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<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/cardinals-news-lars-nootbaar-leaves-royals-back-injury');   ga('set', 'title', 'Cardinals’ Lars Nootbaar exits early with injury vs. Royals');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/Lars-Nootbaar-exits-early-with-injury-vs.-Royals.jpg"></figure><h1>Cardinals’ Lars Nootbaar exits early with injury vs. Royals</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2023-05-29T12:26:10-07:00">May 29th, 12:26pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2023-05-29T12:26:10-07:00">May 29th, 12:26pm</time><address><a>Dan Fappiano</a>Dan Fappiano is a Connecticut based sports journalist and a graduate of both Tunxis Community College and Central Connecticut State University. Dan has spent time covering high school and professional sports in both the print and online medium. He hopes to see his beloved Chicago Bears win a Super Bowl someday.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">MLB</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>As the St. Louis Cardinals look to turn their season around, outfielder Lars Nootbaar is a major part of their offensive plans. However, those plans have come to <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/cardinals-players-fans-fed-up-with-nolan-arenado-steven-matz-jordan-hicks" rel="noopener">a halt for the Cardinals</a> after Nootbaar’s worrisome injury against the Kansas City Royals.</p><p>Nootbaar <a href="https://twitter.com/JohnDenton555/status/1663260301100216321" rel="noopener">was forced to leave</a> St. Louis’ Monday contest against the Royals after going down while chasing a ball in the gap. <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/cardinals-news-lars-nootbaar-gets-extra-spicy-for-albert-pujols-696th-home-run" rel="noopener">Nootbaar was removed</a> from the game and replaced by Oscar Mercado. Ultimately, Nootbaar was diagnosed with lower back spasms and listed as day-to-day, via John Denton of MLB.com.</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en"><a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/STLCards?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#STLCards</a> Lars Nootbaar left today's game injured. He walked off under his own power after injuring his leg on this play.</p><p>Replaced by Oscar Mercado in CF. <a href="https://t.co/jlUq4v1XLs">pic.twitter.com/jlUq4v1XLs</a></p><p>— Mike Kurland (@Mike_Kurland) <a href="https://twitter.com/Mike_Kurland/status/1663258571516067852?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">May 29, 2023</a></p></blockquote><p><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></p></figure><p>Heading into Monday’s game, Nootbaar had appeared in 41 games in 2023. He is hitting .268 with four home runs, 21 RBI and five stolen bases. Nootbaar is third on the Cardinals in batting average among qualified hitters. Furthermore, he ranks second in on-base percentage (.383) and fifth in OPS (.775).</p><p>St. Louis is still trying to dig themselves out of the early season hole they put themselves in. With their 24-31 record, the Cardinals are currently fourth in the NL Central. They’ve gone an even 5-5 over their last 10 games.</p><p>Losing Nootbaar would be a major speed bump in a year full of problems for the Cardinals. St. Louis currently ranks sixth in runs scored (271),  eighth in OBP (.331) and 14th in batting average (.256). While the team knows they could always improve, their offense has been solid despite their struggles.</p><p>But Lars Nootbaar has been an important piece of that offensive prowess. Taking him away from the mix is an overall hit in the entire Cardinals lineup. St. Louis will know in the coming days how severe Nootbaar’s injury is. The fact he was able to walk off the field should give them at least a little hope.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Cardinals’ Lars Nootbaar exits early with injury vs. Royals

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He lives with his wife and two dogs. He is a huge Southern California sports fan and a retired member of the Fresno State drumline.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">MLB</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>The St. Louis Cardinals have gotten back on track a bit after a <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/cardinals-players-fans-fed-up-with-nolan-arenado-steven-matz-jordan-hicks" rel="noopener">disastrous start</a> to the season. However, they have been <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/cardinals-news-tyler-oneill-injury-update" rel="noopener">without Tyler O’Neill</a> for almost the entire month of May. As it turns out, there is no timetable for when he <a href="https://twitter.com/JohnDenton555/status/1663222097424809987" rel="noopener">will return</a>, either, per John Denton of MLB.com.</p><p>‘Asked for an update on LF Tyler O’Neill (low back strain), #STLCards manager Oli Marmol said the organization is “at a standstill.” O’Neill, who has been out since May 5, has been shut down from baseball activities three times because of persistent pain.’ </p><p>O’Neill last played on May 4, and he hasn’t had much success this season. Through the first six weeks, he has a .228 batting average with just two home runs and six RBI. It also isn’t encouraging that he has been shut down repeatedly from baseball activities due to pain.</p><p>The Cardinals have recently <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/mlb-rumors-cardinals-pondering-tyler-oneill-trad" rel="noopener">considered moving O’Neill</a> in hopes of adding more pitching, but this latest development will almost certainly keep teams away for the time being.</p><p>The slugger excelled in 2021, finishing with 34 home runs and 80 RBI before playing just 96 games in 202 with a .228 average and 14 home runs. In 2023, he has been a shell of his former self, which isn’t what the Cardinals have been hoping for. If he does get shopped, it remains to be seen which, if any, teams will have interest in him, especially after this latest injury update.</p><p>Alec Burleson and Brendan Donovan have held down the fort in left field, and it sure looks as if O’Neill will miss even more time.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Cardinals’ Tyler O’Neill gets brutal injury update amid trade rumors

