St. Louis Cardinals vs Chicago Cubs Prediction, 6/4/2022 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: St. Louis Cardinals vs Chicago Cubs

Date: Saturday, June 4, 2022

Location: Wrigley Field in Chicago, IL

TV: Marquee

The Chicago Cubs (22-29) are hosting the St. Louis Cardinals (29-22) at Wrigley Field on Saturday. The pitchers taking the mound will be Angel Rondon and Mark Leiter Jr..

The Cardinals have earned 89 two-baggers as a unit and have hit 49 baseballs out of the stadium. St. Louis is slugging .395 and have been called out on strikes 366 times, while being walked on 163 occasions. As a team, the St. Louis Cardinals are putting up 4.8 runs per game, which has them sitting at 6th in baseball. They have accrued 234 RBI's in addition to 436 base knocks this season, and their team batting average is .252. They have racked up 242 runs while holding a team OBP of .321.

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The Cardinals are sitting with a team ERA of 3.77 on the season (13th in the league), and their staff has rung up 373 hitters. They have walked 166 opposing hitters and their FIP comes in at 4.34 as a team this year. They have earned a strikeout to walk ratio of 2.25 and their pitching staff holds a WHIP of 1.28. Cardinals pitchers have surrendered 55 home runs and also 197 runs in total (10th in baseball).

The Cardinals relief pitchers have earned a save rate of 75.0% and has entered the game in 39 save situations. The relievers have inherited 88 base runners this season with 31.8% of those runners ended up crossing the plate. Cardinals bullpen pitchers have gone to the mound with opponents on base 56 times in addition to having 39 appearances in high leverage situations. The Cardinals have dispatched 163 relief pitchers to the mound on the campaign. The bullpen have 23 holds over the course of the season (22nd in the league). They have recorded 12 saves over the course of the season and have blown 4 of 16 save opportunities.

The Cardinals have converted 71.2% of balls in play into outs out of 4,059 innings on the diamond, which has them sitting 10th in MLB. The St. Louis Cardinals have a total of 1,353 putouts over the course of the season, in addition to 535 assists and 24 errors. Their fielding rate is holding at .987 which has them ranked 7th in MLB, and they have turned 48 double plays.

Rondon (1-0 win-loss mark in his career) is the owner of a FIP of 3.44 while he has faced 27 opposing batters in the major leagues. He has given up 2 base hits (2.6 hits per nine innings) with 4 walks. His ERA is 0.00 (0 earned runs allowed) and his WHIP is 0.857. Rondon has taken the mound for 7 innings and has earned 5 punch outs during his career.

The Chicago Cubs are sitting with an on-base percentage of .319 and a team batting average of .239 on the season. They have been rung up on 451 occasions (8th in baseball) and have earned a total of 405 base hits. Chicago has accounted for 53 HRs this year to go along with 208 runs batted in. The Cubs hold a slugging percentage of .392 and they are scoring 4.45 runs per contest (12th in the league). They have recorded 84 doubles, while walking 181 times and racking up 227 runs.

The Chicago pitching staff have surrendered 231 runs on the campaign and come in with a team ERA of 4.20 (210 earned runs relinquished). They have given up 61 long balls and they allow 4.62 runs per 9 innings (21st in MLB). The Cubs hold a team WHIP of 1.280 in addition to having a FIP of 4.16 as a team on the campaign. They currently have a strikeout to walk ratio of 2.69 (436 strikeouts vs 162 walks). They come in at 19th in MLB as a pitching staff in total hits allowed with 414.

With 41 save situations, the Cubs have compiled 16 holds in addition to 9 blown saves. Chicago has had relief pitchers step onto the hill in 22 save opportunities and they have come away with 13 saves. Their relievers have stepped onto the mound 49 times in high leverage situations and also on 44 occasions with runners on. Chicago relievers hold an inherited score percentage of 31.1% out of their 61 inherited runners. They are currently ranked 24th in the league with a save rate of 59.1%, and they have dispatched 171 relievers to the mound on the year.

In 4,053 innings played, the Cubs hold a efficiency on defense of 69.6% (20th in pro baseball). The Chicago Cubs have turned 49 double plays and have a fielding percentage of .985 (17th in baseball). The Cubs have recorded 471 assists, 28 errors and have a total of 1,351 putouts during this campaign.

So far in his MLB career, Leiter Jr. has surrendered 137 hits while he has tallied 119 K's in 127 frames. He has conceded 79 ER's while holding a WHIP of 1.469 and being the owner of a FIP of 5.5. He has a strikeout to walk ratio of 2.38 and he has faced 576 opposing hitters during his pro baseball career. Leiter Jr. (4-8 career record) holds a 5.58 ERA while conceding 9.7 hits per nine innings.

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Tony Sink's Pick: Take St. Louis

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