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St. Louis Cardinals manager Oliver Marmol is taking full responsibility for his team's struggles this season."I will wake up in the morning, and I'll figure out a way to continue to have (the team's) back and encourage them through a really shitty time," Marmol said following the Cardinals' 11-2 loss to the Milwaukee Brewers on Friday, according to The Athletic's Katie Woo."If you guys want to get on somebody, get on me. But I'm going to continue to support the hell out of that group."The Cardinals are 15-23 and last in the NL Central after what appeared to be a promising offseason following the additions of Sonny Gray, Kyle Gibson, and Lance Lynn. However, the offense has scuffled and sits 28th in batting average and 29th in the majors in runs scored.Nolan Arenado and Paul Goldschmidt have not contributed as expected, while their best position player in 2024 so far, Willson Contreras, is expected to miss about 10 weeks after fracturing his arm.2024 Stats PLAYER HR RBI OPS fWAR Nolan Arenado 2 20 .727 1.2 Paul Goldschmidt 2 11 .534 -0.4 Arenado tried to shoulder blame for the Cardinals' struggles one day prior to Marmol accepting responsibility."I've got to get on base more and drive in more runs," Arenado said Thursday."I know when I say that it might be adding more pressure, but I expect myself to do a better job all the way around to help these guys out."The Cardinals finished last season with a 71-91 record, good for their lowest winning percentage since 1995. St. Louis owns a 179-183 record under Marmol.Copyright © 2024 Score Media Ventures Inc. All rights reserved. Certain content reproduced under license.

St. Louis Cardinals manager Oliver Marmol is taking full responsibility for his team's struggles this season."I will wake up in the morning, and I'll figure out a way to continue to have (the team's) back and encourage them through a really shitty time," Marmol said following the Cardinals' 11-2 loss to the Milwaukee Brewers on Friday, according to The Athletic's Katie Woo."If you guys want to get on somebody, get on me. But I'm going to continue to support the hell out of that group."The Cardinals are 15-23 and last in the NL Central after what appeared to be a promising offseason following the additions of Sonny Gray, Kyle Gibson, and Lance Lynn. However, the offense has scuffled and sits 28th in batting average and 29th in the majors in runs scored.Nolan Arenado and Paul Goldschmidt have not contributed as expected, while their best position player in 2024 so far, Willson Contreras, is expected to miss about 10 weeks after fracturing his arm.2024 Stats PLAYER HR RBI OPS fWAR Nolan Arenado 2 20 .727 1.2 Paul Goldschmidt 2 11 .534 -0.4 Arenado tried to shoulder blame for the Cardinals' struggles one day prior to Marmol accepting responsibility."I've got to get on base more and drive in more runs," Arenado said Thursday."I know when I say that it might be adding more pressure, but I expect myself to do a better job all the way around to help these guys out."The Cardinals finished last season with a 71-91 record, good for their lowest winning percentage since 1995. St. Louis owns a 179-183 record under Marmol.Copyright © 2024 Score Media Ventures Inc. All rights reserved. Certain content reproduced under license.

St. Louis Cardinals manager Oliver Marmol is taking full responsibility for his team's struggles this season."I will wake up in the morning, and I'll figure out a way to continue to have (the team's) back and encourage them through a really shitty time," Marmol said following the Cardinals' 11-2 loss to the Milwaukee Brewers on Friday, according to The Athletic's Katie Woo."If you guys want to get on somebody, get on me. But I'm going to continue to support the hell out of that group."The Cardinals are 15-23 and last in the NL Central after what appeared to be a promising offseason following the additions of Sonny Gray, Kyle Gibson, and Lance Lynn. However, the offense has scuffled and sits 28th in batting average and 29th in the majors in runs scored.Nolan Arenado and Paul Goldschmidt have not contributed as expected, while their best position player in 2024 so far, Willson Contreras, is expected to miss about 10 weeks after fracturing his arm.2024 Stats PLAYER HR RBI OPS fWAR Nolan Arenado 2 20 .727 1.2 Paul Goldschmidt 2 11 .534 -0.4 Arenado tried to shoulder blame for the Cardinals' struggles one day prior to Marmol accepting responsibility."I've got to get on base more and drive in more runs," Arenado said Thursday."I know when I say that it might be adding more pressure, but I expect myself to do a better job all the way around to help these guys out."The Cardinals finished last season with a 71-91 record, good for their lowest winning percentage since 1995. St. Louis owns a 179-183 record under Marmol.Copyright © 2024 Score Media Ventures Inc. All rights reserved. Certain content reproduced under license.