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It seemed as if the first season after Albert Pujols and Yadier Molina retired was going to be a rough one. Since then, though, the Cardinals have somewhat rebounded and now sit at 24-31. They’ve still got a long way to go to make the playoffs, but they aren’t completely dead in the water anymore.</p><p>That said, this has still been a subpar start overall for St. Louis, especially after two straight playoff appearances. The Cardinals haven’t just been disappointing on their own, but have had several players fail to meet expectations as well. There’s still enough time for these players to turn it around, but it has to start soon.</p><p>With that said, here are three of St. Louis’ most disappointing players so far this season.</p><h2><b>3. Steven Matz</b></h2><p>Most of the Cardinals’ struggles this season have to do with the pitching staff. They are near the top of the league in most hitting stats, but are average to below average in most pitching stats. And among the starting rotation, Matz has had the most season so far.</p><p>Matz has had a brutal start to this season, his third in St. Louis. In 10 starts and 50.1 innings pitched, he has an 0-6 record, a 5.72 ERA, a 1.75 WHIP  and a -0.2 WAR. He has two starts this season allowing six earned runs, against the Colorado Rockies on April 10 and the Cincinnati Reds on May 24, his most recent outing.</p><p>It seems the Cardinals might have reached their breaking point with Matz. They are reportedly planning on skipping his next start on Tuesday (one day after his birthday too, ouch), instead starting Miles Mikolas while Matz will be in the bullpen. Unless Matz has a drastic turnaround, his position in the starting rotation looks to be in jeopardy.</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">Steven Matz’s next start will be skipped, with Mikolas getting the nod Tuesday against KC. </p><p>The left hander will be available out of the pen for at least a few days. The <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/STLCards?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#STLCards</a> will then see where it goes from there after the two-day break, <a href="https://twitter.com/dgoold?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@dgoold</a> reports.</p><p>Matz has pitched… <a href="https://t.co/guh5kOqmzl">pic.twitter.com/guh5kOqmzl</a></p><p>— STL Sports Central (@stlsportscntrl) <a href="https://twitter.com/stlsportscntrl/status/1662589587414294536?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">May 27, 2023</a></p></blockquote><p><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></p></figure><h2>2. Jordan Hicks</h2><p>The Cardinals’ starting rotation has underperformed, but their bullpen has been even worse. St. Louis has just 12 saves on the season, tied for 22nd in the league. And a major reason why the bullpen has struggled has been the poor performance of Hicks.</p><p>Hicks has appeared in 21 games and pitched 22.2 innings this season, but his stats aren’t pretty, to say the least. He has an 0-3 record. a 4.37 ERA, a 1.54 WHIP, and a WAR of zero. he also has no saves on the season and hasn’t had one since he made 14 in 2019.</p><p>Credit to Hicks, he has been better recently. His ERA was over 10 for the first couple weeks of the season and over seven in early May, so he has improved substantially. The Cardinals will need this version of Hicks, if not an even better one, to truly turn their season around.</p><h2>1. Nolan Arenado</h2><p>While it’s true that the Cardinals’ pitching staff has been the source of many of their problems, that doesn’t mean their hitting has been perfect. Honestly, it’s impressive that their offense has been as good as it has been with one of their best players severely underperforming. That player in question is, of course, Arenado.</p><p>Now in his third season with the Cardinals, Arenado’s stats have seen a noticeable decline in 2023. He was great last season, posting a .293 batting average, 103 RBIs, 30 home runs and a 7.9 WAR. This season though, he has just a .261 batting average with 35 RBIs, nine home runs and a 0.5 ERA. The RBIs and home runs are about on pace for what he had last season, if not slightly lower, but the batting average and WAR desperately need to come up.</p><p>The silver lining is that, like Hicks, Arenado has been substantially better recently. He has had six home runs since May 12, including a five-game streak with one from then until May 16. He has also had 20 hits in 61 at-bats for a batting average of .328, a significant improvement from the .233 it was before this stretch.</p><p>It’s no coincidence that once Arenado started picking up his game, the Cardinals started winning again. If he can keep this performance up throughout the rest of the season, then the Cardinals should be fine. Based on his body of work so far, though, he has to be on this list.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

3 Cardinals players fans are already fed up with in 2023

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/royals-vs-cardinals-prediction-odds-pick-how-to-watch-5-29-2023');   ga('set', 'title', 'Royals vs. Cardinals prediction, odds, pick, how to watch – 5/29/2023');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/Royals-vs.-Cardinals-prediction-odds-pick-how-to-watch.jpg"></figure><h1>Royals vs. Cardinals prediction, odds, pick, how to watch – 5/29/2023</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2023-05-29T08:41:00-07:00">May 29th, 8:41am</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2023-05-29T08:42:23-07:00">May 29th, 8:42am</time><address><a>Bryan Logan</a></address><h3 class="op-kicker">Betting</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>It is interleague action on Memorial Day as the Kansas City Royals and St. Louis Cardinals face off. It’s time to continue our MLB odds <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/betting" rel="noopener">series</a> with a Royals-Cardinals prediction, pick, and how-to-watch.</p><p>Edward Olivares hit a home run that damaged the scoreboard as MJ Melendez add a solo shot as well resulting in a tie game going into the bottom of the ninth. With two outs in the bottom of the ninth, Michael Massey drove in the game-winning run to avoid the sweep at the hands of the Nationals. The Royals are in last place in the AL Central at 16-38 on the year. They have won just four of their last fifteen games, struggling on offense in the process.</p><p>The Cardinals are in fourth in the NL Central this year with a 24-31 record on the season. They just dropped two of three while visiting the Cleveland Guardians, and have been on a streak of winning one game, and then losing the next. In each of their last eight games, they have alternated wins as losses in that time. They are hoping to get back on the winning side this afternoon, coming off a ninth-inning loss to the Guardians yesterday.</p><p><b><i>Here are the Royals-Cardinals <a href="https://sportsbook.fanduel.com/navigation/mlb" rel="noopener">MLB odds</a>, </i></b><b><i>courtesy of FanDuel.</i></b><b><i> </i></b></p><h2><b>MLB Odds: Royals-Cardinals Odds</b></h2><p>Kansas City Royals: +1.5 (-110)</p><p>St. Louis Cardinals: -1.5 (-110)</p><p>Over: 10 (-105)</p><p>Under: 10 (-115)</p><h2><b>How To Watch Royals vs. Cardinals</b></h2><p>TV: BSKC/BSMW</p><p>Stream: MLB.TV</p><p>Time: 2:15 PM ET/ 11:15 AM PT</p><p><i><b>*Watch MLB games LIVE with fuboTV <a href="https://www.fubo.tv/lp/mlb/?irad=377812&amp;irmp=492408" rel="noopener sponsored">(click for a free trial)*</a></b></i></p><h2><b>Why The Royals Could Cover The Spread</b></h2><p>The Royals need to figure out how to score. They are 26th in the majors this year, scoring just 213 runs this year. At the same time, they are 25th in the league in batting average while sitting dead last in the majors in on-base percentage. This team is led by Salvador Perez. Yesterday’s game was the first in five games that he has not driven in a run. He has 32 RBIs on the season which is tied for 33rd in the majors. He has 19 of them this month, hitting .299 on the month. Hitting hot over the last week is Michael Massey. The second baseman is hitting .375 over his last six games, with two RBIs. He also has a .444 OBP in those games. This month has seen Massey his .308, with ten runs driven in.</p><p>The Royals will be hoping for continued production from Vinnie Pasquantino. While hitting only .227 on the month, he does much better against right-handed pitching. He is hitting .257 against righties this year, with eight home runs and 18 RBIs. Pasquantino has just one RBI in his last five games but will be looking to get a few today.</p><p>Starting today for the Royals will be Josh Staumont. Staumont has yet to make a start this year and is a primary reliever. It is most likely he will be used as an opener in the game today. He has pitched well so far this year. This year he has pitched 17 innings with nine earned runs. He has been striking out a lot of batters, striking out 21 in those 17 innings of work. He struggled in a game against the Nationals giving up four runs in an inning, but the next time out, he went .2 innings with just one hit given up.</p><h2><b>Why The Cardinals Could Cover The Spread</b></h2><p>The Cardinals can hit bombs. They are fifth in the majors with 76 home runs this year, while also hitting .257. That batting average has them sitting at 11th in the majors, while their on-base percentage is seventh in the majors. Nolan Gorman is the leader of the team with 13 home runs this year. Gorman is hitting .299 on the month with seven home runs and 18 RBIs. He is hitting better against right-handed pitching this year. He is hitting .285 with righties this year while also hitting 11 home runs and 36 RBIs.</p><p>Also hitting bombs against right-handed pitching is Paul Goldschmidt. Goldschmidt is hitting .288 against right-handed pitching this year with nine home runs and 20 RBIs. He has hit six home runs this month with 12 RBIs and an OBP of .395. On the year, he has an OPS of .925 which ranks 11th in the majors, and a batting average that is 20th in the majors. In the last week, he is hitting .304 with a 1.147 OPS. Also hitting strong is Brendan Donovan. Donovan is hitting .316 in his last seven games, with an OBP of .500.</p><p>Making his fifth start of the year will be Adam Wainwright. Wainwright is 2-0 with a 6.33 ERA on the season. He has struggled this year, not yet completing six full innings of work in a game. He has given up four home runs in each of them as well, although in one of the games it was just two earned runs with three unearned. The Cardinals are 3-1 when Wainwright starts, with the only loss coming in a ten-inning loss for the Cardinals.</p><h2><b>Final Royals-Cardinals Prediction &amp; Pick</b></h2><p>The Royals are the second-worst team in baseball this year. They are 8-17 on the road this year and overall have a -76 run differential. That is also the second worst in the majors. The Cardinals are 11-15 at home but have a positive run differential overall. Still, this is a matchup of two of the worst teams in baseball. The Cardinals are playing much better than the Royals as of late. Still, with Wainwright on the mound, there is no telling how this will play out. The best play is to take the over in this one.</p><p><b>Final Royals-Cardinals Prediction &amp; Pick: Over 10 (-105) </b></p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Royals vs. Cardinals prediction, odds, pick, how to watch – 5/29/2023

