Colorado Rockies vs St. Louis Cardinals Prediction, 8/6/2023 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Colorado Rockies vs St. Louis Cardinals

Date: Sunday, August 6, 2023

Location: Busch Stadium in St. Louis, MO

TV: Bally Sports Midwest

Odds/Point Spread: Colorado (+210) St. Louis (-258)

The St. Louis Cardinals (48-63) will go up against the Colorado Rockies (43-66) at Busch Stadium on Sunday. The line on this matchup has Colorado at +210 while St. Louis is coming in at -258. The over/under is 9. The expected starting pitchers will be Austin Gomber and Andrew Suarez.

The Rockies have tallied 211 doubles as a team and have hit 107 baseballs out of the park. Colorado owns a slugging percentage of .405 and have been called out on strikes 1,009 times, while being walked on 302 occasions. As a team, the Colorado Rockies are notching 4.4 runs per game, which ranks them 19th in baseball. They have 455 RBI's in addition to 939 hits so far this season, and their team batting average comes in at .254. They have 476 runs and hold an OBP of .314.

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Their K/BB ratio is 1.94 and the pitching staff sits with a WHIP of 1.52. Rockies pitchers have relinquished 156 home runs and 631 total runs (29th in MLB). Colorado has given up 1,049 hits (9.9 per 9 innings) in addition to 584 earned runs. The Rockies have an earned run average of 5.51 on the year (29th in the league), and their staff has rung up 773 batters. Their pitching staff has walked 398 batters and their FIP comes in at 5.16 as a unit on the season.

The Rockies have dispatched 364 relievers to the mound this season. The relievers have inherited 170 base runners so far this year and 33.5% of those runners ended up crossing the plate. They have accumulated 23 saves for the season and have blown 17 out of their 40 chances to get a save. The Rockies relievers have compiled a save rate of 57.5% and stepped onto the hill in 79 save situations. The relievers have notched 37 holds so far this season (29th in the league). Rockies pitchers have entered the game with players on base 103 times and also have had 90 appearances in high leverage situations.

The Colorado Rockies have notched a total of 2,861 putouts for the season, in addition to 1,044 assists and 61 errors. Their fielding percentage sits at .985 which has them ranked 21st in baseball, and they have twisted 115 double plays. The Rockies have turned 67.4% of balls in play into outs in their 8,583 innings on the field, which has them sitting 29th in the majors.

Gomber has pitched in 458 frames and is sitting with 379 K's in his MLB career. His ERA is 4.91 (250 earned runs allowed) and his career WHIP is 1.365. He has given up 471 hits (9.3 hits per nine innings) with 154 free passes. Gomber (29-27 career win-loss record) has a FIP of 4.60 while going up against 1,961 hitters in the majors.

The St. Louis Cardinals have recorded a team on-base percentage of .330 as well as a batting average of .257 this year. They have been rung up on 925 occasions (18th in MLB) and have earned 977 base hits. St. Louis is sitting with 155 home runs on the season as well as 501 RBIs. The Cardinals hold a team slugging % of .432 and they have an average of 4.68 runs per contest (12th in MLB). They have hit 183 two-baggers, while taking a walk 375 times as well as putting up 519 runs.

The St. Louis pitching staff have surrendered 550 runs so far this year while holding an ERA of 4.58 (498 earned runs conceded). They have allowed 106 homers and they concede 5.06 runs per 9 innings (25th in the league). The Cardinals are sitting with a team WHIP of 1.450 in addition to having a FIP of 4.17 as a unit over the course of the season. They currently have a strikeout to walk ratio of 8.10 (879 strikeouts vs 373 walks). They come in at 29th in MLB as a pitching staff in total hits relinquished with 1,047.

St. Louis relievers have an inherited score percentage of 30.2% out of their 202 inherited runners. Their bullpen pitchers have come in 125 times in high leverage situations and also on 123 occasions with runners on. Sitting with 104 save situations, the Cardinals have earned 55 holds and 24 blown saves. They are currently ranked 28th in the league holding a save rate of 51.0%, and they have sent 332 relievers to the mound so far this season. St. Louis has called on relievers to step onto the mound in 49 save opportunities and they have earned 25 saves.

Out of their 8,814 innings played, the Cardinals are sitting with a defensive efficiency of 66.6% (30th in MLB). The St. Louis Cardinals have turned 98 double plays and hold a fielding percentage of .989 (2nd in the majors). The Cardinals have recorded 1,059 assists, 43 errors and have earned a total of 2,938 putouts this year.

Suarez (7-15 career record) has earned a 4.83 earned run average while giving up 9.5 hits per 9 innings. He has a strikeout to walk ratio of 2.42 and he has gone up against 876 opposing batters so far in his pro baseball career. He has allowed a total of 111 earned runs while earning a WHIP of 1.379 and being the owner of a FIP of 4.7. During his MLB career, Suarez has allowed 218 hits while he has tallied 162 strikeouts in 206 innings.

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take St. Louis (-258)

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