Minnesota Twins vs St. Louis Cardinals Prediction, 8/3/2023 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Minnesota Twins vs St. Louis Cardinals

Date: Thursday, August 3, 2023

Location: Busch Stadium in St. Louis, MO

TV: Bally Sports Midwest

Odds/Point Spread: Minnesota (+100) St. Louis (-120)

Busch Stadium is where the St. Louis Cardinals (47-61) will attempt to defeat the Minnesota Twins (55-53) on Thursday. The odds on this game have Minnesota at +100 while St. Louis is coming in at -120. The total has been set at 8.5. The starting pitchers will be Sonny Gray and Adam Wainwright.

The Twins have hit 185 doubles as a unit and have hit 141 balls out of the park. Minnesota has a slugging percentage of .412 and have struck out 1,115 times, while being walked on 359 occasions. As a unit, the Minnesota Twins are knocking in 4.4 runs per contest, which ranks them 19th in MLB. They have accumulated 449 RBI's and 865 base knocks for the year, while their team batting average is .237. They have tallied 473 runs while holding a team OBP of .314.

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The Twins hold a team ERA of 3.86 this year (8th in MLB), and the staff has struck out 1,035 hitters. Twins pitchers have given up 122 home runs and also 438 runs in total (4th in the league). Their pitching staff has walked 298 batters and their FIP is 3.81 as a unit on the campaign. Minnesota has conceded 844 hits (7.9 per 9 innings) as well as 415 earned runs. Their strikeout to walk ratio is 3.47 and their pitching staff has earned a collective WHIP of 1.18.

Twins bullpen pitchers have entered the contest with runners on base 85 times as well as having 122 appearances in high leverage situations. The relievers have earned 53 holds for the season (18th in baseball). The Twins relief pitchers have a save percentage of 53.3% and has entered the game in 99 save situations. They have tallied 24 saves so far this year and have not converted 21 of 45 save opportunities. The relief pitchers have inherited 112 runners on the campaign and 32.1% of those players earned a run for their team. The Twins have sent 321 relief pitchers to the mound for the year.

The Twins have turned 70.1% of balls in play into outs out of their 8,706 innings on the diamond, ranking them 7th in the majors. The Minnesota Twins have a total of 2,902 putouts on the year, as well as 827 assists and 46 errors. Their fielding percentage sits at .988 which has them sitting 7th in MLB, and have earned 77 double plays.

Gray (94-81 career mark) holds a FIP of 3.61 while going up against 6,267 opposing hitters during his time in the major leagues. He has given up 1,297 hits (7.8 hits per 9 innings) with 533 free passes. His earned run average is 3.54 (591 earned runs allowed) and his WHIP is 1.216. Gray has pitched in 1,504 frames and has earned 1,453 punch outs so far in his MLB career.

St. Louis has recorded 147 home runs for the season and 487 RBIs. They have tallied 179 two-baggers, while getting a free base 373 times and scoring 505 runs. The St. Louis Cardinals have accumulated an OBP of .330 as well as a batting average of .256 so far this season. The Cardinals have a team slugging % of .428 and they average 4.68 runs per contest (12th in MLB). They have been called out on strikes on 900 occasions (18th in baseball) and have a total of 945 base knocks.

The St. Louis pitching staff have conceded 533 runs so far this season while having an ERA of 4.55 (481 earned runs conceded). They have relinquished 103 dingers and they yield 5.04 runs per 9 innings (26th in MLB). The Cardinals hold a team WHIP of 1.453 with a FIP of 4.16 as a unit on the campaign. Their strikeout to walk ratio is 8.10 (858 strikeouts vs 362 walks). They are sitting at 30th in the league as a staff in total hits allowed with 1,021.

With 104 save situations, the Cardinals have 55 holds in addition to 24 blown saves. St. Louis has had bullpen pitchers step onto the mound in 49 save chances and they have come away with 25 saves. Their bullpen pitchers have stepped onto the mound 125 times in high leverage situations in addition to 121 occasions with runners on base. St. Louis relief pitchers have an inherited score percentage of 30.3% of 198 inherited base runners. They are currently ranked 27th in baseball with a save rate of 51.0%, and they have dispatched 325 relief pitchers onto the diamond on the season.

The St. Louis Cardinals have gotten 95 double plays and hold a fielding percentage of .989 (3rd in baseball). The Cardinals have 1,026 assists, 43 errors and have earned a total of 2,857 putouts over the course of the season. Out of their 8,571 innings played, the Cardinals are sitting with a defensive efficiency of 66.5% (30th in professional baseball).

Thus far in his career, Wainwright has surrendered 2,521 base hits while he has totaled 2,181 strikeouts in 2,630 innings pitched. Wainwright (198-122 record in his career) has earned a 3.47 ERA and has conceded 8.6 hits per 9 innings. He has given up a total of 1,014 ER's while holding a WHIP of 1.232 and being the owner of a FIP of 3.5. His strikeout to walk ratio is 3.03 and he has gone up against 10,932 hitters during his MLB career.

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Minnesota (+100)

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