San Diego Padres vs St. Louis Cardinals Prediction, 8/28/2023 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: San Diego Padres vs St. Louis Cardinals

Date: Monday, August 28, 2023

Location: Busch Stadium in St. Louis, MO

TV: Bally Sports Midwest

The San Diego Padres (61-69) are traveling to Busch Stadium on Monday where they will attempt to beat the St. Louis Cardinals (56-74). The pitchers who are expected to start are Blake Snell and Adam Wainwright.

San Diego has a slugging % of .408 and have been rung up 1,075 times, while being walked on 524 occasions. They have earned 560 RBI's and 1,017 base knocks on the year, and their average at the plate comes in at .237. The Padres have tallied 218 doubles as a unit and have knocked 165 baseballs out of the stadium. They have accounted for 583 runs while holding a team OBP of .324. As a team, the San Diego Padres are notching 4.5 runs/g, which puts them at 16th in baseball.

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The Padres hold a team ERA of 3.82 so far this season (5th in the league), and the staff has rung up 1,145 hitters. Padres pitchers have given up 142 long balls and also 526 total runs (4th in the league). Their pitching staff has walked 436 batters and their FIP is 4.18 as a team so far this year. San Diego has surrendered 1,027 base hits (8.0 per 9 innings) and 489 earned runs. Their strikeout to walk ratio is 2.63 and the pitching staff has earned a collective WHIP of 1.27.

Padres bullpen pitchers have gone to the mound with players on base 90 times and also have had 118 appearances in high leverage situations. The relievers have a total of 68 holds for the season (14th in the league). The Padres bullpen have earned a save percentage of 56.9% and has entered the game in 120 save situations. They have compiled 29 saves this year and have blown 22 of their 51 save chances. The relievers have inherited 136 runners on the season with 39.0% of those players crossed the plate. The Padres have dispatched 408 relievers to the mound so far this year.

The San Diego Padres have earned 3,459 putouts this season, as well as 1,158 assists and 58 errors. Their fielding percentage is holding steady at .988 which puts them in 6th in baseball, and have accumulated 108 double plays. The Padres have turned 70.0% of baseballs in play into outs out of their 10,377 innings on the field, which has them sitting 6th in professional baseball.

Snell has taken the ball for 954 frames and has earned 1,173 strikeouts in his MLB career. His ERA is 3.31 (351 ER's allowed) and he has a career WHIP of 1.249. He has conceded 760 base hits (7.2 hits per 9 innings) and has 432 free passes. Snell (67-55 career record) is the owner of a FIP of 3.49 and he has faced 3,970 batters during his time in the majors.

The Cardinals hold a slugging % of .428 and they score 4.53 runs per contest (14th in MLB). They have 218 two-baggers, while getting a free base 445 times and racking up 589 runs. St. Louis has accumulated 176 home runs on the season as well as 570 RBIs. They have been rung up on 1,073 occasions (21st in baseball) and have accounted for 1,136 base knocks. The St. Louis Cardinals have earned an OBP of .330 and a team batting average of .256 on the year.

The Cardinals hold a team WHIP of 1.445 and are the owners of a FIP of 4.26 as a pitching staff for the year. They have earned a strikeout to walk ratio of 8.00 (1,014 strikeouts against 418 walks). They come in at 29th in baseball as a staff in total hits conceded with 1,235. They have surrendered 134 dingers and they yield 5.20 runs per 9 innings (25th in the league). The St. Louis pitching staff have conceded 661 runs this year while holding a team ERA of 4.74 (602 earned runs yielded).

St. Louis has called on bullpen pitchers to step onto the hill in 53 save chances and they have converted 28 saves. They sit at 25th in the league holding a save percentage of 52.8%, and they have sent 380 bullpen pitchers to the mound on the year. Their relief pitchers have stepped onto the mound 132 times in high leverage situations and on 139 occasions with runners on base. St. Louis relief pitchers have an inherited score rate of 30.8% out of 224 inherited runners. With 121 save situations, the Cardinals have accumulated 67 holds and also 25 blown saves.

The St. Louis Cardinals have turned 116 double plays and have a fielding rate of .989 (4th in pro baseball). The Cardinals have recorded 1,258 assists, 53 errors and have accounted for 3,433 putouts for the season. In 10,299 innings played, the Cardinals hold a efficiency on defense of 66.6% (30th in pro baseball).

So far in his MLB career, Wainwright has conceded 2,550 hits while he has accumulated 2,191 strikeouts in 2,644 frames. Wainwright (198-126 win-loss record in his career) is the owner of a 3.53 ERA while giving up 8.7 hits per nine innings. He has allowed 1,038 earned runs while earning a WHIP of 1.238 and being the owner of a FIP of 3.5. His K/BB ratio is 3.02 and he has faced 11,010 hitters so far in his pro baseball career.

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take St. Louis

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