Cardinals vs Braves Picks and Prediction – 4/22/2025

The St Louis Cardinals play the second game of a three-game series on the road Tuesday versus the Atlanta Braves. St Louis is 9-13 following its 7-4 loss on Sunday to the New York Mets. St Louis was swept in its four-game series by New York and has lost five of the last six. The Cardinals are fourth in the National League Central, four games behind the first-place Chicago Cubs. Keep up to date with all the MLB action with our MLB picks.

Brendan Donovan is batting .356 with 13 RBI and 31 hits, to lead St Louis in each of the three categories. Ivan Herrera is the leader in home runs with four. Nolan Arenado has a team-best .395 on-base percentage. St Louis is batting .262 with a .401 slugging percentage. On Tuesday, St Louis will send Andre Pallante to the mound. The right-hander is 2-1 with a 3.22 ERA, 15 Ks, and 7 BBs.

The Atlanta Braves improved to 8-13 following a 6-2 victory over the Minnesota Twins on Sunday. Drake Baldwin and Matt Olson each hit two-run homers for the Braves. Atlanta swept Minnesota in its three-game series, and the Braves have won four in the last six. Atlanta is last in the National League East, 6 ½ games behind the first-place New York Mets.

Marcell Ozuna is batting .305 with an on-base percentage of .468 to lead Atlanta in both categories. Austin Riley is the leader in home runs with five, RBI with 13, and hits with 23. Atlanta is batting .230 with a .387 slugging percentage. On Tuesday, the Atlanta Braves will send Spencer Strider to the mound. The right-hander is 0-1 with a 3.60 ERA, 5 Ks, and 1 BBs.

Atlanta will pick up a victory at home on Tuesday versus the struggling St Louis Cardinals. St Louis has lost five of the last six. St Louis starter Andre Pallante is coming off a poor outing in which the right-hander allowed four runs on seven hits across six innings. In just one outing this season, Atlanta starter Spencer Strider gave up two runs on five hits across five innings. Final Score Prediction: Atlanta Braves win 6-2.