Philadelphia Phillies vs St. Louis Cardinals Prediction, 10/7/2022 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Philadelphia Phillies vs St. Louis Cardinals

Date: Friday, October 7, 2022

Location: Busch Stadium in St. Louis, MO

TV: ABC

Odds/Point Spread: Philadelphia (-110) St. Louis (-110)

The Philadelphia Phillies (87-75) are en route to Busch Stadium on Friday where they will try to defeat the St. Louis Cardinals (93-69) in Game 1 of their series. The line on this contest has the Phillies at -110 and the Cardinals are sitting at -110. The total is 8. The expected starting pitchers are Zack Wheeler and Miles Mikolas.

Philadelphia has a slugging % of .422 and have struck out 1,363 times, while drawing a walk on 478 occasions. They have 719 runs batted in and 1,392 hits for the year, while their team batting average comes in at .253. The Phillies have tallied 255 two-baggers as a unit and have hit 205 baseballs out of the park. They have accumulated 747 runs scored while holding a team OBP of .317. As a squad, the Philadelphia Phillies are notching 4.6 runs per game, which ranks them 7th in baseball.

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Phillies pitchers have surrendered 150 home runs and 685 runs in total (15th in the league). Their pitching staff has walked 463 opposing hitters and their FIP sits at 3.60 as a squad so far this year. They have a K/BB ratio of 3.07 and the pitching staff has earned a collective WHIP of 1.26. The Phillies hold a team earned run average of 3.97 over the course of the season (18th in the league), and the staff has rung up 1,423 batters.

The Phillies have sent 516 relievers to the hill on the campaign. The relievers have inherited 197 runners for the year with 32.5% of them crossed the plate. They have compiled 42 saves this year and have blown 18 of 60 save opportunities. The Phillies bullpen have recorded a save percentage of 70.0% and has stepped onto the mound in 149 save situations. The relievers have a total of 88 holds for the season (13th in baseball). Phillies bullpen pitchers have entered the contest with runners on base 130 times in addition to having 149 appearances in high leverage situations.

The Philadelphia Phillies have accounted for 4,285 putouts this season, in addition to 1,416 assists and 69 errors. Their fielding percentage is at .988 which is 4th in professional baseball, and have a total of 129 double plays. The Phillies have converted 68.7% of balls hit into play into outs in their 12,855 innings on the diamond, which ranks them 25th in baseball.

Wheeler has thrown 1,186 frames and has totaled 1,189 K's in his career. Wheeler (74-57 career mark) holds a FIP of 3.38 while he has gone up against 4,927 opposing batters during his time in the majors. His earned run average is 3.42 (451 ER's allowed) and his WHIP is 1.203. He has given up 1,061 base knocks (8.0 hits per 9 innings) with 366 free passes.

The St. Louis Cardinals have an on-base percentage of .325 and a team batting average of .252 this year. They have been rung up on 1,226 occasions (26th in MLB) and have totaled 1,386 hits. St. Louis has hit 197 HRs this year as well as 739 RBIs. The Cardinals hold a team SLG% of .420 and they are scoring 4.77 runs per game (6th in MLB). They have tallied 290 doubles, while taking a walk 537 times and scoring 772 runs.

The Cardinals hold a team WHIP of 1.271 and have a FIP of 3.94 as a squad this season. They come in at 16th in baseball as a pitching staff in total hits relinquished with 1,335. The St. Louis pitching staff have allowed 637 runs on the campaign while holding a team ERA of 3.79 (605 earned runs relinquished). They currently have a K/BB ratio of 2.41 (1,177 strikeouts vs 489 free passes). They have conceded 146 long balls and they concede 3.99 runs per 9 innings (9th in baseball).

St. Louis bullpen pitchers hold an inherited score percentage of 34.0% of 241 inherited runners. Their bullpen pitchers have taken the field 133 times in high leverage situations and on 158 occasions with runners on. Sitting with 121 save situations, the Cardinals have earned 67 holds and also 17 blown saves. They are ranked 10th in the league with a save percentage of 68.5%, and they have sent 466 relievers onto the diamond on the year. St. Louis has called on relief pitchers to enter the contest in 54 save chances and they have come away with 37 saves.

The St. Louis Cardinals have gotten 181 double plays and hold a fielding percentage of .989 (1st in professional baseball). The Cardinals have recorded 1,701 assists, 66 errors and have earned 4,307 putouts for the season. Out of their 12,921 innings on the field, the Cardinals have earned a defensive efficiency of 70.2% (11th in baseball).

So far in his pro baseball career, Mikolas has given up 688 hits while totaling 536 strikeouts in 723 frames. Mikolas (45-40 win-loss record in his career) has earned a 3.70 ERA while allowing 8.6 hits per nine innings. He has surrendered a total of 297 ER's while earning a WHIP of 1.152 and a FIP of 4.0. He has a K/BB ratio of 3.70 and he has gone up against 2,969 opposing hitters in his pro baseball career.

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take St. Louis (-110)

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