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

Game: Philadelphia Phillies vs St. Louis Cardinals

Date: Sunday, July 10, 2022

Location: Busch Stadium in St. Louis, MO

TV: Bally Sports Midwest

Odds/Point Spread: Philadelphia (+120) St. Louis (-140)

The Philadelphia Phillies (45-39) are traveling to Busch Stadium on Sunday where they will attempt to defeat the St. Louis Cardinals (45-41). The odds on this game have Philadelphia at +120 while St. Louis is coming in at -140. The betting total is set at 8.5. The pitchers expected to start will be Cristopher Sanchez and Andre Pallante.

The Phillies have compiled 134 two-baggers as a unit and have hit 111 baseballs out of the stadium. Philadelphia has a slugging percentage of .421 and have struck out 706 times, while being walked on 272 occasions. As a unit, the Philadelphia Phillies are recording 4.8 runs per contest, which has them at 3rd in MLB. They have accrued 386 RBI's as well as 705 hits on the year, and their team batting average sits at .247. They have notched a total of 405 runs and have an on-base percentage of .316.

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The Phillies hold a team earned run average of 3.75 so far this year (10th in the league), and they have struck out 744 hitters. They have accrued a K/BB ratio of 2.98 and their pitching staff has a collective WHIP of 1.22. Phillies pitchers have given up 78 long balls and also 346 total runs (11th in baseball). Their pitching staff has walked 250 batters and their FIP is 3.64 as a team on the season.

The Phillies relief pitchers have a save rate of 69.0% and stepped onto the hill in 77 save situations. The relief pitchers have inherited 127 base runners this season and 34.6% of those players crossed the plate. Phillies pitchers have stepped onto the hill with runners on base 85 times as well as having 84 appearances in high leverage situations. The Phillies have dispatched 277 relief pitchers to the hill over the course of the season. The relief pitchers have a total of 47 holds over the course of the season (13th in MLB). They have compiled 20 saves this season and have missed out on 9 of their 29 chances to save the game.

The Philadelphia Phillies have 2,244 putouts at this point in the season, in addition to 740 assists and 41 errors. Their fielding percentage is holding steady at .986 which ranks 10th in MLB, and have accumulated 62 double plays. The Phillies have turned 69.6% of baseballs in play into outs out of 6,732 innings, which has them sitting at 17th in baseball.

Sanchez (2-1 win-loss record in his career) holds a FIP of 4.12 while he has faced 144 opposing hitters during his time in the majors. He has given up 30 hits (8.1 hits per 9 innings) and has had 15 walks. His ERA is 4.05 (15 earned runs allowed) and his career WHIP is 1.350. Sanchez has taken the hill for 33 innings and has earned 30 strikeouts in his career.

St. Louis has recorded 90 HRs on the season to go along with 372 RBIs. They have put up 144 doubles, while getting a free base 264 times and scoring 390 runs. The St. Louis Cardinals hold an on-base percentage of .318 in addition to a batting average of .251 this year. The Cardinals have a team slugging % of .401 and they are scoring 4.53 runs per contest (12th in baseball). They have been called out on strikes on 673 occasions (22nd in the league) and have totaled 736 hits.

The Cardinals hold a team WHIP of 1.272 with a FIP of 4.13 as a unit so far this season. Their strikeout to walk ratio is 2.31 (624 strikeouts vs 270 walks). They are currently ranked 19th in the league as a pitching staff in total hits conceded with 697. They have conceded 86 dingers and they relinquish 4.00 runs per 9 innings (8th in the league). The St. Louis pitching staff have yielded 338 runs over the course of the season and come in with a team ERA of 3.80 (321 earned runs yielded).

St. Louis relief pitchers have an inherited score percentage of 32.3% of 124 inherited runners. Their relief pitchers have come in 65 times in high leverage situations in addition to 82 occasions with runners on. Sitting with 65 save situations, the Cardinals have earned 35 holds and also 11 blown saves. They sit at 14th in MLB holding a save percentage of 63.3%, and they have dispatched 251 relief pitchers onto the field so far this year. St. Louis has called on bullpen pitchers to step onto the mound in 30 save chances and they have walked away with 19 saves.

In their 6,846 innings on the diamond, the Cardinals hold a defensive efficiency of 70.9% (8th in baseball). The St. Louis Cardinals have gotten 93 double plays and have a fielding percentage of .989 (3rd in MLB). The Cardinals have recorded 906 assists, 35 errors and have amassed 2,282 putouts for the year.

During his career, Pallante has allowed 61 hits while earning 38 strikeouts in 59 innings pitched. He has conceded 20 ER's while earning a WHIP of 1.399 and having a FIP of 4.3. He has a strikeout to walk ratio of 1.73 and he has faced 253 batters during his career. Pallante (2-4 career record) has a 3.03 ERA while allowing 9.3 hits per nine innings.

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Philadelphia (+120)

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