St. Louis Cardinals vs Baltimore Orioles Prediction, 9/13/2023 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: St. Louis Cardinals vs Baltimore Orioles

Date: Wednesday, September 13, 2023

Location: Oriole Park at Camden Yards in Baltimore, MD

TV: MASN

Odds/Point Spread: St. Louis (+114) Baltimore (-135)

The Baltimore Orioles (91-52) will go up against the St. Louis Cardinals (63-81) at Oriole Park at Camden Yards on Wednesday. The moneyline on this matchup has St. Louis at +114 while Baltimore is sitting at -135. The over/under is set at 9.5. The starting pitchers are Drew Rom and Kyle Gibson.

As a squad, the St. Louis Cardinals are compiling 4.6 runs per game, which is 17th in MLB. They have accumulated 660 runs while having a team OBP of .328. The Cardinals have accounted for 236 two-baggers as a team and have hit 196 baseballs out of the stadium. They have recorded 639 RBI's in addition to 1,247 base knocks so far this year, and their team batting average is .253. St. Louis has a slugging % of .425 and have struck out 1,197 times, while drawing a walk on 499 occasions.

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They have a K/BB ratio of 2.31 and the pitching staff sits with a WHIP of 1.46. Cardinals pitchers have yielded 157 long balls in addition to 737 runs (24th in baseball). St. Louis has yielded 1,377 hits (9.8 per 9 innings) in addition to 676 earned runs. The Cardinals are sitting with a team ERA of 4.80 so far this year (25th in baseball), and their staff has rung up 1,088 batters. Their pitching staff has walked 470 opposing batters and their FIP is 4.41 as a squad for the year.

The Cardinals relievers have accumulated a save rate of 53.6% and has come into the game in 134 save situations. The relief pitchers have inherited 250 base runners for the year and 32.0% of those players earned a run for their team. Cardinals pitchers have stepped onto the hill with players on base 155 times and also have had 147 appearances in high leverage situations. The Cardinals have dispatched 428 relievers to the mound this season. The relievers have 76 holds this year (15th in the league). They have tallied 30 saves for the season and have blown 26 of 56 save opportunities.

The St. Louis Cardinals have amassed 3,805 putouts for the season, in addition to 1,419 assists and 57 errors. Their fielding percentage sits at .989 which has them sitting 3rd in the majors, and have accumulated 130 double plays. The Cardinals have turned 66.9% of baseballs in play into outs in their 11,415 innings on the diamond, which has them sitting at 30th in MLB.

Rom has pitched in 17 frames and is sitting with 11 strikeouts in his career. His ERA is 7.79 (15 ER's allowed) and he has a career WHIP of 2.019. He has conceded 25 hits (13.0 hits per nine innings) with 10 walks. Rom (0-2 mark in his career) is the owner of a FIP of 6.72 while he has gone up against 86 hitters in the majors.

Baltimore has hit 170 home runs over the course of the season to go along with 715 runs batted in. They have recorded 277 two-baggers, while taking a walk 454 times and putting up 739 runs. The Baltimore Orioles have recorded an on-base percentage of .325 and a team batting average of .259 so far this year. The Orioles hold a slugging percentage of .431 and they average 5.17 runs per game (5th in MLB). They have been called out on strikes on 1,180 occasions (21st in MLB) and have earned 1,264 base knocks.

The Orioles have a team WHIP of 1.270 and have a FIP of 4.01 as a pitching staff for the season. They come in at 17th in baseball as a staff in total hits surrendered with 1,204. The Baltimore pitching staff have yielded 615 runs on the year while having an ERA of 4.05 (577 earned runs conceded). They currently have a K/BB ratio of 9.00 (1,287 strikeouts against 426 walks). They have given up 160 homers and they surrender 4.31 runs per 9 innings (9th in the league).

Baltimore has called on bullpen pitchers to step onto the hill in 72 save chances and they have tallied 44 saves. They are currently ranked 18th in MLB with a save rate of 61.1%, and they have dispatched 491 relievers to the hill this season. Their relief pitchers have stepped onto the mound 181 times in high leverage situations in addition to 171 occasions with base runners. Baltimore relievers hold an inherited score rate of 34.5% out of 249 inherited base runners. Sitting with 174 save situations, the Orioles have compiled 99 holds in addition to 28 blown saves.

In their 11,547 innings played, the Orioles hold a efficiency on defense of 68.9% (16th in MLB). The Baltimore Orioles have turned 126 double plays and have a fielding percentage of .989 (4th in pro baseball). The Orioles have accrued 1,258 assists, 59 errors and have notched a total of 3,849 putouts during this campaign.

Thus far in his career, Gibson has allowed 1,727 hits while he has earned 1,342 punch outs in 1,672 innings. He has allowed a total of 851 ER's while holding a WHIP of 1.380 and a FIP of 4.3. He has a K/BB ratio of 2.31 and he has gone up against 7,182 batters so far in his MLB career. Gibson (103-99 career record) is the owner of a 4.58 ERA while surrendering 9.3 hits per nine innings.

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take St. Louis (+114)

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