St. Louis Cardinals vs Chicago Cubs Prediction, 7/23/2023 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: St. Louis Cardinals vs Chicago Cubs

Date: Sunday, July 23, 2023

Location: Wrigley Field in Chicago, IL

TV: Marquee

Wrigley Field is the location where the Chicago Cubs (45-51) will play the St. Louis Cardinals (44-53) on Sunday. The pitchers taking the mound will be Jordan Montgomery and Jameson Taillon.

The Cardinals have hit 165 two-baggers as a unit and have knocked 133 balls out of the stadium. St. Louis is slugging .432 and have struck out 814 times, while drawing a walk on 335 occasions. As a squad, the St. Louis Cardinals are scoring 4.8 runs per game, which puts them at 11th in the league. They have recorded 446 RBI's as well as 853 hits over the course of the season, and their team batting average is .257. They have 461 runs and hold an on-base percentage of .332.

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The Cardinals have an earned run average of 4.49 over the course of the season (22nd in baseball), and they have struck out 782 hitters. Cardinals pitchers have conceded 93 home runs in addition to 477 runs in total (24th in the league). Their pitching staff has walked 330 opposing hitters and their FIP is 4.16 as a unit for the year. St. Louis has yielded 912 hits (9.6 per 9 innings) as well as 428 earned runs. They have accrued a K/BB ratio of 2.37 and their pitching staff has a collective WHIP of 1.45.

The Cardinals relief pitchers have a save rate of 53.3% and has entered the game in 96 save situations. The relief pitchers have inherited 185 base runners over the course of the season with 29.2% of those players ended up crossing the plate. Cardinals bullpen pitchers have entered the contest with players on base 112 times in addition to having 116 appearances in high leverage situations. The Cardinals have dispatched 298 relief pitchers to the mound so far this season. The relief pitchers have recorded 51 holds so far this season (15th in MLB). They have accumulated 24 saves over the course of the season and have missed out on 21 of 45 chances to get a save.

The St. Louis Cardinals have a total of 2,572 putouts so far this season, in addition to 923 assists and 41 errors. Their fielding percentage is holding at .988 which has them ranked 5th in baseball, and have 88 double plays. The Cardinals have converted 66.5% of balls in play into outs out of 7,716 innings on the diamond, ranking them 30th in pro baseball.

Montgomery (34-30 record in his career) holds a FIP of 3.76 while he has faced 2,818 opposing batters during his time in the major leagues. He has surrendered 634 hits (8.4 hits per nine innings) with 188 walks. His earned run average is 3.73 (280 ER's allowed) and he has a career WHIP of 1.217. Montgomery has taken the mound for 675 innings and is sitting with 640 punch outs so far in his career.

The Chicago Cubs have recorded a team on-base percentage of .329 in addition to a team batting average of .250 over the course of the season. They have struck out on 882 instances (6th in baseball) and have 814 base hits. Chicago has hit 106 home runs this year to go along with 444 RBIs. The Cubs hold a team slugging % of .403 and they tally 4.79 runs per contest (10th in MLB). They have tallied 142 two-baggers, while taking a walk 350 times and recording 460 runs.

The Cubs hold a team WHIP of 1.274 in addition to having a FIP of 4.21 as a squad on the campaign. Their K/BB ratio is 8.30 (783 strikeouts against 298 walks). They are sitting at 12th in baseball as a staff in total hits allowed with 784. They have surrendered 104 dingers and they concede 4.53 runs per 9 innings (16th in baseball). The Chicago pitching staff have given up 427 runs on the season while holding an ERA of 4.14 (391 earned runs yielded).

Chicago relievers have an inherited score percentage of 29.8% of 121 inherited base runners. Their bullpen pitchers have stepped onto the hill 69 times in high leverage situations and on 73 occasions with runners on base. Sitting with 62 save situations, the Cubs have accrued 39 holds and also 9 blown saves. They are ranked 21st in the league holding a save percentage of 59.1%, and they have dispatched 290 bullpen pitchers to the mound for the year. Chicago has had bullpen pitchers step onto the mound in 22 save chances and they have come away with 13 saves.

The Chicago Cubs have gotten 86 double plays and own a fielding percentage of .986 (17th in MLB). The Cubs have recorded 878 assists, 50 errors and have 2,547 putouts this season. In their 7,641 innings on the field, the Cubs have a efficiency on defense of 69.8% (10th in baseball).

Thus far in his career, Taillon has surrendered 847 base hits while he has accumulated 777 K's in 865 innings pitched. He has conceded a total of 388 ER's while holding a WHIP of 1.229 and being the owner of a FIP of 3.9. His strikeout to walk ratio is 3.60 and he has gone up against 3,614 opposing batters during his career. Taillon (54-41 career win-loss record) holds a 4.04 ERA while conceding 8.8 hits per nine innings.

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take St. Louis

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