New York Mets vs St. Louis Cardinals Prediction, 4/1/2022 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: New York Mets vs St. Louis Cardinals

Date: Friday, April 1, 2022

Location: Roger Dean Chevrolet Stadium in Sarasota, FL

TV: MLBTV

Dakota Hudson and the St. Louis Cardinals (90-72 last year, 2nd in NL Central) host the New York Mets (77-85 last season, 3rd in NL East) at Roger Dean Chevrolet Stadium on Friday.

The Mets earned 228 two-baggers as a team and hit 176 balls out of the stadium. New York had a slugging percentage of .390 and struck out 1,392 times, while taking a walk on 495 occasions. As a squad, the New York Mets scored 3.9 runs per contest, which was 27th in MLB. They accounted for 604 runs batted in and 1,242 base knocks last season, and their average at the plate was at .238. They had a total of 636 runs while holding a team OBP of .314.

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The Mets finished with a team ERA of 3.90 in the previous season (9th in baseball), and the staff rung up 1,453 hitters. They walked 475 opposing players and their FIP finished at 4.03 as a squad in the prior season. They accrued a K/BB ratio of 3.06 and their pitching staff earned a collective WHIP of 1.23. Mets pitchers yielded 190 home runs and 668 runs (9th in the league).

Mets relief pitchers entered the game with runners on 132 times and also had 175 outings in high leverage situations. The bullpen accumulated 77 holds over the course of last season (17th in MLB). The Mets bullpen compiled a save rate of 58.6% and stepped onto the hill in 149 save situations. They accumulated 41 saves over the course of last season and blew 29 of their 70 save opportunities. The relievers inherited 193 base runners over the course of last year and 34.2% of them crossed home plate. The Mets had dispatched 543 relief pitchers to the mound for the prior year.

The New York Mets amassed 4,138 putouts in the previous season, in addition to 1,312 assists and 95 errors. Their fielding percentage was at .983 which ranked 25th in professional baseball, and they turned 121 double plays. The Mets converted 1 of balls hit into play into outs out of 16th innings on the field, which had them sitting in pro baseball 1241400.0%.

deGrom has thrown 1,261 frames and has earned 1,505 strikeouts during his pro baseball career. His earned run average is 2.50 (350 earned runs allowed) and he has a WHIP of 1.011. He has conceded 981 hits (7.0 hits per 9 innings) and has 295 walks. deGrom (77-53 mark in his career) has a FIP of 2.64 while he has faced 4,978 opposing hitters in the majors.

St. Louis hit 198 home runs for the prior year to go along with 678 RBIs. They hit 261 doubles, while walking 478 times and putting up 706 runs. The St. Louis Cardinals tallied an OBP of .313 as well as a team batting average of .244 in the prior season. The Cardinals held a team SLG% of .412 and they had an average of 4.36 runs per contest (20th in baseball). They were rung up on 1,341 occasions (24th in MLB) and had 1,303 hits.

The St. Louis pitching staff relinquished 672 runs for the prior year while holding a team ERA of 3.98 (626 earned runs allowed). They surrendered 152 dingers and they relinquished 4.27 runs per 9 innings (10th in MLB). The Cardinals had a team WHIP of 1.300 and were the owners of a FIP of 4.30 as a staff last year. Their strikeout to walk ratio was 2.01 (1,225 strikeouts vs 608 walks). They ranked 6th in MLB as a staff in total hits conceded with 1,234.

St. Louis called on relief pitchers to take the mound in 71 save chances and they earned 50 saves. They were ranked 1st in MLB holding a save rate of 70.4%, and they dispatched 557 relief pitchers onto the field last season. Their relievers came in 166 times in high leverage situations and also on 167 occasions with runners on. St. Louis relief pitchers held an inherited score percentage of 37.4% out of 273 inherited runners. Finishing with 182 save situations, the Cardinals had 108 holds in addition to 21 blown saves.

St. Louis Cardinals twisted 137 double plays and had a fielding percentage of .986 (13th in pro baseball). The Cardinals had 1,513 assists, 84 errors and had 4,251 putouts last season. In 12,753 innings played, the Cardinals had a efficiency on defense of 71.4% (2nd in professional baseball).

Hudson (24-10 career win-loss record) has earned a 3.14 earned run average while giving up 7.6 hits per nine innings. He has a strikeout to walk ratio of 1.60 and he has faced 1,060 batters in his pro baseball career. He has conceded a total of 87 earned runs while holding a WHIP of 1.322 and having a FIP of 4.7. In his pro baseball career, Hudson has given up 210 hits while he has earned 192 strikeouts in 249 innings pitched.

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take St. Louis

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