Detroit Tigers vs St. Louis Cardinals Prediction, 5/5/2023 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Detroit Tigers vs St. Louis Cardinals

Date: Friday, May 5, 2023

Location: Busch Stadium in St. Louis, MO

TV: Bally Sports Midwest

The St. Louis Cardinals (10-21) will go up against the Detroit Tigers (12-17) at Busch Stadium on Friday. The pitchers taking the mound will be Matthew Boyd and Jordan Montgomery.

The Tigers have hit 46 doubles as a team and have hit 24 baseballs out of the stadium. Detroit has a slugging % of .350 and have been called out on strikes 282 times, while being walked on 87 occasions. As a squad, the Detroit Tigers are earning 3.5 runs per game, which ranks them 28th in the league. They have earned 100 runs batted in as well as 224 base knocks for the season, and their team batting average sits at .226. They are sitting with 102 runs scored while holding a team on-base percentage of .292.

Get all of our MLB Picks

The Tigers have an ERA of 4.67 this season (20th in the league), and the staff has rung up 218 batters. Tigers pitchers have allowed 43 home runs in addition to 141 total runs (19th in baseball). Their pitching staff has walked 85 opposing players and their FIP sits at 4.94 as a team over the course of the season. Detroit has surrendered 234 base hits (8.1 per 9 innings) and 135 earned runs. They have earned a strikeout to walk ratio of 2.56 and their pitching staff has a collective WHIP of 1.23.

The Tigers relief pitchers have compiled a save rate of 58.3% and has entered the game in 28 save situations. The bullpen pitchers have inherited 38 base runners on the season and 44.7% of those runners earned a run for their team. Tigers relief pitchers have gone to the mound with runners on 29 times and also have had 34 appearances in high leverage situations. The Tigers have dispatched 91 relievers to the mound for the season. The relief pitchers have tallied 14 holds this season (21st in the league). They have accumulated 7 saves on the campaign and have blown 5 of their 12 save opportunities.

The Tigers have turned 72.7% of balls in play into outs out of 2,340 innings on the field, which has them sitting at 2nd in baseball. The Detroit Tigers have a tally of 780 putouts for the season, as well as 263 assists and 13 errors. Their fielding rate is currently at .988 which is 12th in MLB, and they have twisted 23 double plays.

Boyd has thrown 822 frames and is sitting with 794 strikeouts in his MLB career. Boyd (40-64 win-loss mark in his career) is the owner of a FIP of 4.67 while going up against 3,537 hitters during his time in the majors. His earned run average is 4.91 (449 ER's allowed) and his WHIP is 1.325. He has conceded 823 hits (9.0 hits per nine innings) and has 267 walks.

The Cardinals have a team slugging % of .409 and they are recording 4.13 runs per game (21st in MLB). They have 55 doubles, while walking 106 times as well as scoring 128 runs. St. Louis has knocked in 34 HRs so far this year as well as 124 runs batted in. They have been called out on strikes on 260 occasions (20th in baseball) and have a total of 271 base knocks. The St. Louis Cardinals have accumulated an on-base percentage of .328 as well as a team batting average of .256 so far this season.

The Cardinals hold a team WHIP of 1.454 and have a FIP of 4.40 as a team for the season. They have a ranking of 26th in MLB as a pitching staff in total hits conceded with 283. The St. Louis pitching staff have yielded 147 runs so far this season and come in with a team ERA of 4.53 (136 earned runs conceded). Their strikeout to walk ratio is 9.30 (280 strikeouts against 110 walks). They have conceded 37 dingers and they surrender 4.90 runs per 9 innings (20th in the league).

St. Louis relievers have an inherited score rate of 29.7% of 64 inherited base runners. Their relief pitchers have stepped onto the mound 29 times in high leverage situations in addition to 41 occasions with runners on. With 22 save situations, the Cardinals have earned 12 holds and 6 blown saves. They are currently ranked 29th in the league with a save rate of 40.0%, and they have sent 97 bullpen pitchers to the hill for the season. St. Louis has called on bullpen pitchers to enter the game in 10 save chances and they have tallied 4 saves.

The St. Louis Cardinals have turned 30 double plays and have notched a fielding percentage of .987 (14th in baseball). The Cardinals have racked up 290 assists, 14 errors and are sitting with 812 putouts so far this season. Out of their 2,436 innings on the diamond, the Cardinals have earned a defensive efficiency of 66.0% (28th in the majors).

Montgomery (30-27 record in his career) has a 3.82 ERA and has given up 8.4 hits per 9 innings. His strikeout to walk ratio is 3.42 and he has gone up against 2,512 hitters during his MLB career. He has given up a total of 255 earned runs while earning a WHIP of 1.216 and a FIP of 3.7. During his career, Montgomery has allowed 564 hits while earning 571 strikeouts in 601 innings.

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take St. Louis

Get $60 worth of FREE premium member picks. No Obligation. No Salesman. No Credit Card. Fast Sign up with Instant Access Click Here