St. Louis Cardinals vs Philadelphia Phillies Prediction, 7/3/2022 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: St. Louis Cardinals vs Philadelphia Phillies

Date: Sunday, July 3, 2022

Location: Citizens Bank Park in Philadelphia, PA

TV: NBC Sports Philadelphia

Odds/Point Spread: St. Louis (+110) Philadelphia (-130)

The St. Louis Cardinals (43-36) are headed to Citizens Bank Park on Sunday where they will try to beat the Philadelphia Phillies (41-37). The moneyline on this contest has the Cardinals at +110 while the Phillies are sitting at -130. The over/under comes in at 7.5. The pitchers expected to start will be Adam Wainwright and Zack Wheeler.

The Cardinals have earned 138 two-baggers as a unit and have hit 83 baseballs out of the stadium. St. Louis has a slugging rate of .408 and have been called out on strikes 611 times, while drawing a walk on 243 occasions. As a team, the St. Louis Cardinals are earning 4.8 runs per contest, which ranks them 9th in the league. They have recorded 358 RBI's as well as 684 hits so far this year, while their team batting average is sitting at .254. They have 376 runs while having a team on-base percentage of .321.

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The Cardinals have a team ERA of 3.76 over the course of the season (8th in baseball), and their staff has rung up 572 batters. Their pitching staff has walked 254 opposing players and their FIP sits at 4.15 as a squad so far this season. Their strikeout to walk ratio sits at 2.25 and their pitching staff has recorded a WHIP of 1.27. Cardinals pitchers have allowed 77 home runs and also 308 total runs (6th in the league).

The Cardinals have dispatched 232 relief pitchers to the hill for the season. The bullpen pitchers have inherited 117 runners over the course of the season and 31.6% of them crossed the plate. They have accumulated 18 saves so far this year and have blown 9 out of their 27 chances to get a save. The Cardinals relief pitchers have a save percentage of 66.7% and stepped onto the hill in 61 save situations. The bullpen have accumulated 34 holds on the season (25th in the league). Cardinals pitchers have come into the game with opponents on base 76 times and also have had 57 appearances in high leverage situations.

The Cardinals have converted 71.0% of balls hit into play into outs in their 6,297 innings on the diamond, which has them sitting 8th in pro baseball. The St. Louis Cardinals are sitting with 2,099 putouts this year, as well as 835 assists and 33 errors. Their fielding percentage sits at .989 which has them sitting 3rd in MLB, and they have turned 86 double plays.

Wainwright has taken the mound for 2,466 innings and has earned 2,080 K's so far in his career. His earned run average is 3.34 (916 ER's allowed) and he has a WHIP of 1.212. He has conceded 2,322 base hits (8.5 hits per 9 innings) and has had 667 walks. Wainwright (190-110 career win-loss record) has earned a FIP of 3.43 while facing 10,203 opposing batters in the major leagues.

The Philadelphia Phillies have an on-base percentage of .316 in addition to a team batting average of .246 over the course of the season. They have struck out on 654 occasions (13th in MLB) and have accounted for 654 hits. Philadelphia has 101 home runs this season to go along with 356 RBIs. The Phillies hold a slugging % of .417 and they average 4.81 runs per contest (4th in the league). They have hit 126 two-baggers, while taking a walk 256 times and putting up 375 runs.

The Phillies are sitting with a team WHIP of 1.244 and have a FIP of 3.65 as a pitching staff this season. They currently have a strikeout to walk ratio of 2.98 (701 strikeouts vs 235 free passes). They come in at 18th in the league as a staff in total hits surrendered with 628. They have given up 73 homers and they relinquish 4.32 runs per 9 innings (17th in baseball). The Philadelphia pitching staff have allowed 333 runs so far this year while holding an ERA of 3.88 (299 earned runs surrendered).

Philadelphia bullpen pitchers hold an inherited score percentage of 35.2% out of their 122 inherited runners. Their relievers have come in 77 times in high leverage situations and on 82 occasions with base runners. With 72 save situations, the Phillies have 44 holds and also 9 blown saves. They rank 12th in MLB holding a save rate of 66.7%, and they have dispatched 259 relief pitchers onto the diamond on the season. Philadelphia has called on bullpen pitchers to take the mound in 27 save chances and they have earned 18 saves.

In 6,246 innings played, the Phillies have earned a efficiency on defense of 69.0% (20th in MLB). The Philadelphia Phillies have gotten 58 double plays and have a fielding percentage of .985 (13th in professional baseball). The Phillies have accrued 689 assists, 41 errors and have amassed 2,082 putouts so far this season.

Wheeler (68-54 career record) has earned a 3.46 ERA and has surrendered 8.1 hits per 9 innings. He has a strikeout to walk ratio of 3.19 and he has faced 4,650 opposing batters so far in his pro baseball career. He has conceded 429 ER's while holding a WHIP of 1.217 and being the owner of a FIP of 3.4. During his MLB career, Wheeler has conceded 1,006 base knocks and he has 1,120 strikeouts in 1,114 frames.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Philadelphia (-130)

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