Atlanta Braves vs St. Louis Cardinals Prediction, 4/5/2023 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Atlanta Braves vs St. Louis Cardinals

Date: Wednesday, April 5, 2023

Location: Busch Stadium in St. Louis, MO

TV: Bally Sports Midwest

The St. Louis Cardinals (2-2) will try to beat the Atlanta Braves (3-1) at Busch Stadium on Wednesday. The starting pitchers will be Bryce Elder and Miles Mikolas.

As a team, the Atlanta Braves are recording 5.8 runs per contest, which has them at 10th in MLB. They have accounted for 23 runs scored while holding a team OBP of .353. The Braves have hit 6 doubles as a team and have knocked 7 balls out of the park. They have 20 RBI's and 37 hits on the campaign, while their average at the plate comes in at .268. Atlanta is slugging .464 and have been rung up 30 times, while taking a walk on 18 occasions.

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Braves pitchers have allowed 2 home runs in addition to 11 runs in total (6th in MLB). Their pitching staff has walked 15 opposing players and their FIP comes in at 3.82 as a unit so far this season. Their strikeout to walk ratio is 1.73 and their pitching staff holds a collective WHIP of 1.31. The Braves have an ERA of 2.83 this year (7th in baseball), and they have rung up 26 batters.

The Braves relief pitchers have accumulated a save percentage of 0.0% and has stepped onto the mound in 4 save situations. The relief pitchers have inherited 5 runners over the course of the season and 20.0% of them earned a run for their team. Braves bullpen pitchers have entered the game with opponents on base 5 times in addition to having 2 appearances in high leverage situations. The Braves have dispatched 13 relief pitchers to the hill so far this year. The relief pitchers have notched 4 holds this year (6th in MLB). They have earned 0 saves on the year and have missed out on 0 of their 0 save opportunities.

The Braves have turned 70.8% of balls in play into outs in their 315 innings on the field, which has them ranked 10th in baseball. The Atlanta Braves have notched a total of 105 putouts at this point in the season, as well as 39 assists and 2 errors. Their fielding percentage is holding steady at .986 which ranks 15th in pro baseball, and have earned 4 double plays.

Elder has taken the hill for 54 innings and has totaled 47 K's in his career. Elder (2-4 career record) is the owner of a FIP of 3.78 and he has gone up against 227 opposing batters in the major leagues. His earned run average is 3.17 (19 ER's allowed) and his career WHIP is 1.241. He has surrendered 44 hits (7.3 hits per 9 innings) and has 23 walks.

The Cardinals have a team SLG% of .537 and they are earning 6.50 runs per contest (6th in the league). They have hit 6 two-baggers, while getting a free base 13 times as well as racking up 26 runs. St. Louis has accumulated 7 home runs for the year to go along with 25 RBIs. They have struck out on 25 occasions (30th in MLB) and have accounted for 53 base hits. The St. Louis Cardinals are sitting with an on-base percentage of .409 as well as a team batting average of .356 this season.

The Cardinals have a WHIP of 1.694 and have a FIP of 4.22 as a team so far this year. They have earned a K/BB ratio of 1.79 (34 strikeouts vs 19 bases on balls). They are sitting at 23rd in MLB as a staff in total hits allowed with 42. They have allowed 3 HR's and they give up 5.75 runs per 9 innings (22nd in baseball). The St. Louis pitching staff have given up 23 runs over the course of the season while having a team ERA of 5.75 (23 earned runs allowed).

St. Louis has had relief pitchers step onto the mound in 3 save opportunities and they have come away with 1 save. They rank 23rd in MLB holding a save rate of 33.3%, and they have dispatched 14 bullpen pitchers to the hill this season. Their bullpen pitchers have stepped onto the mound 6 times in high leverage situations in addition to 5 occasions with base runners. St. Louis relief pitchers have an inherited score percentage of 12.5% out of their 8 inherited runners. Sitting with 6 save situations, the Cardinals have earned 3 holds in addition to 2 blown saves.

The St. Louis Cardinals have gotten 3 double plays and own a fielding percentage of 1.000 (2nd in MLB). The Cardinals have recorded 42 assists, 0 errors and have a total of 108 putouts on the season. In their 324 innings on the field, the Cardinals have earned a efficiency on defense of 64.2% (26th in pro baseball).

Mikolas (45-40 career mark) is the owner of a 3.74 ERA and has conceded 8.6 hits per nine innings. His strikeout to walk ratio is 3.74 and he has faced 2,990 hitters in his career. He has surrendered a total of 302 ER's while earning a WHIP of 1.161 and being the owner of a FIP of 4.0. So far in his career, Mikolas has given up 698 hits while accumulating 542 punch outs in 726 frames.

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Atlanta

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