St. Louis Cardinals vs Cincinnati Reds Prediction, 7/22/2022 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: St. Louis Cardinals vs Cincinnati Reds

Date: Friday, July 22, 2022

Location: Great American Ball Park in Cincinnati, OH

TV: Bally Sports Ohio

The Cincinnati Reds (34-57) are welcoming the St. Louis Cardinals (50-44) at Great American Ball Park on Friday. The starting pitchers will be Adam Wainwright and Graham Ashcraft.

St. Louis has a slugging percentage of .403 and have been called out on strikes 733 times, while taking a walk on 295 occasions. They have earned 411 RBI's as well as 802 base knocks this year, and their team batting average is at .251. The Cardinals have tallied 158 doubles as a team and have smacked 99 baseballs out of the park. They are sitting with 431 runs scored and hold an on-base percentage of .320. As a squad, the St. Louis Cardinals are notching 4.6 runs per contest, which ranks them 10th in the league.

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Cardinals pitchers have allowed 93 long balls and 366 total runs (7th in the league). They have walked 296 players from the other team and their FIP is 4.13 as a squad this year. They have a strikeout to walk ratio of 2.31 and the pitching staff has earned a collective WHIP of 1.27. The Cardinals hold a team earned run average of 3.74 this year (9th in MLB), and the staff has struck out 683 hitters.

The Cardinals have dispatched 279 relief pitchers to the hill so far this year. The bullpen pitchers have inherited 143 runners so far this year and 31.5% of those players crossed home plate. They have tallied 22 saves over the course of the season and have not converted 12 of 34 chances to save the game. The Cardinals bullpen have accumulated a save rate of 64.7% and has entered the game in 76 save situations. The bullpen have racked up 42 holds this year (23rd in baseball). Cardinals pitchers have gone to the mound with runners on base 92 times and also have had 75 appearances in high leverage situations.

The St. Louis Cardinals have 2,498 putouts for the season, in addition to 991 assists and 39 errors. Their fielding rate is currently at .989 which puts them in 2nd in professional baseball, and they have turned 106 double plays. The Cardinals have transformed 70.7% of balls in play into outs out of their 7,494 innings on the field, which has them sitting at 8th in MLB.

Wainwright (190-112 win-loss mark in his career) is the owner of a FIP of 3.44 while he has gone up against 10,284 opposing batters during his time in the major leagues. He has conceded 2,339 hits (8.5 hits per 9 innings) and has 672 walks. His ERA is 3.34 (922 ER's allowed) and his WHIP is 1.211. Wainwright has taken the hill for 2,486 innings and has 2,093 K's in his pro baseball career.

The Cincinnati Reds have recorded a team OBP of .309 in addition to a batting average of .240 this season. They have been called out on strikes on 801 occasions (8th in the league) and have earned 723 base hits. Cincinnati has accumulated 84 home runs so far this season as well as 372 RBIs. The Reds hold a team slugging percentage of .377 and they are earning 4.29 runs per contest (18th in MLB). They have tallied 143 doubles, while walking 253 times as well as earning 390 runs.

The Reds have a WHIP of 1.432 and have a FIP of 4.72 as a squad so far this season. Their K/BB ratio is 2.29 (805 strikeouts vs 352 bases on balls). They are currently ranked 25th in MLB as a pitching staff in total hits allowed with 791. They have allowed 127 HR's and they give up 5.61 runs per 9 innings (30th in baseball). The Cincinnati pitching staff have allowed 497 runs on the campaign while having a team ERA of 5.30 (470 earned runs allowed).

With 63 save situations, the Reds have accrued 33 holds and 13 blown saves. Cincinnati has had bullpen pitchers step onto the mound in 30 save opportunities and they have walked away with 17 saves. Their relief pitchers have come in 82 times in high leverage situations in addition to 95 occasions with base runners. Cincinnati relief pitchers hold an inherited score percentage of 38.1% of 147 inherited runners. They are ranked 25th in MLB with a save rate of 56.7%, and they have sent 325 relievers onto the diamond so far this season.

In 7,182 innings played, the Reds have earned a efficiency on defense of 68.2% (26th in the majors). The Cincinnati Reds have turned 56 double plays and have a fielding percentage of .985 (16th in pro baseball). The Reds have accrued 682 assists, 48 errors and have notched a total of 2,394 putouts on the season.

Ashcraft (4-2 career record) has a 4.45 ERA while allowing 10.2 hits per nine innings. He has a K/BB ratio of 2.67 and he has gone up against 241 opposing batters in his MLB career. He has surrendered a total of 27 ER's while holding a WHIP of 1.354 and a FIP of 4.0. During his MLB career, Ashcraft has given up 62 hits and he has 32 punch outs in 54 innings pitched.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Cincinnati

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