Find year-round coverage of betting news and insights for all sports by visiting our Betting section and subscribing to push notifications.We have a 10-game slate on the docket to begin the week. Let's waste no time diving into a few of my favorite spots.Mets (+105) @ Cardinals (-125)The Mets enter this game ice-cold, having dropped three in a row and seven of the past 10. I don't see things getting much better Monday night.Taking the bump for the Mets will be Sean Manaea. Although his numbers look good on the surface, the underlying metrics indicate he's a prime candidate to regress.Manaea owns a sky-high .386 xwOBA over his past four starts and has thrown more called balls than strikes in that time. He's not locating his pitches well and is giving up a lot of good contact. He just hasn't paid the price for it yet.It's only a matter of time before the contact he gives up starts turning into production. With how many free passes he doles out, he'll be in real trouble when the hits inevitably come against him.Led by Paul Goldschmidt, Willson Contreras, and Brendan Donovan, the Cardinals have a few guys who hit lefties very well. There's enough talent there to do damage to Manaea.Conversely, the Cardinals should feel pretty good about having Kyle Gibson on the bump. He's done a great job of eating innings this season and has induced a ton of ground balls into an improved defense.His numbers are trending upward as well. He's allowed just one run in three straight starts, and right-handed bats - of which the Mets have many - own a .271 xwOBA against him in that span.Look for a pitching advantage to translate into a win for the Redbirds.Bet: Cardinals (-125)Angels (+125) @ Pirates (-145)The Angels have completely fallen apart of late. They own a 2-8 record over the past 10 games and recently lost their best player, Mike Trout, to injury.Meanwhile, the Pirates own a 3-7 record over the same span and have plated two runs or fewer in six of the last seven.Sounds like the perfect time for an under, right? Wrong! I see value in backing the offenses in this game.Tyler Anderson owns a .367 xwOBA over his last five starts, ranking him ahead of only Alex Wood and Michael Soroka among today's projected pitchers. That's not the company you want to be keeping.The Pirates have also hit lefties fairly well this season. They sit ninth in xwOBA versus left-handed pitching and have posted better-than-average numbers in terms of batting average, walk rate, and barrel percentage. They should be able to generate some offense against a guy who's pitched above his head all season long.I also like the Angels to chip in offensively against Mitch Keller. He's allowed at least two runs in every start this season and given up four-plus in four of seven games. He's giving up plenty of hard contact - his line-drive rate is nearly 10% higher than average over the past month - and walking a lot of batters, to boot. That's not a good way to keep runs off the board.I think we see both teams contribute a few runs en route to a decently high-scoring game.Bet: Over 7.5 runs (-125)Jack Flaherty: Under 1.5 walks Flaherty's control has been excellent this season. He's walked multiple batters in only one of six starts thus far, doling out two free passes over 28 at-bats against a Twins team that ranks top-10 in xwOBA and walk rate since that matchup versus Flaherty.He's gone under the number in every other start, which includes games against the Athletics and Cardinals - two of the league's best teams at drawing walks against right-handed pitching.I don't think the Guardians will be able to test Flaherty's ability to control the zone and avoid walks.Only six teams have generated walks at a lesser rate than the Guardians this season. That likely stems from their swing-heavy approach, with the team sitting fifth in swing rate versus righties this season.It's easier to avoid walks when your opponent's offense is built on generating contact and hoping the ball lands in a favorable spot.Expect another clean outing from Flaherty.Odds: -120 (playable to -140)Todd Cordell is a sports betting writer at theScore. You can follow him on X at @ToddCordell.Copyright © 2024 Score Media Ventures Inc. All rights reserved. Certain content reproduced under license.

Find year-round coverage of betting news and insights for all sports by visiting our Betting section and subscribing to push notifications.We are off to a poor start to the week with MLB, but we have a jam-packed 15-game slate to pick from as we try to get back on track.Let's dive into a few plays that stand out from the rest.Zack Wheeler: Under 1.5 walksWheeler's a machine when it comes to limiting walks. Since the beginning of the 2022 campaign, he's gone under this number in 54 of 75 starts. That equates to an absurd 72% success rate.We've seen a spike in his walks lately, but all the underlying metrics suggest that's just a blip on the radar.Even if you isolate the last three games in which he recorded nine combined walks and throw the rest of his season data out the window, Wheeler has still thrown balls at a below-average rate. The 33-year-old's strike rates are also even better against right-handed batters, which he'll see many versus the Angels.Los Angeles isn't great at generating walks. The Angels sit 26th in walk rate against righties this season, and six of the past eight starters they've faced have avoided issuing multiple walks.With Wheeler facing a righty-heavy team that doesn't walk a lot, this is a great spot for him to get back on track.Odds: -135 (playable to -150)Corbin Burnes: Under 6.5 strikeoutsThe Yankees are nightmare fuel for right-handed starting pitchers. They rank second in xwOBA and walk percentage and lead the league in homers versus righties.New York also strikes out less than 20% of the time, which is hard to believe considering all the power in its lineup.Making matters worse for opposing pitchers is the team's consistency. The Yankees play with the same plate discipline every game.That's why not a single opposing right-handed starter has recorded seven strikeouts in a contest against New York this season.The Yankees have faced 21 right-handed starters in 2024, including Kevin Gausman (twice), Chris Bassitt, Zac Gallen, Merrill Kelly, Grayson Rodriguez, and Zach Eflin. And New York didn't allow one of those guys to record seven Ks.Burnes has posted six strikeouts or fewer in five straight starts. He's also posted worse numbers against lefties and will have to deal with multiple good ones in Juan Soto, Anthony Rizzo, and potentially Alex Verdugo (if he returns from paternity leave).I don't see this being a spot where Burnes flips the script and puts forth a ceiling performance.Odds: -140 (playable to -160)Yoshinobu Yamamoto: Over 5.5 strikeoutsThe Diamondbacks are generally a tough opponent to strike out, but their play has dipped lately, particularly against right-handed pitching.Last week versus Arizona, Logan Gilbert and George Kirby combined for 21 Ks over a two-game span, and pitchers Kyle Gibson (six strikeouts) and Lance Lynn (seven) put forth ceiling performances.Yamamoto struck out better than 33% of the batters he faced in April. He's also above 30% against righties and lefties, so it doesn't much matter how the Diamondbacks construct their lineup against him.It's also worth noting that Yamamoto has gone over this number in four consecutive starts, coinciding with his pitch count rising above 80.He's fully stretched out now and routinely throwing 90-plus pitches. With such electric stuff, six strikeouts isn't much to ask.Odds: +115 (playable to -115)Todd Cordell is a sports betting writer at theScore. You can follow him on X at @ToddCordell.Copyright © 2024 Score Media Ventures Inc. All rights reserved. Certain content reproduced under license.