Los Angeles Angels vs St. Louis Cardinals Prediction, 5/3/2023 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Los Angeles Angels vs St. Louis Cardinals

Date: Wednesday, May 3, 2023

Location: Busch Stadium in St. Louis, MO

TV: Bally Sports Midwest

Odds/Point Spread: Los Angeles (-115) St. Louis (-105)

The St. Louis Cardinals (10-19) will play the Los Angeles Angels (15-14) at Busch Stadium on Wednesday. The moneyline on this game has Los Angeles at -115 and St. Louis is sitting at -105. The over/under is set at 8. The pitchers taking the mound will be Shohei Ohtani and Miles Mikolas.

The Angels have tallied 42 two-baggers as a squad and have hit 39 baseballs out of the stadium. Los Angeles is slugging .419 and have been rung up 245 times, while drawing a walk on 100 occasions. As a squad, the Los Angeles Angels are putting up 5.1 runs per game, which has them sitting at 9th in the league. They have compiled 146 runs batted in as well as 246 base knocks for the year, and their batting average is .252. They have 148 runs while having a team on-base percentage of .331.

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Their strikeout to walk ratio sits at 2.34 and the pitching staff has earned a collective WHIP of 1.27. Angels pitchers have allowed 28 home runs in addition to 130 total runs (15th in the league). Los Angeles has conceded 217 base hits (7.7 per 9 innings) as well as 110 earned runs. The Angels have an ERA of 3.87 for the year (11th in baseball), and they have rung up 250 batters. They have walked 107 opposing players and their FIP is 4.41 as a squad over the course of the season.

The Angels bullpen have earned a save rate of 61.1% and has stepped onto the mound in 47 save situations. The relievers have inherited 46 runners on the year with 45.7% of those runners ended up scoring. Angels bullpen pitchers have gone to the mound with runners on base 29 times in addition to having 34 appearances in high leverage situations. The Angels have sent 87 relief pitchers to the mound over the course of the season. The relievers have earned 29 holds on the campaign (2nd in baseball). They have compiled 11 saves this season and have not converted 7 of 18 save chances.

The Los Angeles Angels have earned a total of 767 putouts on the year, in addition to 238 assists and 17 errors. Their fielding percentage is holding steady at .983 which is 22nd in MLB, and have a total of 22 double plays. The Angels have converted 70.8% of balls hit into play into outs in their 2,301 innings on the field, which has them sitting at 7th in baseball.

Ohtani has taken the hill for 383 innings and has tallied 487 punch outs so far in his career. His earned run average is 2.86 (122 earned runs allowed) and he has a WHIP of 1.066. He has surrendered 274 base knocks (6.4 hits per nine innings) with 135 free passes. Ohtani (32-14 mark in his career) has earned a FIP of 3.08 while going up against 1,551 batters in the major leagues.

The Cardinals hold a slugging percentage of .415 and they are scoring 4.24 runs per contest (21st in the league). They have notched 52 two-baggers, while walking 102 times and notching 123 runs. St. Louis has compiled 32 long balls on the season as well as 119 runs batted in. They have been called out on strikes on 234 occasions (22nd in baseball) and have recorded 260 hits. The St. Louis Cardinals are sitting with an on-base percentage of .334 and a batting average of .262 on the season.

The Cardinals have a team WHIP of 1.455 and have a FIP of 4.35 as a team so far this season. They are currently ranked 24th in the league as a pitching staff in total hits given up with 262. The St. Louis pitching staff have conceded 136 runs for the year while having a team ERA of 4.46 (125 earned runs conceded). They currently have a strikeout to walk ratio of 9.40 (264 strikeouts vs 105 walks). They have relinquished 33 long balls and they concede 4.85 runs per 9 innings (19th in MLB).

With 19 save situations, the Cardinals have accrued 10 holds and 5 blown saves. St. Louis has had relievers take the mound in 9 save chances and they have recorded 4 saves. Their bullpen pitchers have come in 27 times in high leverage situations and on 39 occasions with runners on base. St. Louis relievers hold an inherited score percentage of 31.1% out of 61 inherited runners. They rank 27th in baseball with a save rate of 44.4%, and they have sent 91 relief pitchers onto the diamond so far this season.

In their 2,274 innings on the field, the Cardinals hold a defensive efficiency of 65.8% (27th in professional baseball). The St. Louis Cardinals have turned 28 double plays and have a fielding rate of .987 (17th in baseball). The Cardinals have accrued 273 assists, 14 errors and have amassed 758 putouts this season.

During his MLB career, Mikolas has given up 733 base hits and he has 565 punch outs in 754 innings pitched. Mikolas (46-41 career record) has a 3.79 earned run average while allowing 8.7 hits per nine innings. He has surrendered a total of 318 ER's while earning a WHIP of 1.175 and being the owner of a FIP of 4.0. His strikeout to walk ratio is 3.67 and he has gone up against 3,119 batters in his pro baseball career.

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Los Angeles (-115)

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