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/mlb-odds-cardinals-vs-guardians-prediction-odds-pick-how-to-watch-5-27-2023');   ga('set', 'title', 'MLB Odds: Cardinals vs. Guardians prediction, odds, pick, how to watch – 5/27/2023');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/Cardinals-vs.-Guardians-prediction-odds-pick-how-to-watch-1.jpg"></figure><h1>MLB Odds: Cardinals vs. Guardians prediction, odds, pick, how to watch – 5/27/2023</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2023-05-27T13:26:21-07:00">May 27th, 1:26pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2023-05-27T13:27:37-07:00">May 27th, 1:27pm</time><address><a>Matthew Zemek</a>Matt Zemek has written for various sports websites and publications since 2001. He was the editor of the NBA site Crossover Chronicles in the 2016 NBA season. He was a contributing editor to the now-defunct site FanRag Sports in 2017. He currently lives in Phoenix, Arizona.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">Betting</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>The St. Louis Cardinals take on the Cleveland Guardians. Our MLB odds <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/betting" rel="noopener">series has our </a> Cardinals Guardians prediction and pick. Find out how to watch Cardinals Guardians.</p><p>Imagine saying to yourself before the 2023 MLB season began that on the Saturday of Memorial Day weekend, the St. Louis Cardinals and Cleveland Guardians would not only be under .500, but more than five games under .500. Imagine being told by anyone in late March that on May 27, the Cardinals and Guardians would both have 28 or more losses in their first 50 games. Imagine the thought that the Cardinals would trail the Pittsburgh Pirates in the National League Central Division standings, and that the Guardians would trail the Detroit Tigers in the American League Central Division. All of those thoughts would have seemed absolutely insane to any logical baseball fan, and yet they are all facts as of Saturday afternoon, before this game in Cleveland on national television.</p><p>The Cardinals are 23-30, roughed up by a lack of pitching, both from their starters and their bullpen. The Cardinals have simply not been able to get consistent pitching for any prolonged period of time. They are going to have to make a deal for at least one high-end arm if not two at the upcoming trade deadline.</p><p>The Guardians have the opposite problem relative to the Cardinals. While closer Emmanuel Clase has regressed this season, he isn’t terrible. He just isn’t great this year. The problem for Cleveland has been its hitting. The Guardians have scored two or fewer runs in more than 20 of their games this season … and the Guardians have played only 50 games. That is an extraordinarily consistent run of futility at the plate. The Guardians repeatedly get shut down and have not been able to find a ready supply of run-scoring hits in high-leverage situations. There are 112 games left in their season, and they have to hope that the BABIP gods and the laws of averages will even out for them, but to an undeniable extent, a lot of their hitters have to hit the ball harder. It isn’t just about the ball not bouncing their way; over 50 games, some better trends should emerge, but they have not for the Guardians.</p><p><b><i>Here are the Cardinals-Guardians <a href="https://sportsbook.fanduel.com/navigation/mlb" rel="noopener">MLB odds</a>, </i></b><b><i>courtesy of FanDuel.</i></b><b><i> </i></b></p><h2><b>MLB Odds: Cardinals-Guardians Odds</b></h2><p>St. Louis Cardinals: -1.5 (+146)</p><p>Cleveland Guardians: +1.5 (-176)</p><p>Over: 8 (-122)</p><p>Under: 8 (+100)</p><h2><b>How To Watch Cardinals vs. Guardians</b></h2><p>TV: Fox Sports (national)</p><p>Stream: Fox Sports App</p><p>Time: 7:15 p.m. ET/4:15 p.m. PT</p><p><i><b>*Watch Cardinals-Guardians LIVE on fuboTV <a href="https://www.fubo.tv/lp/mlb/?irad=377812&amp;irmp=492408" rel="noopener sponsored">(click for a free trial)*</a></b></i></p><h2><b>Why The Cardinals Could Cover The Spread</b></h2><p>The Cardinals have been playing better baseball of late. They are 6-4 in their last 10 games. They are only five games out of first in the N.L. Central because no team in the division has stepped up. The first-place Milwaukee Brewers are just three games over .500. The Cardinals, who were 10-24 through 34 games, are now 23-30, so they have won 13 of their last 19 and have been able to dig out of a big hole. They are still well behind schedule this season, but they are very much in the division chase and have survived the worst this season has had to offer. They are playing a Cleveland team which doesn’t score a lot of runs; it’s a good matchup for St. Louis.</p><h2><b>Why The Guardians Could Cover The Spread</b></h2><p>The Guardians have Tanner Bibee, their exciting 24-year-old starting pitcher, on the mound. Cleveland fans have been raving about Bibee for awhile, and he finally made his MLB debut with the club earlier this season. So far, so good. Bibee has a solid 3.18 ERA and has done his part for the Guardians. Given how inconsistent the Cardinals’ starting pitching has been through the first two months of the 2023 season, Cleveland has to feel confident about the pitching matchup in this game.</p><h2><b>Final Cardinals-Guardians Prediction &amp; Pick</b></h2><p>This is a game you should stay away from, given how inconsistent both teams have been. Maybe look for a live betting play.</p><p><b>Final Cardinals-Guardians Prediction &amp; Pick: Guardians +1.5</b></p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

