St. Louis Cardinals vs Tampa Bay Rays Prediction, 6/7/2022 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: St. Louis Cardinals vs Tampa Bay Rays

Date: Tuesday, June 7, 2022

Location: Tropicana Field in St. Petersburg, FL

TV: Bally Sports Sun

The Tampa Bay Rays (31-23) are hosting the St. Louis Cardinals (32-23) at Tropicana Field on Tuesday. The starting pitchers are Dakota Hudson and Jeffrey Springs.

The Cardinals have earned 94 doubles as a team and have knocked 55 baseballs out of the stadium. St. Louis has a slugging percentage of .399 and have struck out 406 times, while drawing a walk on 180 occasions. As a team, the St. Louis Cardinals are knocking in 4.9 runs per game, which puts them at 4th in baseball. They have earned 258 runs batted in in addition to 478 hits over the course of the season, while their team batting average comes in at .254. They have tallied 269 runs and have an OBP of .323.

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The Cardinals have compiled a team earned run average of 3.79 this season (14th in MLB), and the staff has rung up 402 hitters. They have a strikeout to walk ratio of 2.21 and their pitching staff has a collective WHIP of 1.31. Cardinals pitchers have given up 57 home runs in addition to 215 runs (9th in the league). They have walked 182 hitters and their FIP is 4.28 as a team this year.

The Cardinals relievers have compiled a save rate of 72.2% and has entered the game in 41 save situations. The relievers have inherited 90 base runners over the course of the season and 32.2% of those players ended up crossing the plate. Cardinals pitchers have stepped onto the hill with runners on 57 times in addition to having 42 appearances in high leverage situations. The Cardinals have dispatched 169 relief pitchers to the hill on the year. The relief pitchers have accumulated 23 holds this season (23rd in MLB). They have recorded 13 saves this year and have blown 5 of 18 chances to get a save.

The Cardinals have converted 70.5% of balls hit into play into outs out of their 4,401 innings, which ranks them 12th in MLB. The St. Louis Cardinals have earned a total of 1,467 putouts on the year, as well as 577 assists and 25 errors. Their fielding rate is holding at .988 which puts them in 6th in professional baseball, and they have twisted 54 double plays.

Hudson (28-12 record in his career) is the owner of a FIP of 4.64 while facing 1,275 hitters during his time in the majors. He has given up 254 hits (7.6 hits per nine innings) and has had 144 walks. His earned run average is 3.11 (104 ER's allowed) and his career WHIP is 1.321. Hudson has taken the mound for 301 innings and has 220 K's in his pro baseball career.

Tampa Bay has accounted for 52 home runs on the campaign as well as 211 runs batted in. They have recorded 81 doubles, while taking a walk 159 times and scoring 223 runs. The Tampa Bay Rays have an on-base percentage of .297 in addition to a batting average of .231 so far this season. The Rays hold a slugging percentage of .375 and they average 4.13 runs per outing (21st in baseball). They have been rung up on 457 occasions (14th in baseball) and have totaled 415 hits.

The Rays have a WHIP of 1.123 and have a FIP of 3.77 as a unit so far this year. Their K/BB ratio comes in at 3.50 (473 strikeouts against 135 free passes). They are currently ranked 9th in the league as a staff in total hits allowed with 411. They have conceded 60 long balls and they relinquish 3.93 runs per 9 innings (6th in the league). The Tampa Bay pitching staff have given up 212 runs for the season while holding a team ERA of 3.31 (179 earned runs yielded).

Tampa Bay relievers have an inherited score percentage of 20.5% out of their 73 inherited runners. Their relievers have stepped onto the mound 73 times in high leverage situations and on 56 occasions with runners on. With 70 save situations, the Rays have accrued 40 holds in addition to 12 blown saves. They rank 23rd in the league holding a save rate of 58.6%, and they have dispatched 201 relievers to the mound for the year. Tampa Bay has had bullpen pitchers enter the contest in 29 save opportunities and they have earned 17 saves.

The Tampa Bay Rays have turned 36 double plays and have a fielding rate of .983 (20th in baseball). The Rays have racked up 457 assists, 34 errors and have 1,458 putouts during this campaign. In 4,374 innings on the field, the Rays have a defensive efficiency of 71.4% (9th in MLB).

Thus far in his career, Springs has given up 160 base hits while accumulating 194 strikeouts in 167 innings. Springs (12-7 career mark) is the owner of a 4.08 earned run average and has given up 8.6 hits per 9 innings. He has given up a total of 76 earned runs while holding a WHIP of 1.348 and being the owner of a FIP of 4.2. His K/BB ratio is 2.94 and he has faced 717 hitters during his career.

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

Parlay's Pundit's Pick: Take Tampa Bay

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