New York Yankees vs St. Louis Cardinals Prediction, 8/5/2022 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: New York Yankees vs St. Louis Cardinals

Date: Friday, August 5, 2022

Location: Busch Stadium in St. Louis, MO

TV: Bally Sports Midwest

The New York Yankees (70-36) are hitting the road to Busch Stadium on Friday where they will take on the St. Louis Cardinals (55-48). The pitchers taking the mound are Nestor Cortes Jr and Dakota Hudson.

New York has a slugging percentage of .448 and have struck out 891 times, while taking a walk on 421 occasions. They have 541 runs batted in in addition to 871 base knocks this year, and their team batting average is sitting at .245. The Yankees have compiled 152 two-baggers as a unit and have knocked 185 balls out of the stadium. They have accounted for 567 runs scored and have an OBP of .331. As a team, the New York Yankees are scoring 5.4 runs per outing, which has them sitting at 1st in MLB.

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Yankees pitchers have yielded 107 home runs and also 361 runs in total (3rd in baseball). They have walked 276 batters and their FIP is 3.53 as a unit this year. They have earned a strikeout to walk ratio of 3.52 and their pitching staff holds a WHIP of 1.11. The Yankees have a team ERA of 3.25 on the campaign (3rd in MLB), and the staff has rung up 972 hitters.

The Yankees relief pitchers have accumulated a save rate of 70.8% and has entered the game in 109 save situations. The relief pitchers have inherited 141 runners so far this year and 30.5% of those runners ended up crossing the plate. Yankees bullpen pitchers have entered the game with players on base 105 times and also have had 116 appearances in high leverage situations. The Yankees have dispatched 325 relief pitchers to the mound for the year. The relief pitchers have recorded 57 holds over the course of the season (13th in the league). They have compiled 34 saves this season and have blown 14 of their 48 save opportunities.

The Yankees have turned 71.9% of balls in play into outs out of 8,568 innings, which has them sitting at 3rd in pro baseball. The New York Yankees have notched a total of 2,856 putouts so far this season, in addition to 968 assists and 47 errors. Their fielding percentage is holding at .988 which is 5th in the majors, and they have twisted 65 double plays.

Cortes Jr has thrown 278 innings and has accumulated 294 strikeouts during his career. Cortes Jr (16-8 win-loss mark in his career) has a FIP of 4.44 while going up against 1,167 batters in the major leagues. His earned run average is 3.84 (119 ER's allowed) and he has a career WHIP of 1.234. He has allowed 257 base knocks (8.3 hits per 9 innings) and has 87 walks.

St. Louis is sitting with 116 long balls this year to go along with 456 RBIs. They have notched 174 two-baggers, while getting a free base 326 times and recording 477 runs. The St. Louis Cardinals have compiled a team on-base percentage of .321 and a team batting average of .252 on the year. The Cardinals have a team slugging % of .410 and they earn 4.63 runs per contest (7th in the league). They have struck out on 807 instances (24th in the league) and have notched a total of 883 base knocks.

The St. Louis pitching staff have relinquished 404 runs so far this season while having an ERA of 3.80 (384 earned runs surrendered). They have allowed 103 long balls and they surrender 4.00 runs per 9 innings (8th in baseball). The Cardinals hold a team WHIP of 1.260 and have a FIP of 4.12 as a pitching staff for the season. Their strikeout to walk ratio comes in at 2.39 (752 strikeouts against 314 free passes). They come in at 12th in baseball as a pitching staff in total hits allowed with 832.

St. Louis relief pitchers have an inherited score percentage of 32.9% out of their 158 inherited base runners. Their relievers have taken the field 80 times in high leverage situations and also on 102 occasions with runners on base. With 80 save situations, the Cardinals have compiled 44 holds in addition to 13 blown saves. They are currently ranked 17th in MLB holding a save percentage of 63.9%, and they have sent 302 bullpen pitchers to the hill this season. St. Louis has had bullpen pitchers enter the contest in 36 save opportunities and they have recorded 23 saves.

In 8,187 innings played, the Cardinals have earned a efficiency on defense of 70.8% (7th in professional baseball). The St. Louis Cardinals have turned 113 double plays and own a fielding percentage of .989 (2nd in pro baseball). The Cardinals have accrued 1,072 assists, 41 errors and have accumulated 2,729 putouts so far this year.

Hudson (30-16 win-loss mark in his career) is the owner of a 3.41 earned run average and has given up 7.8 hits per 9 innings. He has a K/BB ratio of 1.50 and he has gone up against 1,482 batters in his career. He has conceded 133 ER's while holding a WHIP of 1.332 and having a FIP of 4.7. In his pro baseball career, Hudson has surrendered 303 base hits while accumulating 246 punch outs in 350 frames.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take New York

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