Miami Marlins vs St. Louis Cardinals Prediction, 6/29/2022 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Miami Marlins vs St. Louis Cardinals

Date: Wednesday, June 29, 2022

Location: Busch Stadium in St. Louis, MO

TV: Bally Sports Midwest

Odds/Point Spread: Miami (-105) St. Louis (-115)

The St. Louis Cardinals (42-34) will take on the Miami Marlins (33-39) at Busch Stadium on Wednesday. The moneyline on this game has the Marlins at -105 and the Cardinals are coming in at -115. The total is set at 7.5. The starting pitchers are Sandy Alcantara and Andre Pallante.

The Marlins have accumulated 109 two-baggers as a squad and have hit 80 baseballs out of the park. Miami is slugging .398 and have been called out on strikes 639 times, while being walked on 208 occasions. As a squad, the Miami Marlins are notching 4.4 runs per game, which is 15th in the league. They have 301 RBI's and 595 hits on the year, while their batting average is at .245. They have accounted for 316 runs scored while having a team OBP of .311.

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The Marlins are sitting with a team ERA of 3.96 this season (17th in MLB), and the staff has struck out 629 batters. They have earned a strikeout to walk ratio of 2.70 and the pitching staff holds a collective WHIP of 1.27. Marlins pitchers have yielded 79 long balls in addition to 310 runs in total (14th in baseball). Their pitching staff has walked 233 players from the other team and their FIP comes in at 4.02 as a team on the season.

The Marlins bullpen have a save percentage of 59.3% and has stepped onto the mound in 65 save situations. The relief pitchers have inherited 97 runners over the course of the season and 35.1% of those players ended up scoring. Marlins relief pitchers have stepped onto the hill with runners on base 63 times as well as having 71 appearances in high leverage situations. The Marlins have dispatched 245 relievers to the mound so far this year. The bullpen have 36 holds over the course of the season (20th in the league). They have accumulated 16 saves on the season and have blown 11 out of their 27 chances to save the game.

The Marlins have converted 69.9% of balls in play into outs in their 5,688 innings on the diamond, ranking them 13th in pro baseball. The Miami Marlins have a total of 1,896 putouts at this point in the season, as well as 630 assists and 35 errors. Their fielding percentage sits at .986 which puts them in 9th in baseball, and they have turned 49 double plays.

Alcantara (27-37 career mark) is the owner of a FIP of 3.86 while he has gone up against 2,440 hitters in the majors. He has surrendered 492 base hits (7.5 hits per nine innings) and has had 203 walks. His ERA is 3.21 (212 ER's allowed) and his WHIP is 1.171. Alcantara has thrown 593 innings and is sitting with 525 strikeouts in his MLB career.

The St. Louis Cardinals have an on-base percentage of .321 in addition to a team batting average of .254 on the campaign. They have been called out on strikes on 584 occasions (23rd in MLB) and have earned 659 hits. St. Louis has compiled 82 home runs this year as well as 347 RBIs. The Cardinals have a team SLG% of .408 and they are recording 4.80 runs per contest (5th in the league). They have 132 doubles, while walking 237 times and scoring 365 runs.

The Cardinals are sitting with a team WHIP of 1.280 with a FIP of 4.16 as a pitching staff on the year. They are currently ranked 20th in baseball as a pitching staff in total hits surrendered with 616. The St. Louis pitching staff have relinquished 296 runs this season while holding a team ERA of 3.77 (282 earned runs yielded). Their K/BB ratio comes in at 2.25 (553 strikeouts against 246 bases on balls). They have allowed 74 long balls and they concede 3.96 runs per 9 innings (6th in the league).

St. Louis relievers hold an inherited score percentage of 32.2% out of their 115 inherited runners. Their bullpen pitchers have come in 54 times in high leverage situations in addition to 74 occasions with base runners. With 56 save situations, the Cardinals have 31 holds in addition to 8 blown saves. They are currently ranked 12th in baseball holding a save rate of 68.0%, and they have dispatched 224 relievers to the mound for the year. St. Louis has had relievers take the mound in 25 save opportunities and they have tallied 17 saves.

The St. Louis Cardinals have gotten 81 double plays and hold a fielding percentage of .989 (4th in the majors). The Cardinals have accrued 796 assists, 31 errors and have accumulated 2,021 putouts on the season. Out of their 6,063 innings on the diamond, the Cardinals hold a defensive efficiency of 70.8% (10th in pro baseball).

During his pro baseball career, Pallante has given up 46 hits while he has accumulated 31 K's in 48 frames. He has given up 11 ER's while earning a WHIP of 1.377 and having a FIP of 4.3. He has a strikeout to walk ratio of 1.48 and he has faced 206 hitters in his pro baseball career. Pallante (2-3 career win-loss mark) is the owner of a 2.03 ERA while surrendering 8.5 hits per nine innings.

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Miami (-105)

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