MLB Odds: Cardinals vs. Guardians prediction, odds, pick, how to watch – 5/27/2023

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/cardinals-vs-guardians-prediction-odds-pick-how-to-watch-5-26-2023');   ga('set', 'title', 'Cardinals vs. Guardians prediction, odds, pick, how to watch – 5/26/2023');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/Cardinals-vs.-Guardians-prediction-odds-pick-how-to-watch.jpg"></figure><h1>Cardinals vs. Guardians prediction, odds, pick, how to watch – 5/26/2023</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2023-05-26T09:46:04-07:00">May 26th, 9:46am</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2023-05-26T09:46:53-07:00">May 26th, 9:46am</time><address><a>Dominik Zawartko</a></address><h3 class="op-kicker">Betting</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>We continue our coverage of Friday’s MLB slate with another prediction and pick for this interleague matchup between two teams looking for some consistency. The <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/mlb/st-louis-cardinals">St. Louis Cardinals</a> (23-29) will visit the <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/mlb/cleveland-guardians">Cleveland Guardians</a> (21-28) for the first game of three between the clubs. Check out our MLB odds <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/betting/">series</a> for our Cardinals-Guardians prediction and pick.</p><p>The St. Louis Cardinals currently sit in fifth place and are 5 games back of the Brewers in a tight NL Central Race. There’s no clear leader in the division besides Milwaukee thus far, so the Cardinals should look to stay competitive in a division where anything can happen. They’re picking up some steam and have gone 6-4 in their last 10 games. Matthew Liberatore (LHP) will be their likely starter.</p><p>The Cleveland Guardians are currently third in the AL Central and sit 4.5 games back of the leading Minnesota Twins. The Guardians aren’t seeing the dominance they’ve enjoyed in recent seasons and they’ll have to work for every win in this now-competitive division. They’ve been sliding as of late and have gone just 3-7 in their last 10 games. Their ace Shane Bieber (RHP) will get the nod in this one.</p><p><b><i>Here are the Cardinals-Guardians <a href="https://sportsbook.fanduel.com/navigation/mlb" rel="noopener">MLB odds</a>, </i></b><b><i>courtesy of FanDuel.</i></b><b><i> </i></b></p><h2><b>MLB Odds: Cardinals-Guardians Odds</b></h2><p>St. Louis Cardinals: -102</p><p>Cleveland Guardians: -116</p><p>Over (7.5): -118</p><p>Under (7.5): -104</p><h2><b>How To Watch Cardinals vs. Guardians</b></h2><p>TV: Bally Sports</p><p>Stream: MLB.TV</p><p>Time: 7:10 p.m. ET/ 4:10 p.m. PT</p><p><i><b>*Watch MLB games LIVE with fuboTV <a href="https://www.fubo.tv/lp/mlb/?irad=377812&amp;irmp=492408" rel="noopener sponsored">(click for a free trial)*</a></b></i></p><h2><b>Why The Cardinals Could Cover The Spread</b></h2><p>The Cardinals really picked up their play since the season started and are now in a position to contend in their division. While they struggled to score runs through various stretches this season, the Cardinals’ hitters rank fourth in the MLB in on-base percentage at .334. They’ve also been able to outscore opponents by seven runs in their last 10 games while maintaining a 4.14 ERA through that stretch. The Cardinals will look for Nolan Gorman and Paul DeJong to continue their hot hitting.</p><p>The Cardinals will march out Matthew Liberatore behind his 3.00 ERA thru just six innings of action. Typically a relieft pitcher, Liberatore will be making his first proper start of the season for the Cardinals. He’s got a nasty slider and will hope to give the Cardinals a boost with his movement of pitches. They should be able to get the win behind him here if they can continue their momentum from last series.</p><h2><b>Why The Guardians Could Cover The Spread</b></h2><p>The Guardians have had a rough last 10 games and are coming off a bad series loss to the rivaled White Sox. They won’t be as enthused to be returning home, where they’ve posted just a 10-14 record on the year. Josh Naylor has emerged as their biggest bat with 7 HR and 32 RBI, leading the team in both categories. Jose Ramirez continues to get on-base at an alarming rate and will lead his team in this one.</p><p>The Guardians have built their team around their pitching staff and subsequently lead the MLB in saves with 19 on the year. They’ve been involved in a number of close games but have been able to come out as winners, holding on to their leads better than any team this year. Their ace Shane Bieber will make the start in this one. He’s 3-3 on the year with a 3.08 ERA thru 64.1 innings of action. While he’s given up 63 hits to batters, he’s also been able to strikeout 47 of them. If Bieber is on his game at home, the Guardians should get a comfortable win here.</p><h2><b>Final Cardinals-Guardians Prediction &amp; Pick</b></h2><p>The Cardinals come into this series as the hotter team, but there’s reason to believe they won’t sustain this kind of pace for much longer. It’s shaky backing an inexperienced starter like Matthew Liberatore, so the smart bet would be to side with the pitching of Shane Bieber. The Guardians have been surprisingly bad at home this year, but a series with an evenly-matched opponent could prove to turn their fortunes around. Let’s take the slight favorite to get this win at home behind their ace.</p><p><b>Final Cardinals-Guardians Prediction &amp; Pick: Cleveland Guardians (-116)</b></p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Cardinals vs. Guardians prediction, odds, pick, how to watch – 5/26/2023

