St. Louis Cardinals vs Toronto Blue Jays Prediction, 7/26/2022 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: St. Louis Cardinals vs Toronto Blue Jays

Date: Tuesday, July 26, 2022

Location: Rogers Centre in Toronto, ON

TV: Sportsnet

Odds/Point Spread: St. Louis (+125) Toronto (-145)

The St. Louis Cardinals (51-46) are traveling to Rogers Centre on Tuesday where they will go up against the Toronto Blue Jays (53-43). The moneyline on this matchup has the Cardinals at +125 while the Blue Jays are at -145. The betting total comes in at 8. The expected starting pitchers are Andre Pallante and Jose Berrios.

The Cardinals have hit 166 doubles as a unit and have smacked 104 balls out of the stadium. St. Louis has a slugging rate of .405 and have struck out 758 times, while drawing a walk on 307 occasions. As a team, the St. Louis Cardinals are scoring 4.6 runs per game, which has them sitting at 10th in the league. They have 425 runs batted in and 828 base knocks for the season, and their average at the plate is .251. They have tallied 445 runs scored while holding a team on-base percentage of .320.

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The Cardinals have compiled a team earned run average of 3.82 for the season (12th in the league), and they have rung up 708 batters. They have earned a strikeout to walk ratio of 2.32 and the pitching staff has a collective WHIP of 1.27. Cardinals pitchers have yielded 98 long balls and 384 runs in total (7th in MLB). They have walked 305 opposing batters and their FIP is 4.17 as a team so far this year.

The Cardinals have sent 288 relievers to the hill for the season. The relief pitchers have inherited 149 base runners this year with 31.5% of them earned a run for their team. They have recorded 23 saves for the season and have missed out on 12 of their 35 chances to save the game. The Cardinals bullpen have recorded a save percentage of 65.7% and has entered the game in 78 save situations. The relievers have notched 43 holds so far this season (23rd in baseball). Cardinals relief pitchers have stepped onto the hill with opponents on base 97 times and also have had 77 appearances in high leverage situations.

The Cardinals have converted 70.7% of baseballs in play into outs out of 7,494 innings, which has them ranked 8th in professional baseball. The St. Louis Cardinals have notched a total of 2,498 putouts so far this season, in addition to 991 assists and 39 errors. Their fielding percentage is holding steady at .989 which ranks 2nd in MLB, and have earned 106 double plays.

Pallante has taken the ball for 70 innings and is sitting with 47 strikeouts in his MLB career. His ERA is 3.34 (26 earned runs allowed) and his WHIP is 1.457. He has given up 76 base knocks (9.8 hits per nine innings) with 26 free passes. Pallante (3-4 career mark) has a FIP of 4.24 while he has gone up against 300 batters in the majors.

The Blue Jays have a team slugging percentage of .440 and they average 4.88 runs per outing (3rd in baseball). They have hit 189 doubles, while taking a walk 287 times and scoring 468 runs. Toronto has recorded 124 home runs on the campaign to go along with 455 RBIs. They have been rung up on 749 occasions (24th in the league) and are sitting with 881 hits. The Toronto Blue Jays have accounted for a team OBP of .331 and a batting average of .267 for the year.

The Toronto pitching staff have conceded 414 runs on the season and come in with a team ERA of 3.94 (373 earned runs surrendered). They have surrendered 114 long balls and they allow 4.37 runs per 9 innings (15th in baseball). The Blue Jays have a WHIP of 1.238 and are the owners of a FIP of 3.97 as a squad so far this season. Their strikeout to walk ratio comes in at 3.27 (817 strikeouts against 250 free passes). They come in at 20th in the league as a staff in total hits relinquished with 806.

Toronto relievers hold an inherited score percentage of 27.9% out of their 140 inherited base runners. Their bullpen pitchers have stepped onto the mound 118 times in high leverage situations in addition to 94 occasions with runners on. Sitting with 98 save situations, the Blue Jays have amassed 51 holds and 17 blown saves. They are currently ranked 18th in baseball with a save rate of 61.4%, and they have sent 344 relief pitchers onto the field this year. Toronto has had relief pitchers enter the game in 44 save opportunities and they have walked away with 27 saves.

In 7,434 innings played, the Blue Jays hold a defensive efficiency of 69.4% (20th in pro baseball). The Toronto Blue Jays have turned 76 double plays and have a fielding percentage of .987 (8th in pro baseball). The Blue Jays have accrued 791 assists, 43 errors and have earned 2,478 putouts this season.

During his pro baseball career, Berrios has surrendered 888 hits while accumulating 950 punch outs in 953 innings. He has allowed 441 earned runs while earning a WHIP of 1.236 and having a FIP of 4.0. His K/BB ratio is 3.28 and he has gone up against 4,028 hitters so far in his MLB career. Berrios (67-51 career record) holds a 4.16 ERA and has given up 8.4 hits per 9 innings.

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

Parlay's Pundit's Pick: Take Toronto (-145) and under 8 runs

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