San Diego Padres vs St. Louis Cardinals Prediction, 8/30/2023 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: San Diego Padres vs St. Louis Cardinals

Date: Wednesday, August 30, 2023

Location: Busch Stadium in St. Louis, MO

TV: Bally Sports Midwest

Odds/Point Spread: San Diego (+105) St. Louis (-125)

The St. Louis Cardinals (56-76) will try to defeat the San Diego Padres (62-70) at Busch Stadium on Wednesday. The odds on this game have the Padres at +105 while the Cardinals are at -125. The total is 9.5. The pitchers who are expected to start will be Rich Hill and Miles Mikolas.

The Padres have earned 220 doubles as a squad and have hit 167 balls out of the park. San Diego owns a slugging percentage of .408 and have been called out on strikes 1,087 times, while being walked on 534 occasions. As a team, the San Diego Padres are putting up 4.5 runs per game, which puts them at 15th in the league. They have 568 RBI's as well as 1,038 base knocks on the year, while their team batting average is .238. They have earned a total of 593 runs scored and hold an on-base percentage of .325.

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The Padres hold a team earned run average of 3.85 on the year (4th in MLB), and the staff has struck out 1,164 batters. Padres pitchers have relinquished 144 home runs and 537 runs in total (5th in baseball). They have walked 450 opposing batters and their FIP sits at 4.20 as a unit so far this season. San Diego has conceded 1,040 base knocks (8.0 per 9 innings) and also 500 earned runs. They have accrued a K/BB ratio of 2.59 and the pitching staff has recorded a WHIP of 1.27.

The Padres relief pitchers have a save rate of 56.6% and stepped onto the hill in 123 save situations. The relief pitchers have inherited 141 runners so far this season with 41.1% of those players crossed home plate. Padres bullpen pitchers have entered the contest with runners on 92 times and also have had 121 appearances in high leverage situations. The Padres have sent 413 relief pitchers to the mound on the campaign. The relief pitchers have a total of 69 holds this year (14th in the league). They have recorded 30 saves so far this year and have blown 23 of their 53 save opportunities.

The Padres have turned 70.0% of balls hit into play into outs out of 10,530 innings, which has them sitting 6th in pro baseball. The San Diego Padres have notched a total of 3,510 putouts this season, as well as 1,176 assists and 61 errors. Their fielding percentage is currently at .987 which ranks 8th in the majors, and they have twisted 110 double plays.

Hill (89-72 career record) has earned a FIP of 4.06 while he has faced 5,875 batters in the majors. He has surrendered 1,212 base knocks (7.8 hits per 9 innings) with 534 free passes. His earned run average is 3.98 (615 ER's allowed) and he has a WHIP of 1.254. Hill has taken the hill for 1,392 frames and has 1,409 K's during his pro baseball career.

St. Louis has knocked in 177 HRs over the course of the season as well as 571 runs batted in. They have recorded 220 doubles, while walking 453 times and recording 590 runs. The St. Louis Cardinals have earned a team on-base percentage of .328 and a team batting average of .254 for the year. The Cardinals have a slugging percentage of .425 and they are scoring 4.47 runs per game (17th in baseball). They have struck out on 1,097 occasions (19th in the league) and have notched a total of 1,142 base knocks.

The St. Louis pitching staff have given up 668 runs for the season while holding a team ERA of 4.72 (609 earned runs conceded). They have allowed 135 home runs and they allow 5.18 runs per 9 innings (25th in baseball). The Cardinals have a WHIP of 1.449 and are the owners of a FIP of 4.27 as a team on the season. They currently have a K/BB ratio of 7.90 (1,021 strikeouts vs 424 bases on balls). They rank 29th in the league as a pitching staff in total hits surrendered with 1,258.

St. Louis relief pitchers have an inherited score percentage of 30.8% out of their 227 inherited base runners. Their relievers have taken the field 132 times in high leverage situations and on 141 occasions with runners on base. Sitting with 121 save situations, the Cardinals have compiled 67 holds in addition to 25 blown saves. They rank 25th in MLB with a save rate of 52.8%, and they have dispatched 385 relief pitchers to the mound so far this year. St. Louis has had bullpen pitchers take the mound in 53 save opportunities and they have come away with 28 saves.

The St. Louis Cardinals have gotten 117 double plays and hold a fielding percentage of .989 (4th in baseball). The Cardinals have racked up 1,277 assists, 54 errors and have a total of 3,484 putouts during this campaign. In their 10,452 innings on the diamond, the Cardinals have a defensive efficiency of 66.6% (30th in pro baseball).

So far in his career, Mikolas has conceded 863 base knocks while he has totaled 646 strikeouts in 881 frames. Mikolas (51-50 career win-loss record) holds a 3.87 ERA while giving up 8.8 hits per 9 innings. He has allowed a total of 379 ER's while holding a WHIP of 1.179 and having a FIP of 4.0. He has a strikeout to walk ratio of 3.67 and he has gone up against 3,646 batters during his career.

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

Parlay's Pundit's Pick: Take St. Louis (-125) and under 9.5 runs

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