St. Louis Cardinals vs Toronto Blue Jays Prediction, 7/27/2022 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: St. Louis Cardinals vs Toronto Blue Jays

Date: Wednesday, July 27, 2022

Location: Rogers Centre in Toronto, ON

TV: Sportsnet

Odds/Point Spread: St. Louis (+150) Toronto (-175)

The St. Louis Cardinals (51-46) are on their way to Rogers Centre on Wednesday where they will attempt to beat the Toronto Blue Jays (53-43). The moneyline on this game has the Cardinals at +150 while the Blue Jays open at -175. The over/under comes in at 7.5. The expected starting pitchers are Adam Wainwright and Kevin Gausman.

The Cardinals have hit 166 doubles as a team and have hit 104 baseballs out of the park. St. Louis has a slugging percentage of .405 and have struck out 758 times, while taking a walk on 307 occasions. As a unit, the St. Louis Cardinals are earning 4.6 runs per outing, which puts them at 9th in MLB. They have recorded 425 RBI's as well as 828 base knocks on the season, while their team batting average is at .251. They have tallied 445 runs scored while holding a team OBP of .320.

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Cardinals pitchers have surrendered 98 long balls and 384 total runs (7th in the league). Their pitching staff has walked 305 players from the other team and their FIP is 4.17 as a team over the course of the season. Their K/BB ratio is 2.32 and their pitching staff has earned a collective WHIP of 1.27. The Cardinals hold a team ERA of 3.82 on the season (10th in the league), and the staff has rung up 708 hitters.

The Cardinals have sent 288 relief pitchers to the hill on the season. The relief pitchers have inherited 149 runners on the season with 31.5% of them ended up scoring. They have accumulated 23 saves so far this year and have blown 12 of 35 save opportunities. The Cardinals relief pitchers have accumulated a save rate of 65.7% and has entered the game in 78 save situations. The bullpen have earned 43 holds so far this year (23rd in baseball). Cardinals relief pitchers have come into the game with runners on base 97 times as well as having 77 appearances in high leverage situations.

The St. Louis Cardinals have a total of 2,573 putouts this year, in addition to 1,015 assists and 40 errors. Their fielding percentage is holding steady at .989 which has them sitting 2nd in pro baseball, and they have twisted 106 double plays. The Cardinals have turned 70.8% of balls hit into play into outs out of 7,719 innings, which has them ranked 8th in MLB.

Wainwright has taken the mound for 2,492 innings and has tallied 2,095 K's so far in his MLB career. His ERA is 3.36 (929 earned runs allowed) and his career WHIP is 1.211. He has allowed 2,344 base hits (8.5 hits per 9 innings) and has had 675 walks. Wainwright (190-113 win-loss mark in his career) is the owner of a FIP of 3.45 and he has faced 10,308 batters during his time in the majors.

The Toronto Blue Jays have a team OBP of .331 in addition to a batting average of .267 so far this year. They have struck out on 749 occasions (24th in baseball) and have earned 881 hits. Toronto has accumulated 124 home runs on the season to go along with 455 RBIs. The Blue Jays hold a slugging % of .440 and they score 4.88 runs per contest (3rd in the league). They have hit 189 two-baggers, while taking a walk 287 times and recording 468 runs.

The Blue Jays have a WHIP of 1.238 with a FIP of 3.97 as a pitching staff on the campaign. They have earned a K/BB ratio of 3.27 (817 strikeouts vs 250 free passes). They rank 19th in the league as a pitching staff in total hits allowed with 806. They have conceded 114 long balls and they concede 4.37 runs per 9 innings (16th in MLB). The Toronto pitching staff have yielded 414 runs on the campaign while holding a team ERA of 3.94 (373 earned runs surrendered).

Toronto has had relief pitchers step onto the mound in 44 save opportunities and they have tallied 27 saves. They sit at 18th in baseball with a save percentage of 61.4%, and they have dispatched 344 relief pitchers onto the field this year. Their relief pitchers have come in 118 times in high leverage situations in addition to 94 occasions with runners on. Toronto relief pitchers have an inherited score percentage of 27.9% out of their 140 inherited base runners. Sitting with 98 save situations, the Blue Jays have accrued 51 holds and 17 blown saves.

The Toronto Blue Jays have gotten 78 double plays and have a fielding percentage of .987 (8th in pro baseball). The Blue Jays have accrued 813 assists, 45 errors and have accounted for 2,559 putouts on the season. In 7,677 innings played, the Blue Jays have accumulated a efficiency on defense of 69.3% (19th in the majors).

So far in his pro baseball career, Gausman has conceded 1,274 hits and he has 1,277 strikeouts in 1,276 frames. He has conceded a total of 559 earned runs while holding a WHIP of 1.283 and having a FIP of 3.7. He has a strikeout to walk ratio of 3.51 and he has gone up against 5,384 opposing hitters during his MLB career. Gausman (71-79 win-loss record in his career) is the owner of a 3.94 earned run average and has allowed 9.0 hits per nine innings.

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

Parlay's Pundit's Pick: Take Toronto (-175) and under 7.5 runs

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