St. Louis Cardinals vs Boston Red Sox Prediction, 6/17/2022 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: St. Louis Cardinals vs Boston Red Sox

Date: Friday, June 17, 2022

Location: Fenway Park in Boston, MA

TV: NESN

Odds/Point Spread: St. Louis (-135) Boston (+115)

The St. Louis Cardinals (37-28) are on their way to Fenway Park on Friday where they will play the Boston Red Sox (34-29). The odds on this game have the Cardinals at -135 while the Red Sox are opening at +115. The betting total is set at 10. The pitchers taking the mound are Adam Wainwright and Michael Wacha.

St. Louis has a slugging % of .399 and have been rung up 476 times, while taking a walk on 206 occasions. They have recorded 295 runs batted in in addition to 566 hits so far this year, while their batting average is sitting at .254. The Cardinals have tallied 109 doubles as a team and have smacked 66 baseballs out of the stadium. They have notched a total of 311 runs while holding a team OBP of .322. As a unit, the St. Louis Cardinals are compiling 4.8 runs per outing, which has them sitting at 7th in MLB.

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The Cardinals hold a team earned run average of 3.77 so far this season (11th in baseball), and the staff has struck out 472 batters. They have walked 207 batters and their FIP comes in at 4.17 as a squad for the season. They have earned a K/BB ratio of 2.28 and the pitching staff holds a collective WHIP of 1.28. Cardinals pitchers have relinquished 64 home runs and also 256 runs in total (10th in MLB).

The Cardinals relievers have earned a save percentage of 72.7% and stepped onto the hill in 51 save situations. The relief pitchers have inherited 96 runners so far this season and 33.3% of those runners crossed home plate. Cardinals relief pitchers have entered the contest with runners on 63 times and also have had 47 appearances in high leverage situations. The Cardinals have dispatched 195 relief pitchers to the hill on the season. The relief pitchers have tallied 29 holds over the course of the season (23rd in the league). They have tallied 16 saves so far this year and have blown 6 out of their 22 chances to get a save.

The St. Louis Cardinals have amassed 1,733 putouts thus far, in addition to 677 assists and 29 errors. Their fielding rate is holding steady at .988 which is 4th in the majors, and they have turned 66 double plays. The Cardinals have turned 70.8% of balls hit into play into outs in their 5,199 innings, which has them sitting 10th in the majors.

Wainwright (189-109 record in his career) holds a FIP of 3.43 and he has faced 10,128 hitters in the majors. He has given up 2,301 hits (8.5 hits per nine innings) and has had 664 free passes. His earned run average is 3.34 (908 ER's allowed) and he has a WHIP of 1.211. Wainwright has taken the mound for 2,448 frames and has accounted for 2,059 strikeouts so far in his MLB career.

Boston has accounted for 62 home runs for the year as well as 292 runs batted in. They have tallied 151 doubles, while taking a walk 181 times and scoring 300 runs. The Boston Red Sox have earned a team OBP of .318 in addition to a team batting average of .257 this year. The Red Sox have a SLG% of .416 and they have an average of 4.76 runs per contest (8th in MLB). They have been called out on strikes on 502 instances (22nd in MLB) and have a total of 560 base hits.

The Red Sox have a WHIP of 1.163 and have a FIP of 3.94 as a unit on the season. They come in at 7th in MLB as a staff in total hits allowed with 472. The Boston pitching staff have yielded 246 runs on the campaign and come in with a team ERA of 3.53 (221 earned runs yielded). Their strikeout to walk ratio is 2.95 (540 strikeouts against 183 walks). They have allowed 69 homers and they allow 3.93 runs per 9 innings (6th in the league).

Boston has called on bullpen pitchers to enter the contest in 26 save chances and they have tallied 12 saves. They sit at 30th in the league holding a save rate of 46.2%, and they have dispatched 233 relief pitchers to the mound on the year. Their relief pitchers have stepped onto the mound 83 times in high leverage situations and on 74 occasions with base runners. Boston relief pitchers hold an inherited score rate of 31.4% of 105 inherited runners. Sitting with 66 save situations, the Red Sox have accrued 40 holds and also 14 blown saves.

The Boston Red Sox have gotten 50 double plays and have accounted for a fielding rate of .986 (11th in professional baseball). The Red Sox have racked up 536 assists, 31 errors and have 1,690 putouts over the course of the season. In 5,070 innings on the field, the Red Sox have accumulated a efficiency on defense of 71.9% (5th in the majors).

So far in his career, Wacha has surrendered 1,065 hits while he has totaled 953 K's in 1,080 frames. He has conceded 486 ER's while earning a WHIP of 1.314 and being the owner of a FIP of 4.1. He has a K/BB ratio of 2.68 and he has gone up against 4,590 hitters so far in his pro baseball career. Wacha (67-49 record in his career) has earned a 4.05 earned run average and has surrendered 8.9 hits per 9 innings.

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Boston (+115)

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