San Francisco Giants vs St. Louis Cardinals Prediction, 6/14/2023 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: San Francisco Giants vs St. Louis Cardinals

Date: Wednesday, June 14, 2023

Location: Busch Stadium in St. Louis, MO

TV: Bally Sports Midwest

Odds/Point Spread: San Francisco (+125) St. Louis (-145)

The St. Louis Cardinals (27-40) will try to beat the San Francisco Giants (34-32) at Busch Stadium on Wednesday. The moneyline on this game has the Giants at +125 while the Cardinals are at -145. The betting total is set at 7.5. The pitchers who are expected to start will be Anthony DeSclafani and Jordan Montgomery.

As a unit, the San Francisco Giants are notching 4.6 runs per outing, which has them at 10th in MLB. They have accounted for 306 runs while having a team OBP of .324. The Giants have accumulated 116 two-baggers as a unit and have hit 84 balls out of the park. They have compiled 302 RBI's in addition to 563 base knocks so far this season, while their team batting average sits at .250. San Francisco owns a slugging percentage of .419 and have struck out 641 times, while being walked on 223 occasions.

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They have accrued a K/BB ratio of 3.14 and the pitching staff has a collective WHIP of 1.26. Giants pitchers have conceded 71 long balls and 290 runs in total (15th in baseball). San Francisco has relinquished 555 base knocks (8.5 per 9 innings) and 256 earned runs. The Giants hold a team ERA of 3.93 on the campaign (10th in MLB), and the staff has rung up 575 batters. They have walked 183 batters and their FIP comes in at 3.98 as a team on the season.

Giants relief pitchers have entered the contest with opponents on base 61 times in addition to having 62 appearances in high leverage situations. The bullpen have accumulated 33 holds for the season (21st in MLB). The Giants relievers have accumulated a save rate of 75.9% and has entered the game in 64 save situations. They have 22 saves for the season and have blown 7 of 29 save opportunities. The relief pitchers have inherited 95 base runners this year with 26.3% of those players earned a run for their team. The Giants have sent 201 relievers to the hill for the season.

The Seattle Mariners have earned a total of 1,757 putouts over the course of the season, as well as 653 assists and 50 errors. Their fielding percentage is holding at .980 which puts them in 30th in professional baseball, and have earned 63 double plays. The Giants have converted 68.0% of balls in play into outs in their 5,271 innings, ranking them 23rd in pro baseball.

DeSclafani (54-54 career record) holds a FIP of 4.11 and he has gone up against 3,858 hitters during his time in the majors. He has given up 909 hits (8.9 hits per nine innings) with 247 walks. His ERA is 4.10 (419 earned runs allowed) and he has a WHIP of 1.257. DeSclafani has thrown 919 innings and has 804 strikeouts so far in his pro baseball career.

The St. Louis Cardinals are sitting with an OBP of .324 as well as a batting average of .250 so far this season. They have struck out on 543 occasions (21st in the league) and have earned 571 base hits. St. Louis has 92 home runs this season to go along with 297 RBIs. The Cardinals have a team SLG% of .424 and they earn 4.58 runs per contest (12th in the league). They have tallied 110 doubles, while getting a free base 233 times and scoring 307 runs.

The St. Louis pitching staff have surrendered 309 runs so far this season while holding a team ERA of 4.28 (280 earned runs relinquished). They have yielded 64 home runs and they relinquish 4.72 runs per 9 innings (19th in baseball). The Cardinals hold a team WHIP of 1.445 with a FIP of 4.09 as a pitching staff so far this season. Their strikeout to walk ratio comes in at 8.50 (559 strikeouts vs 230 free passes). They rank 28th in baseball as a pitching staff in total hits relinquished with 621.

St. Louis relief pitchers have an inherited score percentage of 27.6% out of their 127 inherited runners. Their relief pitchers have stepped onto the mound 78 times in high leverage situations and on 77 occasions with runners on base. With 59 save situations, the Cardinals have recorded 30 holds in addition to 14 blown saves. They are ranked 27th in baseball with a save percentage of 51.7%, and they have sent 203 relief pitchers to the hill for the year. St. Louis has called on bullpen pitchers to enter the contest in 29 save opportunities and they have come away with 15 saves.

The St. Louis Cardinals have gotten 58 double plays and have earned a fielding percentage of .989 (4th in baseball). The Cardinals have recorded 621 assists, 27 errors and have earned 1,767 putouts this season. In their 5,301 innings on the field, the Cardinals have a defensive efficiency of 66.4% (30th in baseball).

In his career, Montgomery has given up 606 base hits while he has totaled 605 punch outs in 638 innings. He has given up a total of 273 earned runs while holding a WHIP of 1.228 and having a FIP of 3.8. He has a K/BB ratio of 3.40 and he has gone up against 2,673 opposing hitters thus far in his career. Montgomery (31-30 mark in his career) has a 3.85 earned run average and has conceded 8.5 hits per 9 innings.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take San Francisco (+125)

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