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/guardians-best-shane-bieber-trade-destinations');   ga('set', 'title', '3 best destinations for Shane Bieber if Guardians trade ace');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/Guardians-3-best-destinations-for-Shane-Bieber-if-Cleveland-trades-ace.jpg"></figure><h1>3 best destinations for Shane Bieber if Guardians trade ace</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2023-05-25T12:50:16-07:00">May 25th, 12:50pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2023-05-25T12:50:16-07:00">May 25th, 12:50pm</time><address><a href="https://joeymistretta.wordpress.com">Joey Mistretta</a>Joey Mistretta is a sports writer/editor who covers multiple sports. Notably, Mistretta covers baseball, basketball, and football. He is originally from a small town in Southern California. Mistretta graduated college with a degree in broadcast journalism from Biola University.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">Mini-Editorials</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>The Cleveland Guardians are an organization that is no stranger to trading away Cy Young and All-Star caliber pitchers. Even when the team performs well and reaches the playoffs, Cleveland still isn’t shy about dealing away their top arms for young talent. So with Cleveland struggling in 2023, there is an even greater chance of ace Shane Bieber <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/mlb-rumors-will-guardians-shane-bieber-available-trade" rel="noopener">being made available</a> ahead of the trade deadline.</p><p>Bieber has already dealt with trade rumors. He was a subject of discussion during the offseason, and will probably be traded at some point barring a contract extension. The Guardians desperately need offensive help, ranking at or near the bottom of the league in most offensive categories. If they trade Shane Bieber, acquiring young position players will be of the utmost importance.</p><p>Without further ado, here are the three best destinations for Shane Bieber.</p><h2><b>3. Baltimore Orioles</b></h2><p>The Baltimore Orioles are a contender in 2023. The O’s currently sit in second place in the loaded AL East and feature a young and dynamic lineup. Their pitching, though, needs a true ace.</p><p>Baltimore’s pitching has shown some promise this season. This isn’t a rotation that can make a deep playoff run though. Kyle Gibson is a solid veteran, while pitchers such as Dean Kremer and Tyler Wells have enjoyed their moments.</p><p>The Orioles feature one of the best farm systems in baseball, something that would attract the Guardians’ interest. Acquiring a star like Shane Bieber and placing him atop the rotation would prove to be a game-changing move for the Orioles.</p><h2><b>2. St. Louis Cardinals</b></h2><p>The Cardinals are another team with some young and interesting prospects. St. Louis is also rumored to be interested in trading one or two of their outfielders, with Tyler O’Neill and Dylan Carlson <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/mlb-rumors-cardinals-pondering-tyler-oneill-trad" rel="noopener">expected to possibly be made available</a>.</p><p>The Cards need starting pitching help and the Guardians need offense. On paper, this is a match made in Heaven. Adam Wainwright is going to retire following the season, and the rest of the rotation has endured plenty of ups and downs. Jack Flaherty isn’t the pitcher he once was and Miles Mikolas is still looking to find his form in 2023.</p><p>If the Cardinals can put together a strong trade package between their MLB outfielders and prospects, this is a very realistic potential trade.</p><h2><b>1. Los Angeles Dodgers</b></h2><p>Honorable mentions are the Philadelphia Phillies and New York Yankees. It is the Dodgers, though, who check in as the best landing spot for Shane Bieber.</p><p>Bieber is from Southern California and pitched for UC Santa Barbara in college. He would likely welcome the opportunity to return to his home state and pitch for the Dodgers.</p><p>Los Angeles’ pitching depth has been tested in 2023. Julio Urias and Dustin May are <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/dodgers-news-dave-roberts-drops-important-updates-clayton-kershaw-julio-urias" rel="noopener">both currently on the injured list</a>. The Dodgers could use another pitcher or two ahead of the trade deadline. They are going to reach the playoffs, but adding a star pitcher like Shane Bieber would help them make a deep postseason run.</p><p>Additionally, Urias is going to hit free agency and Clayton Kershaw’s-post 2023 future is uncertain. If the Dodgers traded for Bieber and later signed him to an extension, it would provide stability for years to come.</p><p>Los Angeles has a top-tier farm system with many players almost MLB-ready in the minor leagues. They could use those players to acquire the Guardians’ ace in a deal.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

3 best destinations for Shane Bieber if Guardians trade ace

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/cardinals-news-st-louis-manager-credits-nolan-arenado-stars-recent-2023-resurgence');   ga('set', 'title', 'Cardinals manager credits Nolan Arenado, stars for recent 2023 resurgence');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/Cardinals-news-St-3.jpg"></figure><h1>Cardinals manager credits Nolan Arenado, stars for recent 2023 resurgence</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2023-05-25T10:23:05-07:00">May 25th, 10:23am</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2023-05-25T10:23:05-07:00">May 25th, 10:23am</time><address><a>Ryan Bologna</a>Ryan Bologna is an author at ClutchPoints. He studied journalism and communication at UConn.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">MLB</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>The <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/cardinals-news-willson-contreras-catchers-respond-dodgers-max-muncy" rel="noopener">St. Louis Cardinals</a> are 9-4 in their last 13 games, putting them at 22-29 with a chance to make a run at the National League Central title, and manager Oli Marmol <a href="https://twitter.com/JohnDenton555/status/1661771024474468352?s=20" rel="noopener">spoke about</a> giving Paul Goldschmidt, <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/cardinals-news-nolan-arenado-is-heating-up-smashes-home-run-in-fifth-consecutive-game" rel="noopener">Nolan Arenado</a> and Willson Contreras a day off in the team’s series finale against the Cincinnati Reds.</p><p>“They needed a day [off],” Oli Marmol said, via John Denton of MLB.com. “They’ve been going really hard. There’s a reason we’ve gained ground and won some games of late and gone on a little run. It’ because those guys have gone every day, haven’t had a day off and have posted. They’re deserving of this day game [off] in order to reset and be ready for Cleveland and Kansas City.”</p><p>Marmol then <a href="https://twitter.com/JohnDenton555/status/1661771026999508993?s=20" rel="noopener">went into the strategy</a> behind resting the three players on Thursday.</p><p>“They all wanted to make sure they were in there vs. the Dodgers,” Marmol said, via Denton. “We had a lefty [pitching for the Reds] in Game 1 and they’re not gonna sit that day because [Graham] Ashcraft’s splits are recerse. You could sit them [Tuesday], but you are forcing them to play in a [12:35] game.”</p><p>Against the Dodgers, the strategy worked, as the Cardinals took three out of four at home. Without Goldschmidt, Arenado and Contreras, the Cardinals are hoping to win the final game of a four-game series against the Reds to split the four-game series. The Reds have taken two of the first three games.</p><p>The Cardinals will travel to Cleveland to start a series with the Guardians on Friday.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Cardinals manager credits Nolan Arenado, stars for recent 2023 resurgence

