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Total Base Race – St. Louis Cardinals/Colorado Rockies
The St. Louis Cardinals get an elite matchup against Chi Chi Gonzalez tonight. He has struggled with a 6.06 xFIP and a 6.45 SIERA through 10 games (9 starts) this season. He has been at his worst against left-handed batters, allowing them to hit for a .296 average with a .549 slugging percentage and a .411 wOBA. He has also given up a .266/.468/.333 line to right-handed batters. Furthermore, Gonzalez has allowed his opponents to post a .386/.659/.463 line against him in Colorado this season. Paul Goldschmidt is hitting for a .273 average with a .424 slugging percentage and a .866 OPS over his last 10 games. He owns four extra-base hits over that span, as well. Goldschmidt has also posted 50% hard hit and 36% fly ball rates with a 93 MPH exit velocity over the last 15 days. He has been at his best against left-handed pitching, but he has found plenty of success against righties in 2019, as well. Kolten Wong is a player that has been at his best against right-handed pitching, bringing 0.022 wOBA and 0.033 ISO differentials against righties into this game. He has also been on fire recently, posting a .342 average with a .553 slugging percentage and a .957 OPS over his last 10 games. He possesses five extra-base hits in those contests, as well. Surprisingly, he only enters this game with 35% hard hit and 22% fly ball rates to go along with a 90 MPH exit velocity over the last 15 days. Michael Wacha will be taking the mound for St. Louis tonight. He has recorded a 4.83 xFIP and a 5.06 SIERA through 25 games (20 starts). Wacha has also been a reverse splits pitcher, allowing right-handed batters to hit for a .309 average with a .537 slugging percentage and a .375 wOBA. He has given up a .292/.525/.373 line to his opponents on the road, as well. Story has been at his best in Colorado, where he’s hitting for a .331 average with a .661 slugging percentage and a 1.059 OPS through 64 games. He boasts 41 extra-base hits (20 home runs) in those games, as well. Story has also posted 31% hard hit and 36% fly ball rates with a 92 MPH exit velocity over the last 15 days. He enters this game with 0.031 wOBA and 0.089 ISO differentials against right-handed pitching, as well.
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