St. Louis Cardinals vs Chicago Cubs Prediction, 6/3/2022 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: St. Louis Cardinals vs Chicago Cubs

Date: Friday, June 3, 2022

Location: Wrigley Field in Chicago, IL

TV: Marquee

The St. Louis Cardinals (29-21) are on their way to Wrigley Field on Friday where they will take on the Chicago Cubs (21-29). The expected starting pitchers are Miles Mikolas and Marcus Stroman.

St. Louis owns a slugging percentage of .396 and have been called out on strikes 360 times, while being walked on 159 occasions. They have 229 RBI's and 428 base knocks for the season, while their batting average is sitting at .252. The Cardinals have accrued 87 two-baggers as a squad and have knocked 48 balls out of the stadium. They have 237 runs while having a team OBP of .321. As a team, the St. Louis Cardinals are putting up 4.7 runs per game, which is 6th in the league.

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The Cardinals hold a team ERA of 3.70 for the season (12th in baseball), and their staff has struck out 371 batters. Their pitching staff has walked 161 players from the other team and their FIP sits at 4.24 as a squad so far this year. Their strikeout to walk ratio is 2.30 and the pitching staff holds a WHIP of 1.26. Cardinals pitchers have allowed 52 long balls and 190 total runs (6th in MLB).

Cardinals relief pitchers have stepped onto the hill with opponents on base 54 times and also have had 38 appearances in high leverage situations. The bullpen have earned 23 holds so far this year (21st in the league). The Cardinals bullpen have accumulated a save rate of 75.0% and has come into the game in 39 save situations. They have earned 12 saves so far this year and have not converted 4 of 16 save chances. The relievers have inherited 82 runners for the year with 31.7% of them ended up scoring. The Cardinals have dispatched 160 relief pitchers to the hill this year.

The St. Louis Cardinals have a tally of 1,329 putouts on the year, in addition to 526 assists and 24 errors. Their fielding percentage is holding steady at .987 which is 7th in MLB, and have 48 double plays. The Cardinals have converted 71.2% of balls hit into play into outs in their 3,987 innings on the field, which ranks them 10th in baseball.

Mikolas has pitched in 581 innings and is sitting with 430 punch outs thus far in his career. Mikolas (36-30 win-loss record in his career) sits with a FIP of 3.93 and he has faced 2,410 opposing batters in the majors. His earned run average is 3.73 (241 earned runs allowed) and he has a WHIP of 1.183. He has surrendered 570 hits (8.8 hits per nine innings) with 118 free passes.

Chicago has tallied 50 home runs so far this season as well as 201 RBIs. They have put up 82 doubles, while taking a walk 176 times as well as earning 220 runs. The Chicago Cubs hold an on-base percentage of .316 in addition to a batting average of .236 on the campaign. The Cubs hold a slugging % of .386 and they average 4.40 runs per game (12th in the league). They have been called out on strikes on 449 instances (8th in the league) and have totaled 393 hits.

The Cubs are sitting with a team WHIP of 1.279 and have a FIP of 4.15 as a staff this season. They have earned a strikeout to walk ratio of 2.72 (430 strikeouts against 158 walks). They are sitting at 18th in the league as a staff in total hits relinquished with 406. They have allowed 60 HR's and they give up 4.61 runs per 9 innings (22nd in the league). The Chicago pitching staff have given up 226 runs this season while having a team ERA of 4.18 (205 earned runs yielded).

Chicago relievers have an inherited score percentage of 30.5% of 59 inherited runners. Their relief pitchers have stepped onto the hill 48 times in high leverage situations and also on 43 occasions with runners on. With 39 save situations, the Cubs have tallied 14 holds in addition to 9 blown saves. They rank 24th in MLB with a save percentage of 59.1%, and they have sent 168 bullpen pitchers to the hill on the campaign. Chicago has had bullpen pitchers step onto the hill in 22 save chances and they have converted 13 saves.

Out of their 3,972 innings on the field, the Cubs are sitting with a defensive efficiency of 69.5% (20th in professional baseball). The Chicago Cubs have turned 48 double plays and have earned a fielding percentage of .985 (18th in pro baseball). The Cubs have 460 assists, 28 errors and are sitting with 1,324 putouts over the course of the season.

During his MLB career, Stroman has conceded 1,050 hits and he has 891 K's in 1,071 innings pitched. Stroman (63-64 career mark) has a 3.64 earned run average and has surrendered 8.8 hits per 9 innings. He has surrendered 434 earned runs while holding a WHIP of 1.259 and a FIP of 3.6. He has a K/BB ratio of 2.98 and he has gone up against 4,455 hitters during his MLB career.

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take St. Louis

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