Oakland Athletics vs St. Louis Cardinals Prediction, 8/14/2023 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Oakland Athletics vs St. Louis Cardinals

Date: Monday, August 14, 2023

Location: Busch Stadium in St. Louis, MO

TV: Bally Sports Midwest

Odds/Point Spread: Oakland (+190) St. Louis (-230)

Busch Stadium is where the St. Louis Cardinals (52-66) will meet the Oakland Athletics (33-84) on Monday. The moneyline on this contest has the Athletics at +190 and the Cardinals are coming in at -230. The over/under comes in at 8. The pitchers taking the mound will be JP Sears and Miles Mikolas.

The Athletics have earned 158 doubles as a team and have hit 113 baseballs out of the park. Oakland has a slugging percentage of .360 and have struck out 1,066 times, while being walked on 381 occasions. As a squad, the Oakland Athletics are notching 3.5 runs per game, which puts them at 30th in baseball. They have accounted for 398 runs batted in as well as 849 base knocks this season, and their average at the plate sits at .221. They have earned a total of 413 runs and have an on-base percentage of .300.

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Their strikeout to walk ratio is 1.89 and their pitching staff has a collective WHIP of 1.53. Athletics pitchers have allowed 159 home runs in addition to 696 runs in total (30th in baseball). Oakland has allowed 1,071 hits (9.4 per 9 innings) in addition to 659 earned runs. The Athletics have an earned run average of 5.78 on the season (30th in the league), and the staff has struck out 941 hitters. They have walked 499 players from the other team and their FIP sits at 5.12 as a squad on the season.

Athletics bullpen pitchers have come into the game with runners on base 145 times in addition to having 138 appearances in high leverage situations. The relief pitchers have tallied 39 holds so far this year (30th in the league). The Athletics relief pitchers have recorded a save rate of 48.8% and has stepped onto the mound in 82 save situations. They have accumulated 20 saves on the season and have blown 21 of their 41 save chances. The relief pitchers have inherited 229 base runners on the season and 38.4% of those runners crossed home plate. The Athletics have dispatched 393 relief pitchers to the hill on the season.

The Oakland Athletics have accounted for 3,078 putouts this season, in addition to 921 assists and 70 errors. Their fielding percentage sits at .983 which ranks 27th in pro baseball, and have accumulated 81 double plays. The Athletics have turned 67.7% of balls hit into play into outs in their 9,234 innings, which ranks them 28th in the majors.

Sears has taken the ball for 195 innings and is sitting with 168 strikeouts in his career. Sears (8-12 career mark) has a FIP of 4.73 and he has gone up against 811 hitters in the major leagues. His ERA is 4.09 (89 ER's allowed) and he has a career WHIP of 1.181. He has conceded 179 base knocks (8.2 hits per nine innings) with 52 walks.

The St. Louis Cardinals have a team OBP of .331 in addition to a batting average of .258 on the year. They have struck out on 966 instances (21st in MLB) and have earned a total of 1,042 hits. St. Louis has hit 165 HRs this year to go along with 532 runs batted in. The Cardinals have a team slugging % of .434 and they are scoring 4.67 runs per game (11th in the league). They have hit 196 two-baggers, while getting a free base 401 times as well as putting up 551 runs.

The St. Louis pitching staff have yielded 579 runs on the year while having an ERA of 4.55 (526 earned runs conceded). They have given up 115 home runs and they concede 5.01 runs per 9 innings (25th in the league). The Cardinals hold a team WHIP of 1.434 and are the owners of a FIP of 4.14 as a team for the year. They currently have a K/BB ratio of 8.10 (934 strikeouts against 380 free passes). They come in at 29th in the league as a pitching staff in total hits relinquished with 1,111.

St. Louis has had bullpen pitchers step onto the mound in 51 save opportunities and they have earned 27 saves. They are currently ranked 27th in baseball with a save percentage of 52.9%, and they have dispatched 351 relievers to the mound this year. Their relief pitchers have come in 129 times in high leverage situations in addition to 127 occasions with base runners. St. Louis relief pitchers hold an inherited score rate of 29.8% out of 208 inherited base runners. With 111 save situations, the Cardinals have earned 60 holds and also 24 blown saves.

Out of their 9,363 innings played, the Cardinals have earned a efficiency on defense of 66.7% (30th in professional baseball). The St. Louis Cardinals have turned 106 double plays and have a fielding rate of .990 (2nd in baseball). The Cardinals have accrued 1,134 assists, 44 errors and have accounted for 3,121 putouts for the season.

Mikolas (51-48 career record) has earned a 3.78 earned run average while allowing 8.8 hits per 9 innings. He has a strikeout to walk ratio of 3.71 and he has faced 3,569 hitters during his career. He has allowed 363 earned runs while holding a WHIP of 1.173 and being the owner of a FIP of 3.9. Thus far in his career, Mikolas has allowed 843 base hits and he has 635 K's in 864 innings pitched.

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

Parlay's Pundit's Pick: Take St. Louis (-230) and under 8 runs

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