Pittsburgh Pirates vs St. Louis Cardinals Prediction, 6/13/2022 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Pittsburgh Pirates vs St. Louis Cardinals

Date: Monday, June 13, 2022

Location: Busch Stadium in St. Louis, MO

TV: Bally Sports Midwest

The St. Louis Cardinals (34-26) are welcoming the Pittsburgh Pirates (24-33) at Busch Stadium on Monday. The pitchers taking the mound will be Mitch Keller and Packy Naughton.

The Pirates have recorded 76 doubles as a unit and have knocked 50 balls out of the stadium. Pittsburgh has a slugging % of .356 and have struck out 524 times, while taking a walk on 176 occasions. As a team, the Pittsburgh Pirates are putting up 3.4 runs per contest, which puts them at 28th in the league. They have amassed 183 runs batted in as well as 416 hits so far this year, while their team batting average sits at .224. They have accumulated 196 runs while holding a team OBP of .294.

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The Pirates have compiled a team earned run average of 4.46 for the year (26th in MLB), and the staff has rung up 460 batters. Their pitching staff has walked 207 opposing batters and their FIP is 4.16 as a unit this season. They have a strikeout to walk ratio of 2.22 and the pitching staff holds a collective WHIP of 1.37. Pirates pitchers have yielded 57 home runs and also 285 runs in total (26th in baseball).

The Pirates have sent 185 relievers to the hill on the campaign. The bullpen pitchers have inherited 90 base runners on the season and 35.6% of those players ended up scoring. They have earned 14 saves for the season and have missed out on 8 out of their 22 chances to get a save. The Pirates relief pitchers have a save percentage of 63.6% and has come into the game in 53 save situations. The relief pitchers have a total of 28 holds so far this season (20th in the league). Pirates pitchers have entered the game with opponents on base 58 times in addition to having 57 appearances in high leverage situations.

The Pirates have turned 68.8% of balls hit into play into outs out of their 4,500 innings, ranking them 24th in MLB. The Pittsburgh Pirates have a tally of 1,500 putouts so far this season, in addition to 507 assists and 43 errors. Their fielding percentage sits at .979 which puts them in 29th in pro baseball, and have a total of 44 double plays.

Keller (9-22 career mark) has a FIP of 4.34 and he has gone up against 1,006 batters in the major leagues. He has allowed 264 base knocks (10.8 hits per 9 innings) with 105 walks. His earned run average is 5.85 (143 ER's allowed) and he has a career WHIP of 1.677. Keller has taken the ball for 220 frames and has 217 K's thus far in his career.

The St. Louis Cardinals have recorded an on-base percentage of .319 and a team batting average of .250 on the season. They have struck out on 446 occasions (25th in the league) and are sitting with 510 hits. St. Louis has hit 57 home runs this year to go along with 268 RBIs. The Cardinals have a team slugging percentage of .389 and they tally 4.70 runs per game (7th in the league). They have notched 99 doubles, while taking a walk 193 times and scoring 282 runs.

The Cardinals have a WHIP of 1.302 with a FIP of 4.17 as a squad this year. Their strikeout to walk ratio is 2.26 (441 strikeouts against 195 bases on balls). They rank 23rd in the league as a staff in total hits conceded with 498. They have allowed 59 dingers and they concede 3.99 runs per 9 innings (6th in MLB). The St. Louis pitching staff have surrendered 236 runs on the year while holding a team ERA of 3.80 (225 earned runs conceded).

St. Louis bullpen pitchers hold an inherited score rate of 34.4% out of 93 inherited runners. Their relief pitchers have stepped onto the mound 45 times in high leverage situations and on 60 occasions with runners on. Sitting with 45 save situations, the Cardinals have tallied 25 holds and also 6 blown saves. They sit at 9th in the league with a save rate of 70.0%, and they have dispatched 181 relievers to the mound so far this season. St. Louis has called on relievers to step onto the mound in 20 save opportunities and they have earned 14 saves.

In their 4,794 innings on the diamond, the Cardinals hold a defensive efficiency of 70.4% (12th in MLB). The St. Louis Cardinals have turned 57 double plays and hold a fielding percentage of .989 (3rd in professional baseball). The Cardinals have 619 assists, 25 errors and have a tally of 1,598 putouts so far this season.

Naughton (0-6 win-loss record in his career) has a 6.06 earned run average while surrendering 11.1 hits per 9 innings. He has a strikeout to walk ratio of 1.60 and he has faced 164 batters in his pro baseball career. He has given up a total of 24 ER's while holding a WHIP of 1.654 and having a FIP of 5.0. In his MLB career, Naughton has surrendered 44 base hits while he has tallied 24 punch outs in 35 innings.

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take St. Louis

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