Diamondback at Cardinals 7/14/19 - MLB Picks & Predictions

The Arizona Diamondbacks conclude a three-game series on the road Sunday when they play the St. Louis Cardinals. Arizona defeated the Cardinals 4-2 on Friday in the opening game of the series. Ketel Marte and Jake Lamb each hit home runs, while Robbie Ray gave up just a pair of hits across 6 1/3 innings helping lead the Diamondbacks to the win.

Paul Goldschmidt was 0-for-4 against his former team in his first game against the D-Backs since being traded last December to St. Louis. Andrew Miller fell to 3-4 after suffering the loss. Daniel Ponce de Leon started for the Cardinals in place of Adam Wainwright and allowed just one run in 6 2/3 innings on three hits, while striking out seven. Ketel Marte is leading the D-Backs with a .310 batting average, in hits with 111 and home runs with 21. Eduardo Escobar leads the D-Backs in RBIs with 67. Arizona is averaging .258 at the plate, while opposing hitters are averaging .248. On Sunday, the D-Backs will send Zack Greinke to the mound. The right-hander is 10-3 with an ERA of 2.73, 108 Ks and 15 BBs.

Yadier Molina leads St. Louis with a .261 batting average. Marcell Ozuna is the Cardinals leader in home runs with 20 and leads in RBIs with 62. Paul DeJong leads in hits with 86. The Cardinals are averaging .243 at the plate, while opposing hitters are averaging .242. On Sunday, the Cardinals will send Miles Mikolas to the mound. The right-hander is 5-9 with an ERA of 4.53, 75 Ks and 17 BBs.