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

Game: St. Louis Cardinals vs Atlanta Braves

Date: Thursday, July 7, 2022

Location: Truist Park in Cumberland, GA

TV: Bally Sports South

The Atlanta Braves (48-34) will compete against the St. Louis Cardinals (44-39) at Truist Park on Thursday. The pitchers taking the mound are Matthew Liberatore and Spencer Strider.

As a squad, the St. Louis Cardinals are compiling 4.7 runs per contest, which ranks them 9th in baseball. They are sitting with 387 runs scored while holding a team OBP of .320. The Cardinals have accumulated 140 doubles as a team and have hit 90 balls out of the stadium. They have recorded 369 runs batted in and 715 base knocks so far this season, while their team batting average is .252. St. Louis has a slugging % of .407 and have been rung up 641 times, while drawing a walk on 256 occasions.

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The Cardinals have a team ERA of 3.87 so far this year (14th in MLB), and their staff has rung up 605 batters. Their pitching staff has walked 263 opposing batters and their FIP is 4.12 as a team on the season. They have accumulated a K/BB ratio of 2.30 and the pitching staff has earned a collective WHIP of 1.29. Cardinals pitchers have conceded 81 home runs and also 331 runs (11th in baseball).

The Cardinals have dispatched 244 relief pitchers to the mound over the course of the season. The relief pitchers have inherited 123 runners so far this year with 32.5% of them crossed home plate. They have compiled 18 saves for the year and have missed out on 10 of their 28 save chances. The Cardinals relief pitchers have earned a save percentage of 64.3% and stepped onto the hill in 63 save situations. The bullpen have racked up 35 holds so far this season (25th in MLB). Cardinals pitchers have stepped onto the hill with players on base 80 times in addition to having 61 appearances in high leverage situations.

The Cardinals have turned 70.5% of baseballs in play into outs out of 6,594 innings, ranking them 11th in pro baseball. The St. Louis Cardinals have notched a total of 2,198 putouts this year, in addition to 868 assists and 35 errors. Their fielding rate is at .989 which has them sitting 3rd in MLB, and they have twisted 90 double plays.

Liberatore has taken the mound for 20 frames and has racked up 18 punch outs in his MLB career. His earned run average is 5.66 (13 earned runs allowed) and his career WHIP is 1.790. He has surrendered 26 hits (11.3 hits per 9 innings) and has had 11 free passes. Liberatore (2-1 career win-loss mark) is the owner of a FIP of 5.49 while he has gone up against 98 hitters during his time in the major leagues.

Atlanta has knocked in 124 HRs so far this year and 373 runs batted in. They have notched 156 doubles, while walking 240 times and scoring 391 runs. The Atlanta Braves hold an OBP of .315 in addition to a team batting average of .249 so far this year. The Braves have a team slugging % of .443 and they are scoring 4.77 runs per game (4th in the league). They have been rung up on 765 instances (2nd in MLB) and have recorded 696 base knocks.

The Braves have a team WHIP of 1.238 and have a FIP of 3.42 as a team for the season. They are currently ranked 11th in baseball as a staff in total hits given up with 639. The Atlanta pitching staff have surrendered 333 runs on the campaign while holding an ERA of 3.70 (301 earned runs allowed). Their K/BB ratio sits at 2.95 (787 strikeouts vs 267 bases on balls). They have relinquished 68 long balls and they relinquish 4.09 runs per 9 innings (11th in the league).

Atlanta relievers have an inherited score percentage of 37.3% of 110 inherited runners. Their bullpen pitchers have come in 93 times in high leverage situations in addition to 73 occasions with runners on. With 100 save situations, the Braves have compiled 53 holds in addition to 17 blown saves. They rank 17th in MLB with a save rate of 62.2%, and they have dispatched 260 relief pitchers onto the diamond this season. Atlanta has had relievers step onto the mound in 45 save opportunities and they have converted 28 saves.

The Atlanta Braves have turned 58 double plays and have accounted for a fielding rate of .988 (5th in pro baseball). The Braves have accrued 710 assists, 36 errors and have earned a total of 2,197 putouts this season. In 6,591 innings on the diamond, the Braves have accumulated a defensive efficiency of 69.1% (20th in pro baseball).

In his pro baseball career, Strider has conceded 39 base knocks while he has earned 90 punch outs in 62 innings pitched. He has conceded 20 ER's while earning a WHIP of 1.016 and a FIP of 2.3. His K/BB ratio is 3.75 and he has faced 248 opposing batters in his pro baseball career. Strider (5-2 career mark) has earned a 2.90 earned run average and has allowed 5.7 hits per 9 innings.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Atlanta

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