St. Louis Cardinals vs Boston Red Sox Prediction, 5/14/2023 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: St. Louis Cardinals vs Boston Red Sox

Date: Sunday, May 14, 2023

Location: Fenway Park in Boston, MA

TV: ESPN

Odds/Point Spread: St. Louis (+115) Boston (-135)

The St. Louis Cardinals (14-25) are en route to Fenway Park on Sunday where they will attempt to defeat the Boston Red Sox (22-17). The moneyline on this game has St. Louis at +115 and Boston is coming in at -135. The total is set at 9.5. The pitchers expected to start will be Miles Mikolas and Corey Kluber.

The Cardinals have accrued 69 two-baggers as a unit and have hit 48 balls out of the stadium. St. Louis owns a slugging percentage of .425 and have struck out 319 times, while taking a walk on 130 occasions. As a team, the St. Louis Cardinals are notching 4.5 runs per game, which has them at 11th in the league. They have amassed 172 RBI's in addition to 352 base knocks on the year, while their batting average is at .261. They have tallied 177 runs while holding a team on-base percentage of .330.

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The Cardinals have an earned run average of 4.68 so far this year (22nd in the league), and their staff has rung up 340 hitters. Cardinals pitchers have conceded 47 home runs and also 196 total runs (25th in MLB). They have walked 143 opposing hitters and their FIP sits at 4.46 as a unit on the year. St. Louis has surrendered 366 hits (9.6 per 9 innings) and 178 earned runs. Their strikeout to walk ratio is 2.38 and the pitching staff holds a collective WHIP of 1.49.

The Cardinals have sent 124 relievers to the hill for the year. The relief pitchers have inherited 83 base runners for the season and 32.5% of those players crossed the plate. They have 6 saves so far this season and have blown 11 of 17 save opportunities. The Cardinals relief pitchers have a save rate of 35.3% and has stepped onto the mound in 34 save situations. The relievers are sitting with 17 holds for the season (23rd in the league). Cardinals bullpen pitchers have come into the game with runners on base 51 times in addition to having 43 appearances in high leverage situations.

The St. Louis Cardinals have accounted for 1,028 putouts this year, as well as 376 assists and 17 errors. Their fielding percentage is holding at .988 which ranks 12th in the majors, and they have turned 44 double plays. The Cardinals have converted 65.8% of baseballs in play into outs out of their 3,084 innings, which ranks them 29th in the majors.

Mikolas has taken the mound for 764 innings and has racked up 577 punch outs during his pro baseball career. His earned run average is 3.79 (322 earned runs allowed) and his career WHIP is 1.180. He has given up 745 base knocks (8.8 hits per nine innings) and has had 157 walks. Mikolas (46-41 career mark) is the owner of a FIP of 4.00 and he has gone up against 3,164 batters during his time in the majors.

The Boston Red Sox hold an on-base percentage of .340 in addition to a team batting average of .269 this season. They have been rung up on 308 occasions (25th in MLB) and have earned a total of 360 hits. Boston is sitting with 51 home runs for the year to go along with 213 runs batted in. The Red Sox hold a team SLG% of .451 and they have an average of 5.69 runs per outing (3rd in the league). They have 88 doubles, while taking a walk 131 times as well as putting up 222 runs.

The Red Sox have a team WHIP of 1.358 in addition to having a FIP of 4.59 as a staff over the course of the season. They have earned a strikeout to walk ratio of 8.60 (327 strikeouts against 114 walks). They are currently ranked 25th in MLB as a pitching staff in total hits relinquished with 353. They have allowed 53 homers and they surrender 5.28 runs per 9 innings (26th in baseball). The Boston pitching staff have surrendered 202 runs over the course of the season and come in with a team ERA of 4.97 (190 earned runs surrendered).

Boston has called on relievers to enter the contest in 15 save chances and they have converted 11 saves. They sit at 3rd in baseball with a save rate of 73.3%, and they have sent 125 bullpen pitchers onto the field for the year. Their bullpen pitchers have come in 29 times in high leverage situations and also on 16 occasions with runners on. Boston bullpen pitchers hold an inherited score percentage of 45.8% out of their 24 inherited runners. With 37 save situations, the Red Sox have earned 22 holds and 4 blown saves.

The Boston Red Sox have turned 32 double plays and have notched a fielding percentage of .983 (25th in the majors). The Red Sox have accrued 345 assists, 24 errors and have a tally of 1,032 putouts for the season. In their 3,096 innings on the field, the Red Sox hold a defensive efficiency of 67.6% (24th in MLB).

In his MLB career, Kluber has given up 1,453 base hits while earning 1,711 K's in 1,621 innings pitched. He has surrendered a total of 608 earned runs while earning a WHIP of 1.118 and being the owner of a FIP of 3.2. He has a strikeout to walk ratio of 4.77 and he has gone up against 6,585 hitters thus far in his career. Kluber (115-75 record in his career) has earned a 3.38 earned run average and has given up 8.1 hits per nine innings.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take St. Louis (+115)

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