Colorado Rockies vs St. Louis Cardinals Prediction, 8/5/2023 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Colorado Rockies vs St. Louis Cardinals

Date: Saturday, August 5, 2023

Location: Busch Stadium in St. Louis, MO

TV: Bally Sports Midwest

The St. Louis Cardinals (47-61) will play the Colorado Rockies (42-65) at Busch Stadium on Saturday. The starting pitchers will be Ty Blach and Steven Matz.

As a team, the Colorado Rockies are recording 4.4 runs per game, which ranks them 20th in MLB. They have 466 runs while having a team on-base percentage of .314. The Rockies have hit 205 doubles as a team and have hit 107 baseballs out of the stadium. They have accrued 445 RBI's in addition to 919 hits so far this year, while their batting average sits at .253. Colorado owns a slugging percentage of .406 and have struck out 986 times, while drawing a walk on 294 occasions.

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The Rockies have an earned run average of 5.47 so far this season (29th in the league), and the staff has struck out 761 batters. Rockies pitchers have relinquished 148 home runs and also 616 runs in total (29th in the league). They have walked 393 opposing batters and their FIP is 5.10 as a squad on the campaign. Colorado has conceded 1,021 base hits (9.8 per 9 innings) and 569 earned runs. They have accrued a K/BB ratio of 1.94 and their pitching staff has earned a collective WHIP of 1.51.

The Rockies have sent 357 relievers to the mound on the campaign. The bullpen pitchers have inherited 168 base runners this year with 33.9% of them earned a run for their team. They have recorded 23 saves for the year and have blown 17 of 40 chances to get a save. The Rockies relievers have accumulated a save rate of 57.5% and has entered the game in 78 save situations. The relievers have 36 holds on the campaign (29th in MLB). Rockies relief pitchers have entered the game with runners on base 102 times and also have had 90 appearances in high leverage situations.

The Colorado Rockies have earned 2,807 putouts at this point in the season, in addition to 1,024 assists and 60 errors. Their fielding percentage is holding at .985 which puts them in 20th in MLB, and they have turned 113 double plays. The Rockies have transformed 67.5% of balls in play into outs out of 8,421 innings on the diamond, which has them sitting at 29th in baseball.

Blach has pitched in 392 innings and is sitting with 216 K's so far in his career. His ERA is 5.05 (220 ER's allowed) and he has a WHIP of 1.444. He has allowed 446 hits (10.2 hits per 9 innings) and has 120 walks. Blach (18-22 career win-loss record) has a FIP of 4.34 while he has gone up against 1,692 hitters in the majors.

The Cardinals hold a team slugging percentage of .428 and they score 4.68 runs per contest (12th in the league). They have tallied 179 two-baggers, while walking 373 times and recording 505 runs. St. Louis has recorded 147 home runs over the course of the season as well as 487 RBIs. They have struck out on 900 instances (18th in MLB) and have tallied 945 base hits. The St. Louis Cardinals have earned an OBP of .330 and a team batting average of .256 this year.

The St. Louis pitching staff have yielded 533 runs on the campaign while having a team ERA of 4.55 (481 earned runs surrendered). They have given up 103 homers and they yield 5.04 runs per 9 innings (26th in MLB). The Cardinals have a team WHIP of 1.453 with a FIP of 4.16 as a squad this year. Their strikeout to walk ratio is 8.10 (858 strikeouts vs 362 bases on balls). They have a ranking of 30th in baseball as a pitching staff in total hits given up with 1,021.

St. Louis relief pitchers hold an inherited score percentage of 30.3% out of their 198 inherited base runners. Their bullpen pitchers have stepped onto the mound 125 times in high leverage situations and on 121 occasions with base runners. Sitting with 104 save situations, the Cardinals have accrued 55 holds in addition to 24 blown saves. They are ranked 27th in MLB holding a save percentage of 51.0%, and they have dispatched 325 relief pitchers to the hill so far this season. St. Louis has had bullpen pitchers step onto the mound in 49 save opportunities and they have come away with 25 saves.

In 8,571 innings on the diamond, the Cardinals have earned a defensive efficiency of 66.5% (30th in MLB). The St. Louis Cardinals have gotten 95 double plays and have accounted for a fielding rate of .989 (3rd in professional baseball). The Cardinals have accrued 1,026 assists, 43 errors and have a tally of 2,857 putouts for the season.

Matz (52-58 record in his career) has a 4.28 ERA while conceding 9.2 hits per 9 innings. He has a K/BB ratio of 3.18 and he has faced 3,737 batters in his career. He has allowed 414 ER's while holding a WHIP of 1.326 and a FIP of 4.3. So far in his MLB career, Matz has given up 892 base knocks while earning 837 K's in 871 innings pitched.

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Colorado

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