Cincinnati Reds vs St. Louis Cardinals Prediction, 6/11/2022 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Cincinnati Reds vs St. Louis Cardinals

Date: Saturday, June 11, 2022

Location: Busch Stadium in St. Louis, MO

TV: Bally Sports Midwest

Odds/Point Spread: Cincinnati (+155) St. Louis (-180)

The Cincinnati Reds (20-37) are hitting the road to Busch Stadium on Saturday where they will attempt to beat the St. Louis Cardinals (32-26). The odds on this game have the Reds at +155 and the Cardinals are opening at -180. The total is set at 8. The men taking the mound are Hunter Greene and Adam Wainwright.

As a team, the Cincinnati Reds are recording 4.4 runs per outing, which puts them at 15th in baseball. They have accumulated 252 runs scored while holding a team OBP of .307. The Reds have hit 91 two-baggers as a squad and have hit 56 balls out of the stadium. They have recorded 245 runs batted in in addition to 440 hits on the season, while their average at the plate is sitting at .237. Cincinnati has a slugging percentage of .380 and have been called out on strikes 485 times, while drawing a walk on 171 occasions.

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Reds pitchers have given up 76 home runs in addition to 306 runs in total (28th in baseball). They have walked 228 opposing batters and their FIP is 4.70 as a unit over the course of the season. They have a strikeout to walk ratio of 2.20 and their pitching staff has earned a collective WHIP of 1.43. The Reds have compiled a team ERA of 5.40 this year (30th in baseball), and their staff has rung up 502 batters.

The Reds relief pitchers have a save rate of 62.5% and has stepped onto the mound in 37 save situations. The relief pitchers have inherited 103 runners on the campaign and 41.7% of those players ended up scoring. Reds bullpen pitchers have entered the game with players on base 61 times in addition to having 44 appearances in high leverage situations. The Reds have sent 204 relief pitchers to the hill on the year. The relief pitchers have racked up 21 holds so far this year (28th in baseball). They have 10 saves this year and have blown 6 of their 16 save chances.

The Cincinnati Reds have notched a total of 1,476 putouts at this point in the season, as well as 420 assists and 26 errors. Their fielding rate is holding at .986 which ranks 12th in MLB, and they have twisted 33 double plays. The Reds have converted 68.9% of balls hit into play into outs out of 4,428 innings, ranking them 24th in the majors.

Greene has pitched in 55 innings and is sitting with 72 punch outs so far in his pro baseball career. Greene (3-7 career record) is the owner of a FIP of 5.43 and he has gone up against 241 opposing batters in the majors. His earned run average is 5.40 (33 ER's allowed) and he has a career WHIP of 1.345. He has conceded 50 base hits (8.2 hits per nine innings) with 24 free passes.

The Cardinals hold a team SLG% of .391 and they earn 4.74 runs per contest (6th in baseball). They have 97 doubles, while walking 186 times and scoring 275 runs. St. Louis has recorded 56 long balls for the year and 263 runs batted in. They have been called out on strikes on 434 occasions (25th in baseball) and have totaled 497 base knocks. The St. Louis Cardinals are sitting with an on-base percentage of .319 in addition to a batting average of .251 on the campaign.

The Cardinals have a team WHIP of 1.305 in addition to having a FIP of 4.23 as a staff for the year. Their strikeout to walk ratio sits at 2.25 (425 strikeouts against 189 free passes). They rank 23rd in baseball as a pitching staff in total hits surrendered with 482. They have yielded 59 long balls and they surrender 4.06 runs per 9 innings (8th in baseball). The St. Louis pitching staff have given up 232 runs this season while having a team ERA of 3.87 (221 earned runs relinquished).

St. Louis relievers hold an inherited score rate of 34.4% out of their 93 inherited runners. Their relief pitchers have taken the field 45 times in high leverage situations and on 60 occasions with base runners. Sitting with 42 save situations, the Cardinals have compiled 23 holds in addition to 6 blown saves. They are ranked 11th in baseball holding a save percentage of 68.4%, and they have dispatched 176 relief pitchers onto the field on the campaign. St. Louis has had relief pitchers enter the contest in 19 save opportunities and they have come away with 13 saves.

The St. Louis Cardinals have gotten 55 double plays and have a fielding percentage of .988 (3rd in pro baseball). The Cardinals have 601 assists, 25 errors and have earned 1,544 putouts this year. In their 4,632 innings played, the Cardinals have a defensive efficiency of 70.4% (12th in the majors).

Wainwright (189-109 career mark) has earned a 3.34 earned run average while conceding 8.5 hits per 9 innings. He has a K/BB ratio of 3.10 and he has faced 10,098 opposing hitters during his career. He has given up a total of 905 ER's while holding a WHIP of 1.211 and having a FIP of 3.4. So far in his pro baseball career, Wainwright has allowed 2,293 base knocks while he has tallied 2,052 strikeouts in 2,441 innings pitched.

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Cincinnati (+155)

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