St. Louis Cardinals vs Chicago Cubs Prediction, 6/2/2022 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: St. Louis Cardinals vs Chicago Cubs

Date: Thursday, June 2, 2022

Location: Wrigley Field in Chicago, IL

TV: Marquee

The St. Louis Cardinals (28-21) are traveling to Wrigley Field on Thursday where they will meet the Chicago Cubs (20-29). The men taking the mound will be Matthew Liberatore and Keegan Thompson.

The Cardinals have hit 86 two-baggers as a squad and have hit 47 balls out of the park. St. Louis owns a slugging percentage of .395 and have been called out on strikes 356 times, while being walked on 157 occasions. As a team, the St. Louis Cardinals are earning 4.7 runs per game, which ranks them 4th in baseball. They have earned 224 runs batted in and 420 base knocks for the season, and their batting average is at .252. They have notched a total of 232 runs while holding a team on-base percentage of .321.

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Cardinals pitchers have allowed 51 home runs in addition to 188 total runs (7th in MLB). Their pitching staff has walked 158 players from the other team and their FIP is 4.22 as a team over the course of the season. Their strikeout to walk ratio is 2.33 and their pitching staff has a team WHIP of 1.27. The Cardinals have a team ERA of 3.73 this year (12th in MLB), and the staff has rung up 368 hitters.

Cardinals bullpen pitchers have gone to the mound with opponents on base 53 times in addition to having 37 appearances in high leverage situations. The bullpen have racked up 22 holds for the season (22nd in the league). The Cardinals relief pitchers have a save rate of 73.3% and has come into the game in 37 save situations. They have accumulated 11 saves on the season and have missed out on 4 of their 15 save opportunities. The bullpen pitchers have inherited 79 base runners on the season with 32.9% of them ended up crossing the plate. The Cardinals have sent 157 relievers to the mound for the season.

The Cardinals have turned 71.0% of balls hit into play into outs out of their 3,906 innings, which has them sitting at 11th in professional baseball. The St. Louis Cardinals have amassed 1,302 putouts for the season, in addition to 517 assists and 24 errors. Their fielding percentage is at .987 which puts them in 10th in baseball, and they have twisted 48 double plays.

Liberatore has pitched in 9 innings and has earned 9 punch outs during his MLB career. Liberatore (1-0 career win-loss record) holds a FIP of 4.18 and he has faced 44 opposing batters in the major leagues. His earned run average is 3.72 (4 ER's allowed) and he has a career WHIP of 1.448. He has surrendered 9 base knocks (8.4 hits per nine innings) with 5 free passes.

The Chicago Cubs have earned an on-base percentage of .316 and a team batting average of .236 for the season. They have been called out on strikes on 445 occasions (8th in baseball) and have a total of 386 base hits. Chicago has knocked in 50 HRs on the season to go along with 199 RBIs. The Cubs hold a team slugging % of .389 and they average 4.41 runs per contest (12th in baseball). They have 81 doubles, while getting a free base 171 times and putting up 216 runs.

The Cubs have a team WHIP of 1.285 and are the owners of a FIP of 4.20 as a team over the course of the season. Their strikeout to walk ratio comes in at 2.69 (419 strikeouts vs 156 bases on balls). They are sitting at 18th in the league as a pitching staff in total hits surrendered with 398. They have allowed 60 homers and they yield 4.66 runs per 9 innings (24th in baseball). The Chicago pitching staff have relinquished 223 runs so far this season while having an ERA of 4.22 (202 earned runs relinquished).

Chicago has had relief pitchers take the mound in 22 save opportunities and they have come away with 13 saves. They are ranked 26th in the league with a save rate of 59.1%, and they have dispatched 163 bullpen pitchers onto the diamond this year. Their relievers have taken the field 44 times in high leverage situations and also on 42 occasions with runners on. Chicago relievers hold an inherited score percentage of 30.5% out of their 59 inherited runners. Sitting with 39 save situations, the Cubs have compiled 14 holds and 9 blown saves.

In 3,882 innings on the field, the Cubs hold a defensive efficiency of 69.5% (20th in MLB). The Chicago Cubs have gotten 47 double plays and hold a fielding percentage of .984 (18th in baseball). The Cubs have recorded 444 assists, 28 errors and have a tally of 1,294 putouts on the season.

Thompson (8-3 career win-loss mark) has earned a 2.60 ERA while surrendering 7.5 hits per 9 innings. His K/BB ratio is 2.14 and he has faced 397 opposing hitters so far in his pro baseball career. He has surrendered 27 ER's while earning a WHIP of 1.286 and having a FIP of 4.4. So far in his pro baseball career, Thompson has surrendered 78 hits while he has totaled 90 strikeouts in 93 innings pitched.

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Chicago

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