St. Louis Cardinals vs San Diego Padres Prediction, 9/21/2022 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: St. Louis Cardinals vs San Diego Padres

Date: Wednesday, September 21, 2022

Location: Petco Park in San Diego, CA

TV: Bally Sports San Diego

Odds/Point Spread: St. Louis (-110) San Diego (-110)

The St. Louis Cardinals (87-61) are hitting the road to Petco Park on Wednesday where they will take on the San Diego Padres (81-66). The odds on this game have the Cardinals at -110 and the Padres open at -110. The betting total comes in at 7. The expected starting pitchers are Miles Mikolas and Blake Snell.

St. Louis has a slugging percentage of .424 and have been rung up 1,116 times, while being walked on 491 occasions. They have amassed 685 RBI's and 1,277 base knocks over the course of the season, while their team batting average sits at .254. The Cardinals have accounted for 261 doubles as a squad and have knocked 183 balls out of the stadium. They have earned 713 runs while having a team on-base percentage of .327. As a squad, the St. Louis Cardinals are recording 4.8 runs per contest, which is 4th in baseball.

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Cardinals pitchers have allowed 136 home runs and 584 runs in total (9th in the league). They have walked 438 players from the other team and their FIP is 3.95 as a team this year. Their strikeout to walk ratio is 2.45 and their pitching staff holds a collective WHIP of 1.26. The Cardinals are sitting with a team earned run average of 3.78 so far this year (9th in MLB), and their staff has rung up 1,075 hitters.

The Cardinals relief pitchers have a save percentage of 68.6% and has stepped onto the mound in 113 save situations. The bullpen pitchers have inherited 223 base runners so far this season with 34.5% of them crossed the plate. Cardinals pitchers have stepped onto the hill with opponents on base 148 times in addition to having 122 appearances in high leverage situations. The Cardinals have sent 424 relievers to the hill on the season. The relief pitchers have racked up 62 holds on the year (25th in baseball). They have accumulated 35 saves for the season and have blown 16 of 51 save chances.

The St. Louis Cardinals have 3,947 putouts this season, as well as 1,581 assists and 62 errors. Their fielding percentage is currently at .989 which is 1st in pro baseball, and they have twisted 164 double plays. The Cardinals have converted 70.3% of balls hit into play into outs out of 11,841 innings on the diamond, which has them sitting 9th in pro baseball.

Mikolas has taken the ball for 708 innings and has totaled 521 punch outs during his career. Mikolas (44-39 win-loss mark in his career) has earned a FIP of 3.99 and he has gone up against 2,911 hitters during his time in the major leagues. His earned run average is 3.75 (295 earned runs allowed) and his WHIP is 1.158. He has given up 678 base knocks (8.6 hits per 9 innings) and has had 142 free passes.

San Diego has tallied 140 long balls on the year to go along with 622 runs batted in. They have notched 250 doubles, while taking a walk 523 times as well as scoring 643 runs. The San Diego Padres have earned a team OBP of .318 in addition to a team batting average of .240 so far this season. The Padres hold a slugging percentage of .382 and they score 4.37 runs per contest (15th in baseball). They have been rung up on 1,192 occasions (20th in the league) and have accounted for 1,191 base knocks.

The Padres hold a team WHIP of 1.209 in addition to having a FIP of 3.83 as a squad for the season. They rank 11th in baseball as a pitching staff in total hits conceded with 1,163. The San Diego pitching staff have allowed 612 runs for the year while holding an ERA of 3.90 (566 earned runs allowed). They have earned a K/BB ratio of 3.15 (1,311 strikeouts vs 416 free passes). They have surrendered 160 dingers and they concede 4.22 runs per 9 innings (10th in the league).

San Diego relievers hold an inherited score rate of 40.4% out of their 183 inherited runners. Their relief pitchers have stepped onto the mound 146 times in high leverage situations and also on 114 occasions with runners on. With 130 save situations, the Padres have accumulated 63 holds and 18 blown saves. They rank 6th in the league with a save percentage of 71.4%, and they have dispatched 432 relievers to the hill for the season. San Diego has called on relievers to take the mound in 63 save chances and they have come away with 45 saves.

The San Diego Padres have gotten 109 double plays and have notched a fielding percentage of .986 (12th in pro baseball). The Padres have 1,242 assists, 72 errors and have accumulated 3,918 putouts for the year. In 11,754 innings on the field, the Padres hold a defensive efficiency of 70.1% (12th in baseball).

In his MLB career, Snell has conceded 654 base hits while he has totaled 964 K's in 794 innings. He has surrendered a total of 307 ER's while holding a WHIP of 1.258 and a FIP of 3.5. He has a K/BB ratio of 2.79 and he has faced 3,311 opposing batters during his career. Snell (56-45 career mark) holds a 3.48 earned run average and has given up 7.4 hits per 9 innings.

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take St. Louis (-110)

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