New York Yankees vs St. Louis Cardinals Prediction, 7/2/2023 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: New York Yankees vs St. Louis Cardinals

Date: Sunday, July 2, 2023

Location: Busch Stadium in St. Louis, MO

TV: Bally Sports Midwest

Busch Stadium is the location where the St. Louis Cardinals (33-47) will try to defeat the New York Yankees (45-36) on Sunday. The expected starting pitchers will be Randy Vasquez and Jordan Montgomery.

The Yankees have hit 111 two-baggers as a team and have hit 116 baseballs out of the park. New York is slugging .410 and have struck out 665 times, while drawing a walk on 243 occasions. As a team, the New York Yankees are knocking in 4.5 runs/g, which puts them at 16th in the league. They have accumulated 348 RBI's in addition to 616 base knocks on the year, and their average at the plate is at .231. They have notched a total of 361 runs scored while holding a team on-base percentage of .299.

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The Yankees have a team earned run average of 3.62 for the season (3rd in MLB), and the staff has struck out 709 hitters. Yankees pitchers have yielded 87 long balls in addition to 322 runs (4th in the league). They have walked 259 opposing hitters and their FIP sits at 4.14 as a team on the campaign. New York has conceded 617 hits (7.7 per 9 innings) as well as 291 earned runs. Their strikeout to walk ratio is 2.74 and the pitching staff holds a WHIP of 1.21.

The Yankees have sent 256 relievers to the hill on the season. The relievers have inherited 136 base runners on the year with 35.3% of those runners ended up crossing the plate. They have recorded 24 saves on the season and have not converted 10 of their 34 save opportunities. The Yankees bullpen have earned a save rate of 70.6% and has stepped onto the mound in 76 save situations. The bullpen have 42 holds for the season (17th in the league). Yankees relief pitchers have stepped onto the hill with runners on 97 times in addition to having 99 appearances in high leverage situations.

The Yankees have turned 71.1% of balls hit into play into outs out of 6,516 innings, which ranks them 4th in baseball. The New York Yankees have accumulated 2,172 putouts so far this season, as well as 713 assists and 48 errors. Their fielding percentage is at .984 which ranks 24th in professional baseball, and they have twisted 56 double plays.

Vasquez has taken the mound for 10 innings and has 9 strikeouts so far in his MLB career. Vasquez (1-1 career win-loss record) has earned a FIP of 4.82 while he has faced 44 hitters in the majors. His earned run average is 1.74 (2 ER's allowed) and he has a career WHIP of 0.968. He has surrendered 6 base hits (5.2 hits per nine innings) and has had 4 walks.

St. Louis has knocked in 109 long balls on the season and 353 runs batted in. They have tallied 127 two-baggers, while walking 271 times as well as earning 365 runs. The St. Louis Cardinals have a team on-base percentage of .324 and a team batting average of .250 this year. The Cardinals have a slugging percentage of .422 and they are scoring 4.56 runs per outing (12th in MLB). They have been rung up on 662 occasions (22nd in baseball) and have earned 681 base knocks.

The Cardinals have a WHIP of 1.465 with a FIP of 4.23 as a squad for the year. They are currently ranked 28th in the league as a pitching staff in total hits allowed with 758. The St. Louis pitching staff have conceded 396 runs so far this season while having an ERA of 4.58 (359 earned runs yielded). They have earned a K/BB ratio of 8.30 (652 strikeouts against 275 free passes). They have given up 81 homers and they yield 5.06 runs per 9 innings (26th in MLB).

With 77 save situations, the Cardinals have recorded 41 holds and 16 blown saves. St. Louis has had relief pitchers step onto the mound in 36 save chances and they have walked away with 20 saves. Their bullpen pitchers have stepped onto the mound 91 times in high leverage situations and on 90 occasions with base runners. St. Louis relievers hold an inherited score percentage of 26.9% out of their 145 inherited runners. They are ranked 24th in baseball with a save percentage of 55.6%, and they have sent 242 bullpen pitchers to the hill on the year.

The St. Louis Cardinals have turned 71 double plays and have notched a fielding percentage of .989 (3rd in the majors). The Cardinals have recorded 747 assists, 32 errors and are sitting with 2,115 putouts for the season. In 6,345 innings played, the Cardinals are sitting with a defensive efficiency of 66.2% (30th in pro baseball).

In his MLB career, Montgomery has surrendered 623 hits and he has 624 strikeouts in 658 innings pitched. Montgomery (33-30 record in his career) has earned a 3.80 earned run average while giving up 8.5 hits per nine innings. He has given up a total of 278 ER's while holding a WHIP of 1.223 and a FIP of 3.8. He has a K/BB ratio of 3.43 and he has gone up against 2,751 opposing hitters during his pro baseball career.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take New York

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