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/cardinals-vs-reds-odds-prediction-pick-how-to-watch-mlb-game-5-25-2023');   ga('set', 'title', 'Cardinals vs. Reds Odds: Prediction, pick, how to watch MLB game – 5/25/2023');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/Cardinals_vs._Reds_Odds_Prediction_pick_how_to_watch_MLB_game_-.jpg"></figure><h1>Cardinals vs. Reds Odds: Prediction, pick, how to watch MLB game – 5/25/2023</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2023-05-25T04:51:18-07:00">May 25th, 4:51am</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2023-05-25T04:51:18-07:00">May 25th, 4:51am</time><address><a>Bryan Logan</a></address><h3 class="op-kicker">Betting</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>It was 18 hits for the Cincinnati Reds last night as they took game three from the St. Louis Cardinals. It is time to continue our MLB odds <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/betting" rel="noopener">series</a> with a Cardinals-Reds pick, prediction, and how-to-watch.</p><p>Yesterday it was Ben Lively getting his first win as a starter in nearly six years, as he went six innings, giving up just two runs, and securing the win for the Reds. On the other side, Steven Matz was hammered. He gave up 11 hits in four innings, resulting in the Reds scoring six runs. The bullpen did not help out much either, as each of the two relievers gave up two runs of their own. Eight of the nine Reds batters had a hit last night, with seven of them having more than one. It was the best offensive showing of the year for the Reds, and they will be looking to keep that going this afternoon.</p><p><b><i>Here are the Cardinals-Reds <a href="https://sportsbook.fanduel.com/navigation/mlb" rel="noopener">MLB odds</a>, </i></b><b><i>courtesy of FanDuel.</i></b><b><i> </i></b></p><h2><b>MLB Odds: Cardinals-Reds Odds</b></h2><p>St. Louis Cardinals: -1.5 (-110)</p><p>Cincinnati Reds: +1.5 (-110)</p><p>Over: 10.5 (-105)</p><p>Under: 10.5 (-115)</p><h2><b>How To Watch Cardinals vs. Reds</b></h2><p>TV: BSMW/BSOH</p><p>Stream: MLB.TV</p><p>Time: 12:35 PM ET/ 9:35 AM PT</p><p><i><b>*Watch MLB games LIVE with fuboTV <a href="https://www.fubo.tv/lp/mlb/?irad=377812&amp;irmp=492408" rel="noopener sponsored">(click for a free trial)*</a></b></i></p><h2><b>Why The Cardinals Could Cover The Spread</b></h2><p>The Cardinals are fifth in the majors in runs scored this year with 261 runs on the year. They are second in total bases, fifth in home runs, sixth in batting average, and fourth in on-base percentage. Last night it was just three runs for the Cardinals, which is the lowest run output in their last five games. The major issue for the Cardinals last night was hitting with runners in scoring position. The Cardinals went just 1-9 in those situations and left nine men on base. St. Louis has been good this year with runners in scoring position, sitting fourth in the league with a .283 batting average, and .362 on-base percentage.</p><p>Leading the Cardinals in RIPS situations is Lard Nootbaar, who is hitting .500 with runners in scoring position this year. Nootbaar did come through last night going 1-2 in RISP situations and came away with two RBIs last night. Nootbaar now has RBIs in each game in this series and has driven in 14 runs this month. He is also hitting .291 on the month with a .374 on-base percentage. As Nootbaar came through last night, the man with the most RBIs in RISP situations did not. Nolan Gorman went 0-1 with RISP last night. He is hitting .302 in those situations this year overall and has been coming through a lot this month. He has 17 RBIs this month while hitting .339 on the month as well.</p><p>On the hill tonight will be Mike Mikolas. Mikolas is 2-1 on the season with a 4.77 ERA. Last time out he went seven innings giving up three runs including a home run against the Dodgers. This month, in four starts, he is 1-0 with a 3.13 ERA. He has two starts in which he has given up just one run. Mikolas also has been showing better command in his last two starts, not allowing his pitch count to be driven up early in games.</p><h2><b>Why The Reds Could Cover The Spread</b></h2><p>Last night was an offensive explosion for the Reds. It was 18 hits and was led by Spencer Steer. Steer had four hits last night, scoring twice and driving in two as well. Steer has hit safely in seven straight games now while hitting .294 on the month. He is also hitting better against right-handed pitchers this year, sitting with a .275 batting average against righties. Also having a good night last night was Jonathan India. India had two hits and scored two runs last night. This month he is hitting .293 but has struggled to drive in runs, having just seven RBIs. That could change today based on his history against Mike Mikolas. India hits .308 against him with two home runs and three RBIs.</p><p>Last night two of the bigger bats for the Reds were not in the lineup. Jake Fraley is continuing to hit well this month. On the month he is hitting .321 with a .397 on-base percentage. He has also driven in 17 runs this month. This has not been his best series though. He is just one for six so far in the series with a single RBI. He did not appear in last night’s game and should be ready for today. After missing a chunk of games, TJ Friedl is back in the lineup. Yesterday however was an off day for him, but this month he is hitting .342 with seven RBIs and an OPS of 1.007.</p><p>The pitching has been a major issue in the recent Reds troubles. They have given up 51 runs in their last nine games. Last night was one of their best outings in those nine games though, as they only gave up three runs. Luke Weaver will be on the mound today for the Reds. He is 1-2 with a 6.54 ERA this season. In five of his six starts this year, Weave has given up four or more runs. He has given up home runs in five of six starts, with multiple home runs in three of six.</p><h2><b>Final Cardinals-Reds Prediction &amp; Pick</b></h2><p>This game does not have the best pitching match-up going on. Mikolas has not been great, but Weaver has been awful. It would be difficult to find the Reds having two solid pitching performances in a row. The Cardinals are also a quality offense. It was a great game for the Reds last night, and they have won two of three, but that will not happen today. Take the Cardinals and lay the runs.</p><p><b>Final Cardinals-Reds Prediction &amp; Pick:  Cardinals -1.5 (-110) </b></p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Cardinals vs. Reds Odds: Prediction, pick, how to watch MLB game – 5/25/2023

