San Diego Padres vs St. Louis Cardinals Prediction, 6/1/2022 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: San Diego Padres vs St. Louis Cardinals

Date: Wednesday, June 1, 2022

Location: Busch Stadium in St. Louis, MO

TV: Bally Sports Midwest

Odds/Point Spread: San Diego (-105) St. Louis (-115)

Busch Stadium is the site where the St. Louis Cardinals (27-21) will attempt to beat the San Diego Padres (30-18) on Wednesday. The line on this matchup has San Diego at -105 while St. Louis is priced at -115. The total is set at 8. The starting pitchers are Yu Darvish and Dakota Hudson.

San Diego has a slugging percentage of .356 and have been called out on strikes 405 times, while taking a walk on 177 occasions. They have recorded 195 runs batted in and 377 hits this year, while their average at the plate is .234. The Padres have hit 74 doubles as a unit and have hit 35 balls out of the park. They have earned 203 runs scored and have an on-base percentage of .315. As a unit, the San Diego Padres are compiling 4.2 runs per game, which puts them at 16th in MLB.

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Padres pitchers have relinquished 46 home runs in addition to 179 total runs (4th in MLB). Their pitching staff has walked 149 players from the other team and their FIP comes in at 3.64 as a squad so far this season. They have earned a K/BB ratio of 2.95 and the pitching staff has a collective WHIP of 1.14. The Padres have a team ERA of 3.44 so far this year (6th in baseball), and they have struck out 440 hitters.

Padres bullpen pitchers have gone to the mound with opponents on base 37 times as well as having 65 appearances in high leverage situations. The relievers have earned 32 holds on the season (10th in baseball). The Padres relief pitchers have recorded a save rate of 67.9% and has stepped onto the mound in 64 save situations. They have tallied 19 saves on the campaign and have missed out on 9 of 28 chances to save the game. The relievers have inherited 52 runners on the campaign with 50.0% of those runners ended up crossing the plate. The Padres have dispatched 147 relief pitchers to the hill on the campaign.

The San Diego Padres are sitting with 1,272 putouts over the course of the season, in addition to 427 assists and 16 errors. Their fielding percentage is at .991 which puts them in 1st in professional baseball, and have a total of 39 double plays. The Padres have transformed 72.4% of balls hit into play into outs out of their 3,816 innings on the field, which has them sitting 2nd in MLB.

Darvish has pitched in 1,346 innings and has racked up 1,635 K's during his MLB career. His earned run average is 3.57 (534 ER's allowed) and his WHIP is 1.149. He has allowed 1,091 hits (7.3 hits per nine innings) and has had 455 walks. Darvish (83-69 career mark) has a FIP of 3.48 and he has faced 5,546 opposing batters in the major leagues.

St. Louis has hit 47 home runs for the season and 221 runs batted in. They have recorded 84 two-baggers, while taking a walk 152 times and scoring 229 runs. The St. Louis Cardinals have compiled a team OBP of .322 as well as a batting average of .253 for the year. The Cardinals hold a team SLG% of .398 and they average 4.77 runs per game (6th in the league). They have struck out on 349 occasions (28th in the league) and have earned 413 base knocks.

The St. Louis pitching staff have surrendered 186 runs this year while having an ERA of 3.78 (178 earned runs yielded). They have conceded 50 homers and they yield 3.95 runs per 9 innings (8th in the league). The Cardinals have a WHIP of 1.278 in addition to having a FIP of 4.25 as a team over the course of the season. Their K/BB ratio comes in at 2.29 (355 strikeouts against 155 walks). They sit at 17th in MLB as a staff in total hits surrendered with 387.

St. Louis relief pitchers hold an inherited score percentage of 32.9% out of 79 inherited base runners. Their relievers have stepped onto the mound 35 times in high leverage situations and also on 52 occasions with base runners. Sitting with 36 save situations, the Cardinals have recorded 22 holds in addition to 3 blown saves. They are ranked 3rd in MLB with a save percentage of 78.6%, and they have dispatched 154 relief pitchers to the mound for the season. St. Louis has called on bullpen pitchers to enter the game in 14 save chances and they have walked away with 11 saves.

In 3,735 innings played, the Cardinals have a defensive efficiency of 71.1% (11th in baseball). The St. Louis Cardinals have gotten 47 double plays and have notched a fielding percentage of .986 (12th in MLB). The Cardinals have recorded 499 assists, 24 errors and have earned a total of 1,245 putouts so far this year.

In his pro baseball career, Hudson has given up 250 base knocks and he has 217 punch outs in 294 innings. He has surrendered 103 ER's while holding a WHIP of 1.335 and a FIP of 4.7. His K/BB ratio is 1.52 and he has faced 1,249 opposing hitters during his career. Hudson (27-12 career mark) has a 3.15 ERA while surrendering 7.6 hits per nine innings.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take San Diego (-105)

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