Minnesota Twins vs St. Louis Cardinals Prediction, 8/1/2023 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Minnesota Twins vs St. Louis Cardinals

Date: Tuesday, August 1, 2023

Location: Busch Stadium in St. Louis, MO

TV: Bally Sports Midwest

The St. Louis Cardinals (47-60) will play the Minnesota Twins (54-53) at Busch Stadium on Tuesday. The starting pitchers are Pablo Lopez and Jack Flaherty.

The Twins have tallied 182 doubles as a team and have hit 141 baseballs out of the park. Minnesota is slugging .413 and have been called out on strikes 1,107 times, while taking a walk on 358 occasions. As a unit, the Minnesota Twins are putting up 4.4 runs per game, which has them at 19th in baseball. They have accounted for 447 RBI's in addition to 858 hits this season, while their average at the plate comes in at .237. They have earned a total of 470 runs while having a team OBP of .315.

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They have accrued a K/BB ratio of 3.46 and their pitching staff has recorded a WHIP of 1.18. Twins pitchers have given up 121 long balls and 436 runs in total (6th in baseball). Minnesota has yielded 837 hits (7.9 per 9 innings) in addition to 413 earned runs. The Twins have compiled a team earned run average of 3.88 so far this season (8th in MLB), and the staff has struck out 1,027 batters. They have walked 297 opposing hitters and their FIP is 3.82 as a team so far this year.

The Twins relief pitchers have recorded a save rate of 52.3% and stepped onto the hill in 96 save situations. The relief pitchers have inherited 112 base runners for the season and 32.1% of them crossed the plate. Twins relief pitchers have entered the contest with players on base 85 times and also have had 119 appearances in high leverage situations. The Twins have dispatched 318 relievers to the mound for the season. The relief pitchers have 51 holds on the year (19th in the league). They have recorded 23 saves on the campaign and have blown 21 of their 44 save opportunities.

The Twins have converted 70.0% of balls in play into outs out of 8,625 innings, which has them sitting 7th in pro baseball. The Minnesota Twins have earned 2,875 putouts this season, in addition to 813 assists and 46 errors. Their fielding percentage is at .988 which ranks 7th in the majors, and have a total of 77 double plays.

Lopez has taken the mound for 638 innings and has earned 649 punch outs in his MLB career. His earned run average is 3.97 (282 earned runs allowed) and his WHIP is 1.177. He has allowed 574 base knocks (8.1 hits per 9 innings) with 178 free passes. Lopez (33-37 career record) is the owner of a FIP of 3.71 and he has faced 2,640 opposing hitters during his time in the majors.

St. Louis has accumulated 146 home runs this season to go along with 485 RBIs. They have hit 179 two-baggers, while getting a free base 372 times and putting up 503 runs. The St. Louis Cardinals have compiled an OBP of .331 and a team batting average of .256 this season. The Cardinals hold a team slugging percentage of .429 and they score 4.70 runs per contest (12th in the league). They have been called out on strikes on 892 occasions (18th in the league) and are sitting with 938 hits.

The Cardinals hold a team WHIP of 1.458 with a FIP of 4.19 as a team over the course of the season. They come in at 30th in baseball as a staff in total hits surrendered with 1,014. The St. Louis pitching staff have given up 530 runs for the year while holding a team ERA of 4.57 (479 earned runs yielded). Their K/BB ratio is 8.10 (850 strikeouts vs 361 bases on balls). They have allowed 103 home runs and they give up 5.06 runs per 9 innings (26th in the league).

Sitting with 104 save situations, the Cardinals have 55 holds and also 24 blown saves. St. Louis has called on relievers to step onto the hill in 49 save chances and they have earned 25 saves. Their bullpen pitchers have stepped onto the mound 125 times in high leverage situations and also on 121 occasions with runners on base. St. Louis relief pitchers have an inherited score rate of 30.3% out of their 198 inherited base runners. They are ranked 28th in baseball with a save percentage of 51.0%, and they have sent 323 relievers onto the field over the course of the season.

The St. Louis Cardinals have gotten 94 double plays and hold a fielding percentage of .989 (2nd in baseball). The Cardinals have recorded 1,016 assists, 42 errors and have accounted for 2,830 putouts this season. Out of their 8,490 innings on the diamond, the Cardinals have accumulated a defensive efficiency of 66.5% (30th in MLB).

So far in his pro baseball career, Flaherty has allowed 508 base knocks while tallying 706 punch outs in 633 innings. He has conceded a total of 252 earned runs while earning a WHIP of 1.185 and a FIP of 4.0. He has a strikeout to walk ratio of 2.92 and he has gone up against 2,625 hitters during his career. Flaherty (41-31 career mark) has a 3.58 ERA while conceding 7.2 hits per 9 innings.

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Minnesota

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