St. Louis Cardinals vs Chicago Cubs Prediction, 8/24/2022 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: St. Louis Cardinals vs Chicago Cubs

Date: Wednesday, August 24, 2022

Location: Wrigley Field in Chicago, IL

TV: Marquee

Wrigley Field is the location where the Chicago Cubs (52-69) will attempt to beat the St. Louis Cardinals (70-51) on Wednesday. The starting pitchers are Miles Mikolas and Marcus Stroman.

St. Louis owns a slugging percentage of .423 and have been rung up 939 times, while taking a walk on 397 occasions. They have accumulated 563 runs batted in in addition to 1,057 base knocks on the campaign, while their team batting average is sitting at .257. The Cardinals have accounted for 212 doubles as a unit and have smacked 145 balls out of the stadium. They have accounted for 587 runs scored and have an on-base percentage of .329. As a unit, the St. Louis Cardinals are notching 4.9 runs/g, which has them sitting at 4th in the league.

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The Cardinals have compiled a team earned run average of 3.79 for the year (12th in baseball), and their staff has rung up 892 hitters. They have a K/BB ratio of 2.46 and the pitching staff holds a collective WHIP of 1.25. Cardinals pitchers have yielded 115 home runs and 474 total runs (6th in baseball). They have walked 362 opposing hitters and their FIP sits at 4.00 as a team on the year.

The Cardinals have sent 346 relievers to the mound over the course of the season. The bullpen pitchers have inherited 184 base runners for the season and 33.7% of those runners earned a run for their team. They have 28 saves on the campaign and have blown 15 of their 43 save chances. The Cardinals bullpen have earned a save percentage of 65.1% and has come into the game in 98 save situations. The relievers are sitting with 55 holds on the campaign (23rd in MLB). Cardinals pitchers have gone to the mound with players on base 119 times as well as having 102 appearances in high leverage situations.

The Cardinals have turned 70.9% of balls hit into play into outs out of their 9,636 innings on the diamond, which ranks them 5th in professional baseball. The St. Louis Cardinals have amassed 3,212 putouts at this point in the season, in addition to 1,267 assists and 48 errors. Their fielding percentage is at .989 which has them ranked 2nd in pro baseball, and they have turned 129 double plays.

Mikolas has pitched in 678 innings and is sitting with 501 strikeouts during his pro baseball career. His ERA is 3.73 (281 earned runs allowed) and his career WHIP is 1.158. He has given up 651 base hits (8.6 hits per 9 innings) with 134 free passes. Mikolas (43-36 career record) has a FIP of 3.92 while he has faced 2,791 hitters during his time in the major leagues.

The Chicago Cubs have an on-base percentage of .314 in addition to a team batting average of .242 over the course of the season. They have been called out on strikes on 1,076 occasions (5th in baseball) and have earned a total of 990 base hits. Chicago has knocked in 126 HRs so far this year as well as 475 RBIs. The Cubs hold a team SLG% of .394 and they score 4.16 runs per outing (21st in baseball). They have recorded 201 doubles, while walking 383 times as well as scoring 503 runs.

The Cubs have a team WHIP of 1.318 and have a FIP of 4.29 as a squad this year. They have earned a strikeout to walk ratio of 2.63 (1,059 strikeouts against 402 walks). They rank 22nd in the league as a pitching staff in total hits surrendered with 1,024. They have allowed 156 long balls and they concede 4.77 runs per 9 innings (24th in baseball). The Chicago pitching staff have given up 574 runs this year and come in with a team ERA of 4.19 (504 earned runs allowed).

Chicago bullpen pitchers hold an inherited score percentage of 29.8% out of their 168 inherited base runners. Their relief pitchers have come in 146 times in high leverage situations in addition to 125 occasions with runners on. Sitting with 99 save situations, the Cubs have accumulated 42 holds in addition to 24 blown saves. They sit at 28th in MLB with a save percentage of 54.7%, and they have sent 403 relief pitchers to the mound for the season. Chicago has called on bullpen pitchers to step onto the hill in 53 save chances and they have tallied 29 saves.

The Chicago Cubs have turned 110 double plays and hold a fielding percentage of .983 (25th in pro baseball). The Cubs have racked up 1,094 assists, 75 errors and have amassed 3,247 putouts on the campaign. Out of their 9,741 innings on the field, the Cubs have accumulated a defensive efficiency of 69.0% (21st in MLB).

Stroman (64-65 career record) has a 3.65 ERA and has conceded 8.8 hits per 9 innings. He has a strikeout to walk ratio of 2.99 and he has gone up against 4,653 batters in his pro baseball career. He has given up a total of 454 earned runs while holding a WHIP of 1.256 and having a FIP of 3.6. During his career, Stroman has surrendered 1,094 base hits while earning 936 punch outs in 1,120 frames.

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Tony Sink's Pick: Take St. Louis

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