-BB%.

As we discussed in the trade primer, we’re looking for something like a reduced version of the Ryan Helsley return from last season. Jhomnardo Reyes is the Jesus Baez stand-in, a recent Twins IFA ($300K in 2025) who had a nice DSL debut and is bashing to the tune of .291/.406/.547 in the complex as an 18-year-old this season. He’s the good version of the stereotypical Dominican right field prospect, with all the positives and negatives that entails.

As for Barr, he was a very interesting 2025 draft pick out of Junior College (SUNY Niagara) who hasn’t put it together yet in his debut season. He’s got a big, lanky frame with interesting fastball traits and feel for spin. In other words, a ball of clay to throw in the dev system and see what happens.

Brooks Raley to the Mariners

Mariners receive: LHP Brooks Raley
Mets receive: LHP Mason Peters, IF/OF Diego Contreras

Similar to the Twins, the Mariners could really use some left-handed relief help, and the Mets can push for a similar return to the Minter deal above. Mason Peters is one of the more interesting breakout arms this season, dominating Single-A (1.41 ERA, 32.4% K-BB%) in his debut season out of Dallas Baptist. His fastball sits in the mid-90s and works well up in the zone. His best offspeed pitch is a curveball in the high 70s, a pitch that doesn’t always work as guys move up the ladder but perhaps a potential starting point for further shape refinement going forward.

Contreras is a less heralded IFA out of Colombia who posted a good triple slash in the DSL in 2025 with an overly passive approach and has shown a bit more in the complex this season. Consider him a stand in for the sort of low-minors flier piece that would round out this deal which the Mets (who have orders of magnitude information and aptitude) could more effectively pick out.

Tyrone Taylor to the Pirates

Pirates receive: OF Tyrone Taylor
Mets receive: RHP Carlos Mateo

The Pirates should be adding more than this but do you really expect them to? Yeah, me neither. Adding some marginal OF depth to push Billy Cook back to Triple-A is a very Pirates move. The Mets can take a flier on Mateo, a 20-year-old with very interesting fastball traits but highly questionable command while clearing the way for Nick Morabito to get some run down the stretch. The Pirates can say they added at the deadline and move an arm they’ll likely never notice is gone. Everyone wins.

Huascar Brazobán to the Rays

Rays receive: RHP Huascar Brazoban
Mets receive: RHP TJ Nichols

For some reason, Brazobán just feels like a guy the Rays would appreciate. He gets it done in any role—opener, fireman, late-inning guy—and does it with an arsenal and shape of production that isn’t exactly typical. You can just see Tampa, who sit atop the AL East currently but could probably use some reinforcement in their pitching staff, valuing that unconventional piece more than some other teams. They also probably value Brazobán’s cheap control after this season.

Trading with the Rays is always dangerous, but it also presents a distinct opportunity. Because the Rays always have a crowded 40-man situation, they might be more willing to move talent that, on paper, is a bit rich, but who they’d be forced to leave exposed to Rule 5 in the offseason anyway. There’s a number of names you could pick out for this, but let’s go with right hander TJ Nichols, who will need to be added to the 40-man this offseason.

Nichols has not been particularly good this season in Double-A, with an undisclosed early season injury seemingly derailing his 2026. His 2025 season, however, was electric, and he at one point seemed ticketed for top-100 prospect status. He could be a #3 starter, more of a back-end guy, a reliever, or nothing at all, but this is the sort of higher upside dice roll you’d like to see the Mets take if it’s available to them.

Luis Robert to the Astros

Astros receive: OF Luis Robert Jr. (remainder of 2026 salary covered by New York)
Mets receive: RHP Bryce Mayer

The Luis Robert gamble has not worked out for the Mets (though they gave up basically nothing to roll the dice here). Lumbar spine inflammation has kept Robert out since late April, and he’s now been effectively supplanted by A.J. Ewing in center.

But the Astros may very well channel their inner Tobias Fünke and convince themselves that Robert might work for them. After all, he was quite good in the second half of 2025 for Chicago; who’s to say he doesn’t have another second half run in him? Houston desperately needs outfield help and is still very much in the playoff hunt on the back of Yordan Alvarez’s MVP-caliber season.

The return is Bryce Mayer, a 24-year-old righty with big extension, high spin, and a low release height, all the key fastball ingredients…except the most important one, velocity. Even though he sits in the low 90s, the pitch plays up. He’s still working on refining his secondaries and improving his command (more than 5 walks per 9 in Double-A this season) but there are a lot of appealing modern ingredients here worth taking a shot on. The cost may seem high based on ordinal team lists, but when you account for how weak the Astros’ farm is it’s much more reasonable, particularly with the Mets kicking in some money for the cash-strapped Astros.

Here we are once again preparing for another Braves rubber match.

Friday’s dominant showing was followed up by an unlucky 7-6 Saturday loss, leaving the Braves’ first series of the second half of the season against the Texas Rangers level at a win apiece.

Surely that means the Braves will have some form of luck on their side for Sunday’s 1:35 p.m. ET finale at Truist Park, right? If only baseball worked that way.

Follow along and share your thoughts below as the Braves look to keep the Phillies (who will be in a simultaneous rubber match with the Mets Sunday afternoon) at arm’s length.

The Cincinnati Reds got spanked by the Colorado Rockies on Saturday afternoon on a toasty day in Coors Field. Rhett Lowder simply couldn’t find a way to throw a ball past a single Rocky, eventually exiting after just 2.1 IP having allowed 11 hits and 8 earned runs.

