St. Louis Cardinals vs Chicago Cubs Prediction, 8/22/2022 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: St. Louis Cardinals vs Chicago Cubs

Date: Monday, August 22, 2022

Location: Wrigley Field in Chicago, IL

TV: Marquee

Wrigley Field is the location where the Chicago Cubs (52-67) will go up against the St. Louis Cardinals (68-51) on Monday. The pitchers who are expected to start will be Jordan Montgomery and Justin Steele.

As a unit, the St. Louis Cardinals are notching 4.9 runs per game, which puts them at 4th in the league. They have 580 runs scored while having a team OBP of .328. The Cardinals have hit 211 two-baggers as a squad and have knocked 143 baseballs out of the park. They have tallied 557 RBI's in addition to 1,041 base knocks on the season, and their team batting average comes in at .257. St. Louis is slugging .425 and have been called out on strikes 922 times, while drawing a walk on 388 occasions.

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Cardinals pitchers have yielded 115 long balls and 470 total runs (7th in baseball). Their pitching staff has walked 357 opposing players and their FIP sits at 4.02 as a unit for the year. They have a K/BB ratio of 2.47 and the pitching staff has earned a collective WHIP of 1.25. The Cardinals are sitting with a team ERA of 3.84 so far this year (13th in baseball), and they have rung up 883 batters.

The Cardinals bullpen have a save percentage of 64.3% and has stepped onto the mound in 96 save situations. The bullpen pitchers have inherited 179 runners for the season with 34.6% of those players ended up crossing the plate. Cardinals pitchers have gone to the mound with runners on 116 times as well as having 98 appearances in high leverage situations. The Cardinals have dispatched 342 relief pitchers to the hill on the season. The relief pitchers have earned 54 holds on the year (23rd in the league). They have earned 27 saves over the course of the season and have blown 15 of 42 chances to save the game.

The St. Louis Cardinals have earned a total of 3,158 putouts this year, as well as 1,244 assists and 45 errors. Their fielding percentage is currently at .990 which has them sitting 1st in the majors, and have 127 double plays. The Cardinals have turned 70.7% of balls in play into outs in their 9,474 innings on the diamond, ranking them 6th in baseball.

Montgomery (25-20 career mark) has a FIP of 3.84 while he has faced 2,170 batters in the major leagues. He has given up 485 base hits (8.4 hits per nine innings) and has had 149 walks. His ERA is 3.83 (221 ER's allowed) and his career WHIP is 1.221. Montgomery has thrown 519 innings and has earned 495 strikeouts thus far in his career.

The Cubs hold a slugging percentage of .396 and they average 4.21 runs per game (20th in the league). They have hit 199 doubles, while getting a free base 381 times and putting up 501 runs. Chicago has hit 124 home runs this season as well as 473 RBIs. They have struck out on 1,061 instances (5th in MLB) and have tallied 984 base hits. The Chicago Cubs have compiled an OBP of .317 and a batting average of .244 so far this year.

The Cubs have a team WHIP of 1.324 in addition to having a FIP of 4.29 as a squad over the course of the season. They have earned a K/BB ratio of 2.62 (1,039 strikeouts vs 396 walks). They come in at 21st in baseball as a pitching staff in total hits allowed with 1,013. They have given up 152 dingers and they give up 4.80 runs per 9 innings (24th in baseball). The Chicago pitching staff have conceded 568 runs so far this year while holding a team ERA of 4.21 (498 earned runs conceded).

Chicago bullpen pitchers have an inherited score percentage of 29.8% out of 168 inherited base runners. Their bullpen pitchers have taken the field 145 times in high leverage situations and on 125 occasions with base runners. With 97 save situations, the Cubs have recorded 41 holds in addition to 23 blown saves. They are ranked 26th in MLB with a save percentage of 55.8%, and they have sent 397 relief pitchers to the hill on the campaign. Chicago has called on relievers to enter the game in 52 save opportunities and they have walked away with 29 saves.

In 9,579 innings played, the Cubs have accumulated a defensive efficiency of 68.8% (22nd in baseball). The Chicago Cubs have gotten 106 double plays and have earned a fielding percentage of .983 (27th in the majors). The Cubs have racked up 1,077 assists, 75 errors and have notched a total of 3,193 putouts this year.

Steele (8-11 record in his career) holds a 3.72 ERA and has conceded 8.5 hits per nine innings. He has a K/BB ratio of 2.36 and he has gone up against 718 batters during his MLB career. He has surrendered a total of 68 earned runs while holding a WHIP of 1.379 and having a FIP of 4.0. So far in his MLB career, Steele has surrendered 155 base hits while tallying 170 K's in 164 innings.

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take St. Louis

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