San Diego Padres vs St. Louis Cardinals Prediction, 8/29/2023 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: San Diego Padres vs St. Louis Cardinals

Date: Tuesday, August 29, 2023

Location: Busch Stadium in St. Louis, MO

TV: Bally Sports Midwest

Odds/Point Spread: San Diego (-118) St. Louis (-102)

Busch Stadium is the site where the St. Louis Cardinals (56-75) will attempt to defeat the San Diego Padres (61-70) on Tuesday. The moneyline on this contest has San Diego at -118 while St. Louis opens at -102. The total comes in at 9. The men taking the mound are Seth Lugo and Zach Thompson.

San Diego has a slugging % of .408 and have been rung up 1,086 times, while drawing a walk on 529 occasions. They have amassed 564 runs batted in in addition to 1,026 base knocks this season, and their team batting average is at .237. The Padres have tallied 219 two-baggers as a team and have knocked 167 baseballs out of the stadium. They have 589 runs while holding a team OBP of .324. As a squad, the San Diego Padres are notching 4.5 runs per game, which puts them at 15th in MLB.

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The Padres are sitting with a team earned run average of 3.87 on the year (5th in baseball), and they have rung up 1,152 hitters. Padres pitchers have conceded 143 home runs and 536 runs (5th in baseball). They have walked 445 players from the other team and their FIP is 4.20 as a unit this year. San Diego has given up 1,036 base hits (8.0 per 9 innings) in addition to 499 earned runs. Their strikeout to walk ratio sits at 2.59 and their pitching staff holds a WHIP of 1.28.

The Padres have sent 411 relievers to the hill for the year. The bullpen pitchers have inherited 141 runners so far this year and 41.1% of those players ended up crossing the plate. They have accumulated 29 saves for the season and have blown 23 of 52 save chances. The Padres relievers have compiled a save rate of 55.8% and has entered the game in 121 save situations. The relief pitchers have 68 holds this season (14th in the league). Padres bullpen pitchers have come into the game with players on base 92 times and also have had 120 appearances in high leverage situations.

The San Diego Padres have amassed 3,483 putouts so far this season, in addition to 1,168 assists and 60 errors. Their fielding percentage is at .987 which has them ranked 7th in MLB, and have earned 109 double plays. The Padres have transformed 70.0% of baseballs in play into outs in their 10,449 innings on the diamond, ranking them 7th in baseball.

Lugo (37-30 career win-loss record) has a FIP of 3.65 and he has faced 2,500 hitters during his time in the majors. He has allowed 548 base hits (8.2 hits per nine innings) and has 162 free passes. His ERA is 3.52 (236 earned runs allowed) and he has a WHIP of 1.175. Lugo has pitched in 604 innings and has tallied 615 strikeouts during his career.

The St. Louis Cardinals have a team on-base percentage of .329 and a batting average of .254 so far this year. They have been called out on strikes on 1,085 occasions (21st in baseball) and have totaled 1,138 hits. St. Louis has knocked in 176 long balls this year as well as 570 runs batted in. The Cardinals hold a team SLG% of .427 and they score 4.50 runs per game (16th in baseball). They have put up 220 doubles, while taking a walk 448 times as well as putting up 589 runs.

The St. Louis pitching staff have conceded 664 runs for the season while having an ERA of 4.73 (605 earned runs conceded). They have given up 135 dingers and they surrender 5.19 runs per 9 innings (26th in baseball). The Cardinals hold a team WHIP of 1.445 in addition to having a FIP of 4.26 as a team for the season. They have earned a K/BB ratio of 8.00 (1,020 strikeouts vs 419 free passes). They are sitting at 29th in baseball as a staff in total hits conceded with 1,246.

Sitting with 121 save situations, the Cardinals have earned 67 holds and 25 blown saves. St. Louis has called on bullpen pitchers to step onto the mound in 53 save chances and they have tallied 28 saves. Their relief pitchers have stepped onto the mound 132 times in high leverage situations and on 141 occasions with base runners. St. Louis relievers hold an inherited score rate of 30.8% of 227 inherited runners. They rank 25th in the league holding a save rate of 52.8%, and they have sent 383 bullpen pitchers onto the diamond on the year.

Out of their 10,371 innings played, the Cardinals hold a defensive efficiency of 66.6% (30th in pro baseball). The St. Louis Cardinals have gotten 117 double plays and have notched a fielding percentage of .989 (4th in pro baseball). The Cardinals have accrued 1,263 assists, 54 errors and have a total of 3,457 putouts this year.

During his career, Thompson has allowed 201 hits while he has earned 156 punch outs in 196 innings pitched. Thompson (6-17 career mark) has a 4.44 ERA while giving up 9.2 hits per 9 innings. He has given up a total of 97 earned runs while earning a WHIP of 1.398 and being the owner of a FIP of 4.4. He has a K/BB ratio of 2.11 and he has gone up against 858 batters thus far in his career.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take San Diego (-118)

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