Detroit Tigers vs St. Louis Cardinals Prediction, 5/6/2023 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Detroit Tigers vs St. Louis Cardinals

Date: Saturday, May 6, 2023

Location: Busch Stadium in St. Louis, MO

TV: Bally Sports Midwest

Odds/Point Spread: Detroit (+190) St. Louis (-225)

The St. Louis Cardinals (10-21) welcome the Detroit Tigers (12-17) at Busch Stadium on Saturday. The odds on this game have Detroit at +190 and St. Louis is sitting at -225. The betting total comes in at 8.5. The starting pitchers will be Spencer Turnbull and Adam Wainwright.

As a squad, the Detroit Tigers are compiling 3.5 runs per outing, which has them at 28th in the league. They have earned 102 runs and hold an OBP of .292. The Tigers have accrued 46 two-baggers as a team and have hit 24 baseballs out of the park. They have compiled 100 RBI's in addition to 224 hits on the campaign, while their team batting average comes in at .226. Detroit has a slugging percentage of .350 and have been called out on strikes 282 times, while taking a walk on 87 occasions.

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The Tigers are sitting with a team earned run average of 4.67 over the course of the season (20th in baseball), and they have struck out 218 hitters. Tigers pitchers have allowed 43 home runs and also 141 runs in total (19th in the league). Their pitching staff has walked 85 opposing hitters and their FIP is 4.94 as a unit this season. Detroit has yielded 234 base knocks (8.1 per 9 innings) in addition to 135 earned runs. Their strikeout to walk ratio is 2.56 and the pitching staff has earned a collective WHIP of 1.23.

Tigers relief pitchers have gone to the mound with runners on 29 times in addition to having 34 appearances in high leverage situations. The relief pitchers are sitting with 14 holds so far this season (21st in the league). The Tigers relief pitchers have a save percentage of 58.3% and has come into the game in 28 save situations. They have 7 saves this year and have blown 5 of their 12 chances to save the game. The relief pitchers have inherited 38 base runners for the year with 44.7% of them crossed the plate. The Tigers have sent 91 relievers to the mound so far this season.

The Detroit Tigers have accumulated 780 putouts at this point in the season, as well as 263 assists and 13 errors. Their fielding percentage is holding at .988 which has them ranked 12th in pro baseball, and they have twisted 23 double plays. The Tigers have converted 72.7% of balls hit into play into outs out of 2,340 innings, which has them sitting at 2nd in the majors.

Turnbull has taken the mound for 297 innings and has totaled 274 punch outs so far in his career. Turnbull (12-29 win-loss mark in his career) is the owner of a FIP of 3.78 while he has gone up against 1,291 hitters during his time in the majors. His ERA is 4.47 (148 earned runs allowed) and his career WHIP is 1.354. He has allowed 285 base hits (8.6 hits per nine innings) and has 118 free passes.

The Cardinals have a team slugging percentage of .409 and they average 4.13 runs per outing (21st in the league). They have tallied 55 two-baggers, while getting a free base 106 times and notching 128 runs. St. Louis has recorded 34 home runs on the season to go along with 124 RBIs. They have been rung up on 260 instances (20th in the league) and have recorded 271 base knocks. The St. Louis Cardinals have earned an on-base percentage of .328 as well as a batting average of .256 for the season.

The Cardinals have a team WHIP of 1.454 with a FIP of 4.40 as a unit on the season. They rank 26th in MLB as a pitching staff in total hits relinquished with 283. The St. Louis pitching staff have yielded 147 runs so far this year while having an ERA of 4.53 (136 earned runs conceded). They currently have a strikeout to walk ratio of 9.30 (280 strikeouts against 110 bases on balls). They have surrendered 37 home runs and they surrender 4.90 runs per 9 innings (20th in baseball).

St. Louis has had bullpen pitchers enter the game in 10 save opportunities and they have recorded 4 saves. They are currently ranked 29th in baseball with a save percentage of 40.0%, and they have dispatched 97 bullpen pitchers onto the field this season. Their relief pitchers have stepped onto the hill 29 times in high leverage situations in addition to 41 occasions with base runners. St. Louis relievers hold an inherited score percentage of 29.7% of 64 inherited base runners. Sitting with 22 save situations, the Cardinals have tallied 12 holds and also 6 blown saves.

In 2,436 innings on the diamond, the Cardinals have a defensive efficiency of 66.0% (28th in MLB). The St. Louis Cardinals have gotten 30 double plays and have accounted for a fielding rate of .987 (14th in professional baseball). The Cardinals have accrued 290 assists, 14 errors and have notched a total of 812 putouts this year.

Wainwright (195-117 record in his career) has earned a 3.38 earned run average while allowing 8.5 hits per nine innings. He has a strikeout to walk ratio of 3.09 and he has gone up against 10,632 opposing batters so far in his pro baseball career. He has allowed a total of 964 ER's while holding a WHIP of 1.216 and a FIP of 3.4. During his MLB career, Wainwright has surrendered 2,426 hits and he has 2,147 K's in 2,567 innings.

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Detroit (+190)

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