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/cardinals-news-willson-contreras-catchers-respond-dodgers-max-muncy');   ga('set', 'title', 'Cardinals catchers respond to Max Muncy’s bullying allegations');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/cardinals-news-st-louis-catchers-respond-to-max-muncys-bullying-allegations.jpg"></figure><h1>Cardinals catchers respond to Max Muncy’s bullying allegations</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2023-05-24T08:27:43-07:00">May 24th, 8:27am</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2023-05-24T08:27:43-07:00">May 24th, 8:27am</time><address><a href="https://joeymistretta.wordpress.com">Joey Mistretta</a>Joey Mistretta is a sports writer/editor who covers multiple sports. Notably, Mistretta covers baseball, basketball, and football. He is originally from a small town in Southern California. Mistretta graduated college with a degree in broadcast journalism from Biola University.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">MLB</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>Almost everything has gone right for the Los Angeles Dodgers over the past few weeks. However, LA struggled in a recent series against the St. Louis Cardinals, losing three out of four games on the road. Dodgers star Max Muncy even said the <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/dodgers-news-max-muncy-lobs-bullying-allegations-at-cardinals-after-ejection" rel="noopener">umpires were getting “bullied”</a> by the Cardinals catchers during the series.</p><p>St. Louis’ catchers, Willson Contreras and Andrew Knizner, <a href="https://www.stltoday.com/sports/baseball/professional/cardinals-catchers-respond-to-dodger-max-muncy-claim-they-bullied-umps-cardinals-extra/article_b755f88c-f9a2-11ed-b402-f7b4fdcfe93b.html" rel="noopener">responded</a> to Muncy’s claims, per Derrick Goold of stltoday.com.</p><p>“As a catcher, I have to stick up for my pitcher way more than I stick up for me as a batter,” Contreras said. “That’s because this guy is trying to make their best pitches and sometimes umpires like to ask, they to ask if I saw it in the strike zone. I think I’m honest.”</p><p>“I don’t think I bully umpires, I try to work with them the best I can,” Knizner said. “If you ask, keep asking about a certain part of the zone, or a certain pitch with most guys you have a better chance of getting it, especially if you’re in good communication.”</p><h2><b>Cardinals’ catching situation has been messy in 2023</b></h2><p>Regardless of how the Cardinals catchers helped their pitching staff versus the Dodgers, it is probably a positive sight to see for St. Louis. They have dealt with drama at the catcher position in regards to Willson Contreras.</p><p>Contreras was originally signed to be their catcher of the future before reports were revealed that the Cardinals were moving him to the DH spot. However, Contreras is now seemingly back to handling catching duties, but will likely receive DH reps as well.</p><p>It remains unclear as to what the plan for him is moving forward though. Nevertheless, Contreras and the Cardinals <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/cardinals-news-willson-contreras-st-louis-set-wild-feat-vs-dodgers-not-seen-in-franchise-history-in-83-years" rel="noopener">performed well</a> against the Dodgers in their series win.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Cardinals catchers respond to Max Muncy’s bullying allegations

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/cardinals-vs-reds-odds-prediction-pick-how-to-watch-mlb-game-5-24-2023');   ga('set', 'title', 'Cardinals vs. Reds Odds: Prediction, pick, how to watch MLB game – 5/24/2023');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/Cardinals_vs._Reds_Odds_Prediction_pick_how_to_watch_MLB_game_-.jpg"></figure><h1>Cardinals vs. Reds Odds: Prediction, pick, how to watch MLB game – 5/24/2023</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2023-05-24T06:45:48-07:00">May 24th, 6:45am</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2023-05-24T06:47:07-07:00">May 24th, 6:47am</time><address><a>Bryan Logan</a></address><h3 class="op-kicker">Betting</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>It is an NL Central clash as the St. Louis Cardinals visit the Cincinnati Reds. It is time to continue our MLB odds <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/betting" rel="noopener">series</a> with a Cardinals-Reds pick, prediction, and how-to-watch.</p><p>The Cardinals come into this game off an 8-5 victory over the Reds.<a href="https://clutchpoints.com/why-cardinals-bounce-back-2023-season" rel="noopener"> They have won nine of their last 12 games</a> now and will be looking to win the series over the Reds with a victory in game three here. The Cardinals have been scoring plenty of runs in their last 12 games as well. They have scored 89 runs in their last 12 games, averaging 7.42 runs per game. The Reds are sitting currently in last place in the NL Central at 20-28 on the season. they have lost seven of their last ten games, with the pitching staff struggling throughout.</p><p><b><i>Here are the Cardinals-Reds <a href="https://sportsbook.fanduel.com/navigation/mlb" rel="noopener">MLB odds</a>, </i></b><b><i>courtesy of FanDuel.</i></b><b><i> </i></b></p><h2><b>MLB Odds: Cardinals-Reds Odds</b></h2><p>St. Louis Cardinals: -1.5 (-111)</p><p>Cincinnati Red: +1.5 (-108)</p><p>Over: 11 (-105)</p><p>Under: 11 (-115)</p><h2><b>How To Watch Cardinals vs. Reds</b></h2><p>TV: BSMW/BSOH</p><p>Stream: MLB.TV</p><p>Time: 6:40 PM ET/ 3:40 PM PT</p><p><i><b>*Watch MLB games LIVE with fuboTV <a href="https://www.fubo.tv/lp/mlb/?irad=377812&amp;irmp=492408" rel="noopener sponsored">(click for a free trial)*</a></b></i></p><h2><b>Why The Cardinals Could Cover The Spread</b></h2><p>The Cardinals are fifth in the majors in runs scored this year with 258 runs on the year. They are second in total bases, fifth in home runs, sixth in batting average, and fourth in on-base percentage. Last night it was the Paul Goldschmidt show, as he hit two home runs, both solo shots. He also walked and brought his on-base percentage over .400 for the year. Goldschmidt has been hitting better against left-handed pitching than right this year but still has eight home runs and 19 RBIs against right-handed pitching.</p><p>Crushing the right-handed pitching has been Nolan Forman. Gorman is hitting .301 against righties with 11 of his 13 home runs against them. He also has 35 RBIs this year against right-handed pitching. His overall home run and RBI totals tie him for fifth in the majors, and his OPS is fifth overall as well. Gorman has been swinging a hot bat as of late. He is hitting .345 on the month with a .433 on-base percentage. In the last month, he has hit seven home runs and driven in 17. Gorman has hits in each of his last 13 games and will be looking to extend that streak today.</p><p>On the mound today will be Steven Matz. Matz has not had his best year so far. He is currently 0-5 with a 5.05 ERA. In his last start, he went 4.2 innings, giving up six hits and. two walks. His pitch count hit 103 pitches before he even finished five full innings. He was also charged with an unearned run in the game, which resulted in him getting the loss. Matz has struggled with keeping his pitch count down all year, so getting some quicker outs will be a key to him winning this game.</p><h2><b>Why The Reds Could Cover The Spread</b></h2><p>The pitching has been a major issue in the recent Reds troubles. They have given up 48 runs in their last eight games, and that average of six runs per game is only helped by the one game in which they gave up just one run. Ben Lively will be tasked with attempting to turn things around for this pitching staff. His last time out he gave up two runs in 5.2 innings of work with one home run. That was his first start of the year and only his third appearance overall.</p><p>Jake Fraley is continuing to hit well this month. On the month he is hitting .321 with a .397 on-base percentage. He has also driven in 17 runs this month. This has not been his best series though. He is just one for six so far in the series with a single RBI. After missing a chunk of games, TJ Friedl is back in the lineup. He was two for four last night with two doubles a run and a walk. This month he is hitting .342 with seven RBIs and an OPS of 1.007.</p><p>Friedl is the team leader in WAR, but right behind him is Jonathan India. India has three hits in ten at-bats in the series and has scored in both games. He has scored now in six straight games and come across the plate 16 times this month. He is hitting .282 on the month but has reached base safely in each of the last six games.</p><h2><b>Final Cardinals-Reds Prediction &amp; Pick</b></h2><p>This game will come down to if Matz can figure out how to control the ball. If the Reds can work counts, and cause Matz to throw a lot of pitches, they will win this game. If not, it will be a close contest that the Reds have struggled in as of late. The Cardinals, have to keep up the high-run production. They cannot expect Matz to keep it scoreless in this one, so they will need to give him plenty of support. This time, the Reds get ahead early, and hold on to win the game late.</p><p><b>Final Cardinals-Reds Prediction &amp; Pick: Cardinals -1.5 (-120) </b></p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Cardinals vs. Reds Odds: Prediction, pick, how to watch MLB game – 5/24/2023

