St. Louis Cardinals vs Atlanta Braves Prediction, 7/4/2022 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: St. Louis Cardinals vs Atlanta Braves

Date: Monday, July 4, 2022

Location: Truist Park in Cumberland, GA

TV: Bally Sports South

The Atlanta Braves (46-33) will take on the St. Louis Cardinals (44-36) at Truist Park on Monday. The pitchers who are expected to start will be Dakota Hudson and Kyle Wright.

St. Louis is slugging .408 and have been called out on strikes 611 times, while taking a walk on 243 occasions. They have accumulated 358 RBI's in addition to 684 base knocks this year, while their batting average is .254. The Cardinals have accrued 138 two-baggers as a unit and have hit 83 balls out of the park. They have racked up 376 runs while holding a team on-base percentage of .321. As a team, the St. Louis Cardinals are compiling 4.8 runs per game, which is 9th in the league.

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The Cardinals are sitting with a team earned run average of 3.76 this season (8th in baseball), and the staff has struck out 572 hitters. They have a K/BB ratio of 2.25 and their pitching staff holds a collective WHIP of 1.27. Cardinals pitchers have allowed 77 home runs and 308 total runs (6th in the league). Their pitching staff has walked 254 opposing batters and their FIP sits at 4.15 as a squad for the year.

The Cardinals have sent 232 relief pitchers to the mound for the year. The relief pitchers have inherited 117 base runners for the season and 31.6% of them ended up scoring. They have earned 18 saves on the year and have missed out on 9 of their 27 save chances. The Cardinals bullpen have recorded a save rate of 66.7% and stepped onto the hill in 61 save situations. The relievers have notched 34 holds so far this season (25th in the league). Cardinals bullpen pitchers have stepped onto the hill with opponents on base 76 times in addition to having 57 appearances in high leverage situations.

The Cardinals have transformed 71.0% of baseballs in play into outs in their 6,297 innings on the diamond, ranking them 8th in professional baseball. The St. Louis Cardinals are sitting with 2,099 putouts on the year, in addition to 835 assists and 33 errors. Their fielding percentage is holding steady at .989 which puts them in 3rd in pro baseball, and have a total of 86 double plays.

Hudson has thrown 329 frames and is sitting with 236 strikeouts so far in his pro baseball career. His earned run average is 3.30 (121 ER's allowed) and his career WHIP is 1.329. He has allowed 282 base knocks (7.7 hits per 9 innings) and has had 156 free passes. Hudson (30-14 record in his career) holds a FIP of 4.61 while facing 1,392 batters in the majors.

Atlanta has accounted for 118 home runs over the course of the season as well as 353 runs batted in. They have recorded 148 doubles, while walking 228 times and scoring 371 runs. The Atlanta Braves have accumulated an OBP of .313 as well as a team batting average of .248 on the campaign. The Braves have a slugging percentage of .441 and they score 4.76 runs per contest (8th in the league). They have been rung up on 735 occasions (2nd in the league) and have recorded 658 hits.

The Braves have a WHIP of 1.245 in addition to having a FIP of 3.45 as a squad so far this season. Their K/BB ratio comes in at 2.93 (746 strikeouts against 255 walks). They come in at 13th in baseball as a pitching staff in total hits allowed with 613. They have conceded 66 dingers and they surrender 4.18 runs per 9 innings (11th in the league). The Atlanta pitching staff have given up 324 runs over the course of the season while having a team ERA of 3.78 (293 earned runs relinquished).

Atlanta has had bullpen pitchers step onto the mound in 42 save chances and they have converted 26 saves. They are ranked 20th in the league holding a save rate of 61.9%, and they have dispatched 248 relievers onto the diamond on the season. Their relief pitchers have stepped onto the mound 91 times in high leverage situations in addition to 73 occasions with runners on. Atlanta relievers have an inherited score percentage of 37.3% out of their 110 inherited runners. With 93 save situations, the Braves have earned 50 holds and 16 blown saves.

The Atlanta Braves have turned 58 double plays and hold a fielding percentage of .988 (6th in professional baseball). The Braves have accrued 684 assists, 35 errors and have notched a total of 2,092 putouts on the season. Out of their 6,276 innings on the field, the Braves hold a efficiency on defense of 69.0% (21st in the majors).

During his MLB career, Wright has given up 145 base hits while earning 155 punch outs in 162 frames. He has conceded a total of 82 ER's while holding a WHIP of 1.377 and a FIP of 4.6. His K/BB ratio is 1.99 and he has gone up against 697 batters during his pro baseball career. Wright (11-12 career win-loss mark) has a 4.56 earned run average and has given up 8.1 hits per 9 innings.

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Atlanta

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