Colorado Rockies vs St. Louis Cardinals Prediction, 8/18/2022 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Colorado Rockies vs St. Louis Cardinals

Date: Thursday, August 18, 2022

Location: Busch Stadium in St. Louis, MO

TV: Bally Sports Midwest

Odds/Point Spread: Colorado (+175) St. Louis (-205)

Busch Stadium is the location where the St. Louis Cardinals (64-51) will play the Colorado Rockies (51-67) on Thursday. The moneyline on this contest has the Rockies at +175 while the Cardinals are priced at -205. The total is 8. The expected starting pitchers will be Antonio Senzatela and Adam Wainwright.

As a unit, the Colorado Rockies are putting up 4.5 runs per game, which has them sitting at 9th in baseball. They are sitting with 536 runs while holding a team on-base percentage of .325. The Rockies have recorded 215 two-baggers as a unit and have smacked 105 balls out of the park. They have accumulated 511 runs batted in as well as 1,065 hits so far this year, and their team batting average sits at .263. Colorado has a slugging % of .406 and have been called out on strikes 919 times, while drawing a walk on 344 occasions.

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Rockies pitchers have allowed 132 home runs and 636 runs in total (29th in MLB). They have walked 392 batters and their FIP sits at 4.45 as a unit on the season. They have accrued a K/BB ratio of 2.08 and their pitching staff holds a WHIP of 1.46. The Rockies hold a team earned run average of 5.01 this year (28th in MLB), and the staff has struck out 816 batters.

The Rockies relievers have recorded a save percentage of 71.1% and has entered the game in 92 save situations. The bullpen pitchers have inherited 154 runners for the year with 34.4% of them ended up scoring. Rockies pitchers have entered the contest with runners on 94 times in addition to having 131 appearances in high leverage situations. The Rockies have sent 364 relievers to the hill so far this season. The relievers have tallied 47 holds for the season (27th in the league). They have recorded 32 saves so far this season and have blown 13 of their 45 chances to get a save.

The Rockies have transformed 67.1% of balls hit into play into outs out of their 9,354 innings on the diamond, which has them ranked 30th in professional baseball. The Colorado Rockies are sitting with 3,118 putouts this season, as well as 1,191 assists and 79 errors. Their fielding percentage is holding steady at .982 which has them sitting 28th in the majors, and they have twisted 123 double plays.

Senzatela has thrown 670 frames and has racked up 445 K's so far in his MLB career. His earned run average is 4.82 (359 ER's allowed) and he has a career WHIP of 1.441. He has surrendered 759 hits (10.2 hits per 9 innings) and has 207 walks. Senzatela (39-41 career mark) has a FIP of 4.38 and he has faced 2,911 hitters during his time in the majors.

The Cardinals have a team slugging percentage of .417 and they earn 4.70 runs per contest (5th in baseball). They have recorded 197 two-baggers, while taking a walk 370 times and putting up 541 runs. St. Louis has accumulated 136 home runs this year as well as 520 RBIs. They have struck out on 892 occasions (26th in MLB) and have accounted for 987 hits. The St. Louis Cardinals have accumulated a team OBP of .324 and a team batting average of .253 on the year.

The Cardinals have a team WHIP of 1.267 in addition to having a FIP of 4.07 as a team on the campaign. They come in at 15th in the league as a staff in total hits relinquished with 939. The St. Louis pitching staff have yielded 461 runs so far this season and come in with a team ERA of 3.90 (440 earned runs conceded). Their K/BB ratio sits at 2.43 (849 strikeouts vs 349 walks). They have surrendered 114 long balls and they allow 4.08 runs per 9 innings (9th in the league).

St. Louis has called on relievers to enter the game in 42 save opportunities and they have tallied 27 saves. They are ranked 15th in MLB holding a save percentage of 64.3%, and they have sent 332 bullpen pitchers to the mound so far this year. Their relief pitchers have stepped onto the hill 95 times in high leverage situations and also on 113 occasions with runners on base. St. Louis relievers hold an inherited score percentage of 35.2% out of 176 inherited base runners. Sitting with 93 save situations, the Cardinals have earned 51 holds and 15 blown saves.

Out of their 9,150 innings on the field, the Cardinals hold a defensive efficiency of 70.5% (7th in professional baseball). The St. Louis Cardinals have gotten 124 double plays and hold a fielding percentage of .990 (2nd in professional baseball). The Cardinals have 1,198 assists, 45 errors and have 3,050 putouts during this campaign.

In his career, Wainwright has surrendered 2,366 base hits while totaling 2,120 K's in 2,519 frames. Wainwright (192-113 career mark) is the owner of a 3.35 earned run average and has given up 8.5 hits per nine innings. He has conceded a total of 937 earned runs while earning a WHIP of 1.209 and being the owner of a FIP of 3.4. He has a K/BB ratio of 3.12 and he has gone up against 10,416 hitters in his pro baseball career.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Colorado (+175)

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