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This game will continue our MLB odds series with a Cardinals-Reds prediction and pick while we let you know how to watch, as well.</p><p>Game one of this series required extra innings to determine a winner. A bulk of the scoring was done early in the game. After the fifth inning, the Reds were up 5-4. The Cardinals managed to score a run in the eighth inning and tie the game, though. In the 10th, the Cardinals were threatening with two men on and two outs, but nothing came of it. In the bottom of the 10th, Spencer Steer advanced to third on a past ball with no outs. Nick Senzel recorded the RBI to win the game on a sac fly that scored Steer. Paul DeJong had two hits and four RBI in the loss, including a three-run home run. Steer hit a home run for the Reds while Jonathan India, Matt McLain and Senzel had two hits each.</p><p>Game two could be just as close with Adam Wainwright taking the ball for the Cardinals and Graham Ashcraft starting for the Reds.</p><p><b><i>Here are the Cardinals-Reds <a href="https://sportsbook.fanduel.com/navigation/mlb" rel="noopener">MLB odds</a>, </i></b><b><i>courtesy of FanDuel.</i></b><b><i> </i></b></p><h2><b>MLB Odds: Cardinals-Reds Odds</b></h2><p>St. Louis Cardinals: -1.5 (+106)</p><p>Cincinnati Reds: +1.5 (-128)</p><p>Over: 10 (-115)</p><p>Under: 10 (-105)</p><h2><b>How To Watch Cardinals vs. Reds</b></h2><p>TV: Bally Sports Midwest, Bally Sports Ohio</p><p>Stream: MLB TV Subscription</p><p>Time: 6:40 PM ET/3:40 PM PT</p><p><i><b>*Watch MLB games LIVE with fuboTV <a href="https://www.fubo.tv/lp/mlb/?irad=377812&amp;irmp=492408" rel="noopener sponsored">(click for a free trial)*</a></b></i></p><h2><b>Why The Cardinals Could Cover The Spread</b></h2><p>Ashcraft is having a horrid start to the month of May after a really good April. In May, Ashcraft has 18 1/3 innings pitched in four starts. In those innings, he has allowed 28 hits, 19 earned runs and has only struck out 12. Something must have changed for him on the mound since the start of May, or hitters have a better scouting report on him. No matter the case, Ashcraft has been very hittable in May, especially his last three starts. The Cardinals are heating up at the right time, despite the loss Monday night. This is a game where Nolan Gorman, Paul Goldschmidt and Nolan Arenado can all have an impact. If the Cardinals can shorten the outing from Ashcraft, they will cover the spread.</p><h2><b>Why The Reds Could Cover The Spread</b></h2><p>Wainwright is making his fourth start of the season, but he has not been great in his first three. In all three starts, Wainwright has given up at least four runs. He has also been a big flyball pitcher this season. When playing in Cincinnati, you do not want to give up a lot of flyballs because of how small the field plays. Wainwright’s hard hit percentage against is at 39% while he has an xERA of 8.45. He clearly is not having a good start to the season and hitters are seeing the ball well. If the Reds can get to Wainwright in this game, they will cover the spread. Cincinnati will need to stay back on the ball and not get too antsy, but they should be able to hit the ball around the yard against a struggling veteran pitcher.</p><h2><b>Final Cardinals-Reds Prediction &amp; Pick</b></h2><p>This game could easily be a high-scoring one in which one of the teams scores 10 or more runs. The question is just which team. The Reds are much better at home, so I would bet on them to cover the spread Tuesday night.</p><p><b>Final Cardinals-Reds Prediction &amp; Pick: Reds +1.5 (-128), Over 10 (-115)</b></p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

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