Philadelphia Phillies vs St. Louis Cardinals Prediction, 7/11/2022 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Philadelphia Phillies vs St. Louis Cardinals

Date: Monday, July 11, 2022

Location: Busch Stadium in St. Louis, MO

TV: Bally Sports Midwest

The St. Louis Cardinals (44-40) welcome the Philadelphia Phillies (43-39) at Busch Stadium on Monday. The pitchers who are expected to start will be Aaron Nola and Miles Mikolas.

The Phillies have accumulated 131 two-baggers as a squad and have smacked 108 baseballs out of the park. Philadelphia has a slugging rate of .420 and have been called out on strikes 693 times, while being walked on 269 occasions. As a team, the Philadelphia Phillies are notching 4.9 runs per game, which is 3rd in MLB. They have 379 RBI's and 692 base knocks over the course of the season, while their team batting average is sitting at .248. They have racked up 398 runs scored while holding a team OBP of .317.

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Phillies pitchers have relinquished 78 home runs in addition to 343 runs in total (15th in baseball). Their pitching staff has walked 247 hitters and their FIP comes in at 3.69 as a team for the year. They have earned a strikeout to walk ratio of 2.94 and the pitching staff has a collective WHIP of 1.23. The Phillies are sitting with a team earned run average of 3.81 for the year (11th in the league), and the staff has rung up 727 batters.

The Phillies bullpen have a save rate of 66.7% and has stepped onto the mound in 72 save situations. The relief pitchers have inherited 127 runners so far this season and 34.6% of those players crossed the plate. Phillies pitchers have entered the game with opponents on base 85 times in addition to having 81 appearances in high leverage situations. The Phillies have dispatched 271 relief pitchers to the hill this year. The relief pitchers have 44 holds this season (16th in the league). They have 18 saves on the year and have blown 9 out of their 27 save opportunities.

The Phillies have converted 69.5% of baseballs in play into outs out of 6,570 innings on the field, ranking them 18th in professional baseball. The Philadelphia Phillies have a tally of 2,190 putouts thus far, in addition to 725 assists and 41 errors. Their fielding rate sits at .986 which puts them in 11th in MLB, and have earned 62 double plays.

Nola (72-55 career mark) holds a FIP of 3.37 while he has faced 4,646 opposing batters in the major leagues. He has surrendered 976 base hits (7.7 hits per nine innings) and has had 312 free passes. His earned run average is 3.62 (457 ER's allowed) and he has a career WHIP of 1.135. Nola has taken the hill for 1,134 innings and has totaled 1,265 strikeouts in his pro baseball career.

St. Louis is sitting with 90 home runs on the campaign and 369 runs batted in. They have tallied 142 doubles, while getting a free base 259 times as well as scoring 387 runs. The St. Louis Cardinals have accounted for an OBP of .320 in addition to a batting average of .252 over the course of the season. The Cardinals have a slugging percentage of .406 and they tally 4.61 runs per outing (9th in MLB). They have been called out on strikes on 649 occasions (22nd in baseball) and have recorded 722 hits.

The St. Louis pitching staff have given up 334 runs for the season while having a team ERA of 3.87 (318 earned runs yielded). They have relinquished 83 homers and they relinquish 4.06 runs per 9 innings (11th in the league). The Cardinals have a team WHIP of 1.281 and are the owners of a FIP of 4.13 as a team so far this season. Their strikeout to walk ratio is 2.31 (609 strikeouts against 264 walks). They come in at 19th in the league as a staff in total hits allowed with 684.

St. Louis relief pitchers hold an inherited score percentage of 32.5% out of their 123 inherited runners. Their bullpen pitchers have come in 61 times in high leverage situations in addition to 80 occasions with runners on base. With 63 save situations, the Cardinals have compiled 35 holds in addition to 10 blown saves. They are currently ranked 14th in baseball holding a save rate of 64.3%, and they have dispatched 246 bullpen pitchers to the hill on the season. St. Louis has had bullpen pitchers enter the contest in 28 save opportunities and they have walked away with 18 saves.

In 6,666 innings played, the Cardinals have accumulated a defensive efficiency of 70.6% (11th in MLB). The St. Louis Cardinals have gotten 90 double plays and hold a fielding percentage of .989 (3rd in baseball). The Cardinals have recorded 876 assists, 35 errors and have accounted for 2,222 putouts on the campaign.

In his MLB career, Mikolas has allowed 601 base knocks and he has 466 punch outs in 626 innings pitched. He has conceded a total of 255 earned runs while holding a WHIP of 1.163 and being the owner of a FIP of 3.9. His K/BB ratio is 3.64 and he has faced 2,586 batters so far in his pro baseball career. Mikolas (38-34 career win-loss mark) has earned a 3.66 earned run average while surrendering 8.6 hits per nine innings.

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Philadelphia

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