St. Louis Cardinals vs Boston Red Sox Prediction, 6/18/2022 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: St. Louis Cardinals vs Boston Red Sox

Date: Saturday, June 18, 2022

Location: Fenway Park in Boston, MA

TV: NESN

Fenway Park is where the Boston Red Sox (34-30) will play the St. Louis Cardinals (37-28) on Saturday. The pitchers taking the mound are Dakota Hudson and Kutter Crawford.

The Cardinals have earned 109 two-baggers as a team and have knocked 66 baseballs out of the park. St. Louis has a slugging % of .399 and have struck out 476 times, while being walked on 206 occasions. As a unit, the St. Louis Cardinals are notching 4.8 runs per game, which ranks them 7th in the league. They have 295 RBI's and 566 hits for the season, while their batting average is sitting at .254. They have racked up 311 runs scored while holding a team OBP of .322.

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The Cardinals have a team earned run average of 3.77 so far this season (11th in baseball), and the staff has rung up 472 hitters. Their pitching staff has walked 207 players from the other team and their FIP is 4.17 as a squad on the year. Their K/BB ratio is 2.28 and their pitching staff holds a WHIP of 1.28. Cardinals pitchers have relinquished 64 home runs and also 256 runs in total (10th in MLB).

The Cardinals relievers have a save rate of 72.7% and has entered the game in 51 save situations. The bullpen pitchers have inherited 96 base runners for the season and 33.3% of those runners ended up scoring. Cardinals relief pitchers have gone to the mound with opponents on base 63 times in addition to having 47 appearances in high leverage situations. The Cardinals have dispatched 195 relievers to the mound this year. The relief pitchers have a total of 29 holds for the season (23rd in baseball). They have earned 16 saves this year and have missed out on 6 of 22 chances to get a save.

The St. Louis Cardinals have a tally of 1,733 putouts this season, as well as 677 assists and 29 errors. Their fielding rate sits at .988 which has them ranked 4th in the majors, and have accumulated 66 double plays. The Cardinals have transformed 70.8% of balls hit into play into outs in their 5,199 innings, which has them sitting at 10th in the majors.

Hudson has thrown 315 innings and has racked up 228 K's so far in his pro baseball career. His ERA is 3.17 (111 ER's allowed) and he has a WHIP of 1.307. He has conceded 265 base hits (7.6 hits per 9 innings) and has had 147 walks. Hudson (28-13 career mark) sits with a FIP of 4.56 and he has faced 1,327 opposing hitters in the majors.

Boston has accounted for 62 HRs for the year and 294 RBIs. They have put up 152 doubles, while taking a walk 184 times as well as recording 303 runs. The Boston Red Sox have accumulated an OBP of .319 as well as a batting average of .257 for the year. The Red Sox have a team SLG% of .414 and they earn 4.73 runs per outing (9th in the league). They have been rung up on 509 instances (20th in baseball) and have notched a total of 571 base hits.

The Red Sox hold a team WHIP of 1.159 in addition to having a FIP of 3.90 as a staff on the year. Their K/BB ratio is 2.98 (545 strikeouts vs 183 walks). They rank 8th in MLB as a staff in total hits relinquished with 480. They have yielded 69 dingers and they give up 3.93 runs per 9 innings (6th in baseball). The Boston pitching staff have surrendered 250 runs for the year while having a team ERA of 3.52 (224 earned runs yielded).

Boston has had relievers step onto the hill in 26 save opportunities and they have earned 12 saves. They are currently ranked 30th in baseball holding a save percentage of 46.2%, and they have dispatched 237 bullpen pitchers onto the field this year. Their relievers have stepped onto the hill 83 times in high leverage situations and on 75 occasions with runners on. Boston relievers have an inherited score rate of 32.1% of 106 inherited base runners. Sitting with 66 save situations, the Red Sox have earned 40 holds in addition to 14 blown saves.

The Boston Red Sox have turned 50 double plays and have a fielding percentage of .986 (12th in MLB). The Red Sox have recorded 546 assists, 32 errors and have accounted for 1,717 putouts so far this season. In 5,151 innings played, the Red Sox have earned a defensive efficiency of 71.9% (5th in the majors).

Thus far in his career, Crawford has conceded 21 base knocks while totaling 23 punch outs in 17 innings pitched. Crawford (1-2 mark in his career) is the owner of a 7.64 earned run average while surrendering 10.7 hits per nine innings. He has conceded a total of 15 earned runs while holding a WHIP of 1.981 and a FIP of 5.1. His strikeout to walk ratio is 1.64 and he has gone up against 88 hitters during his career.

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Boston

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