Houston Astros vs St. Louis Cardinals Prediction, 6/27/2023 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Houston Astros vs St. Louis Cardinals

Date: Tuesday, June 27, 2023

Location: Busch Stadium in St. Louis, MO

TV: TBS

Busch Stadium is where the St. Louis Cardinals (32-45) will attempt to defeat the Houston Astros (42-36) on Tuesday. The pitchers who are expected to start will be Framber Valdez and Jordan Montgomery.

Houston has a slugging percentage of .402 and have struck out 620 times, while being walked on 246 occasions. They have accumulated 335 RBI's and 646 base knocks on the season, and their team batting average is at .246. The Astros have accounted for 131 two-baggers as a team and have hit 90 baseballs out of the stadium. They have earned 351 runs scored while holding a team on-base percentage of .315. As a unit, the Houston Astros are notching 4.5 runs per game, which has them sitting at 15th in the league.

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The Astros are sitting with a team earned run average of 3.57 for the season (1st in baseball), and the staff has struck out 728 batters. Astros pitchers have relinquished 84 home runs and also 310 runs in total (5th in baseball). Their pitching staff has walked 244 opposing hitters and their FIP sits at 3.94 as a unit so far this season. Houston has allowed 631 base hits (8.1 per 9 innings) in addition to 277 earned runs. They have earned a strikeout to walk ratio of 2.98 and the pitching staff holds a collective WHIP of 1.25.

Astros relief pitchers have come into the game with opponents on base 45 times in addition to having 70 appearances in high leverage situations. The relievers have a total of 40 holds over the course of the season (17th in MLB). The Astros relievers have a save percentage of 62.5% and has stepped onto the mound in 73 save situations. They have accumulated 20 saves for the year and have blown 12 out of their 32 save opportunities. The bullpen pitchers have inherited 69 runners this year and 30.4% of those runners crossed the plate. The Astros have sent 241 relievers to the hill this season.

The Astros have converted 69.0% of balls in play into outs out of their 6,291 innings, which has them ranked 17th in professional baseball. The Houston Astros have notched a total of 2,097 putouts this year, as well as 669 assists and 36 errors. Their fielding percentage sits at .987 which has them sitting 7th in MLB, and they have turned 71 double plays.

Valdez (48-28 career mark) holds a FIP of 3.50 and he has gone up against 2,560 opposing batters during his time in the major leagues. He has conceded 513 base knocks (7.5 hits per 9 innings) with 230 free passes. His ERA is 3.20 (218 ER's allowed) and his WHIP is 1.211. Valdez has pitched in 613 innings and has 601 punch outs during his pro baseball career.

The St. Louis Cardinals have earned an on-base percentage of .324 and a batting average of .250 this season. They have been rung up on 640 occasions (20th in MLB) and have totaled 658 base knocks. St. Louis has accounted for 105 home runs on the year as well as 343 RBIs. The Cardinals hold a slugging % of .422 and they average 4.60 runs per game (12th in MLB). They have tallied 124 two-baggers, while taking a walk 264 times and scoring 354 runs.

The Cardinals hold a team WHIP of 1.445 and have a FIP of 4.16 as a team this year. Their strikeout to walk ratio comes in at 8.30 (629 strikeouts against 258 free passes). They rank 28th in the league as a staff in total hits surrendered with 722. They have allowed 76 dingers and they give up 4.91 runs per 9 innings (24th in MLB). The St. Louis pitching staff have given up 370 runs for the year while having a team ERA of 4.43 (334 earned runs surrendered).

Sitting with 72 save situations, the Cardinals have accumulated 38 holds and 15 blown saves. St. Louis has called on relievers to enter the game in 34 save opportunities and they have earned 19 saves. Their bullpen pitchers have taken the field 88 times in high leverage situations and also on 86 occasions with runners on. St. Louis bullpen pitchers hold an inherited score percentage of 27.5% out of 138 inherited base runners. They are ranked 24th in the league with a save percentage of 55.9%, and they have dispatched 232 relievers onto the diamond this year.

The St. Louis Cardinals have gotten 68 double plays and hold a fielding percentage of .989 (3rd in the majors). The Cardinals have recorded 717 assists, 31 errors and have notched a total of 2,034 putouts so far this season. In 6,102 innings played, the Cardinals have earned a defensive efficiency of 66.3% (30th in the majors).

Montgomery (32-30 win-loss record in his career) is the owner of a 3.83 ERA and has given up 8.5 hits per 9 innings. He has a strikeout to walk ratio of 3.41 and he has gone up against 2,725 opposing hitters so far in his pro baseball career. He has allowed 277 earned runs while holding a WHIP of 1.225 and having a FIP of 3.8. So far in his MLB career, Montgomery has surrendered 617 base knocks while tallying 618 punch outs in 651 innings pitched.

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Houston

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