As a result, the Cincinnati bullpen got an early taxing right out of the gate in the second half. So, they’ll be hoping that the Hunter Greene they get on Sunday is the same guy who fired 7.0 IP of scoreless, 12 strikeout ball in his most recent outing against the Chicago Cubs.

The bullpen needs it. The team itself needs it, as they sit just 44-53 and in obvious seller mode with the MLB trade deadline just two weeks away. If they can’t get things rallied immediately, well, we’re going to see this team torn apart and rebuilt in what’s become a fine tradition with this front office.

Ryan Feltner will start for the Rockies in Sunday’s series finale, with first pitch set for 3:10 PM ET. That’s just about the exact same time as the World Cup Final between Spain and Argentina, but certainly you’ll be watching a Reds/Rockies game in July instead.

Here’s how both clubs will line up to begin this one:

Here’s the Pirates’ lineup:

Here’s the Guardians’ lineup:

Let’s go, Guardians!

Pittsburgh Pirates vs. Cleveland Guardians, July 19, 2026, 1:40 p.m. ET

The Pittsburgh Pirates are finishing off their first series of the season’s second half as they take on the Cleveland Guardians in a Sunday afternoon game.

The Battle of the Aces in today’s matchup, as Paul Skenes takes the mound for the Pirates. He is struggling this season with an 8-8 record, but his 3.57 ERA is still relatively sound. Skenes has won his last two starts, including his most recent game against the Milwaukee Brewers on July 12. He pitched 5.1 innings, giving up three hits and two runs in Pittsburgh’s 14-5 victory over Milwaukee. A 10-run fourth inning gave the Pirates everything they needed to coast. He only logged 82 pitches, so he could have gone further if he needed to.

The Guardians are going with their opening-day starter, Tanner Bibee, who has also struggled this season. Bibee is 3-9 with a 3.90 ERA, but he grabbed a win in his last start against the Miami Marlins on July 11. He pitched 6.2 innings, gave up five hits and one earned run in a 4-1 victory. The Guardians are 6-14 in games where Bibee pitches, which is not what you want from your best pitcher. The Pirates will try to continue that trend against the Guardians this afternoon.

Location: Progressive Field, Cleveland, OH

Broadcast: KDKA AM/FM, Sportsnet Pittsburgh

Pitching Matchup: Paul Skenes (8-8, 3.57 ERA) vs. Tanner Bibee (3-9, 3.90 ERA)

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The Arizona Diamondbacks host the St. Louis Cardinals in the rubber match of a three-game weekend series in Phoenix. Heading into the final series before the All-Star break, Arizona was 13-28 against winning teams, getting outscored by 1.9 runs a game.

However, they outscored the Dodgers 23-8 in a three-game sweep and now look to win a series over the Cardinals as -117 moneyline favorites to start the stretch run. 

My Cardinals vs. Diamondbacks predictions and MLB picks call for Arizona’s hot streak to continue with a win on Sunday, July 19.  

Who will win Cardinals vs Diamondbacks today: Diamondbacks -1.5 (+176)

The Arizona Diamondbacks aren’t winning games these days. They're beating teams up. 

Saturday’s win over the St. Louis Cardinals was the fourth time in five games that the Diamondbacks have scored five or more runs. Meanwhile, they’ve allowed three or fewer in five of six.

They’ll be facing Andre Pallante, who has allowed opponents to hit .313 over the past month.

Four of the 10 Diamondbacks batters to face Pallante have career OPS’ over 1.000 against him, and combined, Arizona’s roster has hit .341 against him.

The Cardinals aren’t scoring enough to keep up. The run-line odds seem very favorable. I’d give up the runs as long as I’m better than +150.

COVERS INTEL: After throwing his fastballs 55% of the time last year, Eduardo Rodriguez is below 48% this season. Not being able to count on seeing it has made it harder to hit. Opponents are hitting .196 against the four-seamer, down 91 points from last year.

Cardinals vs Diamondbacks Over/Under pick: Under 9.5 (-137)

Even with the Diamondbacks reaching five runs fairly regularly, neither team has been posting many Overs. Arizona has done it just three times in the last 10, while the Cardinals have gone Over just twice in that span.

Arizona lefty Rodriguez just made his first All-Star team in his eleventh MLB season. His fastball, breaking stuff, and offspeed pitches are all in the top quartile in MLB for run value.

He’s throwing his changeup 27% of the time, up from 20%, and foes are hitting .195 against that. The curve (.212 average against) has also seen a big jump in usage.

Like Pallante, Rodriguez avoids solid contact rather than overwhelming batters. Arizona and St. Louis both have above-average ground-ball rates, so this should be a low-scoring, low-pitch count clash.

Cardinals vs Diamondbacks weather

The Chase Field dome will be closed today, so weather will not be an issue in this game.

Cardinals vs Diamondbacks odds

• Moneyline: Cardinals +113 | Diamondbacks -117
• Run line: Cardinals +1.5 (-186) | Diamondbacks -1.5 (+178)
• Over/Under: Over 9.5 (+127) | Under 9.5 (-133)

Cardinals vs Diamondbacks trend

The Arizona Diamondbacks have only hit the Game Total Over in 15 of their last 50 games (-19.00 Units / -34% ROI). Find more MLB betting trends for Cardinals vs. Diamondbacks.

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