Atlanta Braves vs St. Louis Cardinals Prediction, 8/28/2022 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Atlanta Braves vs St. Louis Cardinals

Date: Sunday, August 28, 2022

Location: Busch Stadium in St. Louis, MO

TV: Bally Sports Midwest

Busch Stadium is where the St. Louis Cardinals (71-53) will attempt to defeat the Atlanta Braves (78-48) on Sunday. The starting pitchers will be Jake Odorizzi and Adam Wainwright.

As a unit, the Atlanta Braves are earning 4.9 runs per game, which ranks them 3rd in the league. They are sitting with 622 runs while holding a team on-base percentage of .317. The Braves have hit 235 two-baggers as a team and have hit 190 baseballs out of the park. They have amassed 593 runs batted in as well as 1,084 hits on the season, and their batting average comes in at .252. Atlanta has a slugging % of .444 and have struck out 1,166 times, while taking a walk on 368 occasions.

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The Braves hold a team earned run average of 3.53 over the course of the season (5th in MLB), and the staff has struck out 1,210 batters. Their pitching staff has walked 391 opposing batters and their FIP sits at 3.42 as a unit this season. They have accumulated a K/BB ratio of 3.09 and their pitching staff has a collective WHIP of 1.21. Braves pitchers have allowed 110 home runs in addition to 487 total runs (7th in MLB).

The Braves have sent 392 relievers to the hill this season. The relief pitchers have inherited 156 base runners this year with 33.3% of those runners ended up scoring. They have accumulated 43 saves this year and have blown 22 of their 65 chances to save the game. The Braves relief pitchers have recorded a save rate of 66.2% and has entered the game in 144 save situations. The relief pitchers have a total of 76 holds so far this year (8th in baseball). Braves pitchers have entered the contest with players on base 108 times and also have had 141 appearances in high leverage situations.

The Braves have converted 69.6% of baseballs in play into outs out of 10,173 innings on the diamond, which ranks them 17th in professional baseball. The Atlanta Braves have a total of 3,391 putouts this season, in addition to 1,088 assists and 56 errors. Their fielding rate is holding steady at .988 which has them sitting 5th in MLB, and have a total of 87 double plays.

Odorizzi (73-68 mark in his career) holds a FIP of 4.15 while he has gone up against 5,156 opposing hitters in the majors. He has allowed 1,109 hits (8.1 hits per 9 innings) and has had 415 walks. His earned run average is 3.95 (538 ER's allowed) and his career WHIP is 1.242. Odorizzi has pitched in 1,226 innings and has tallied 1,147 punch outs in his pro baseball career.

The St. Louis Cardinals have an OBP of .330 as well as a batting average of .259 on the season. They have struck out on 966 instances (25th in MLB) and are sitting with 1,103 base knocks. St. Louis has compiled 151 long balls for the season to go along with 584 runs batted in. The Cardinals hold a slugging percentage of .427 and they earn 4.87 runs per contest (4th in baseball). They have recorded 221 two-baggers, while walking 409 times as well as putting up 609 runs.

The Cardinals have a WHIP of 1.242 and have a FIP of 3.98 as a pitching staff this season. They are currently ranked 16th in the league as a staff in total hits allowed with 1,000. The St. Louis pitching staff have yielded 489 runs so far this season and come in with a team ERA of 3.78 (464 earned runs conceded). Their K/BB ratio comes in at 2.46 (912 strikeouts against 371 bases on balls). They have surrendered 116 long balls and they yield 3.99 runs per 9 innings (8th in the league).

Sitting with 98 save situations, the Cardinals have accrued 55 holds and also 15 blown saves. St. Louis has had relief pitchers enter the game in 43 save chances and they have tallied 28 saves. Their relief pitchers have stepped onto the hill 102 times in high leverage situations and also on 121 occasions with runners on. St. Louis relief pitchers have an inherited score rate of 33.2% out of 187 inherited base runners. They are ranked 15th in the league with a save percentage of 65.1%, and they have sent 352 bullpen pitchers to the hill on the year.

The St. Louis Cardinals have gotten 132 double plays and have a fielding percentage of .989 (2nd in professional baseball). The Cardinals have 1,311 assists, 53 errors and have accounted for 3,314 putouts on the season. Out of their 9,942 innings on the diamond, the Cardinals have accumulated a efficiency on defense of 70.9% (5th in baseball).

During his pro baseball career, Wainwright has surrendered 2,374 hits while he has totaled 2,130 strikeouts in 2,532 frames. He has surrendered a total of 939 earned runs while earning a WHIP of 1.208 and a FIP of 3.4. His strikeout to walk ratio is 3.11 and he has faced 10,467 hitters during his MLB career. Wainwright (193-114 record in his career) holds a 3.34 ERA while allowing 8.4 hits per nine innings.

Who will win tonight's MLB game against the spread or moneyline?

Tony Sink's Pick: Take St. Louis

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