St. Louis Cardinals vs Chicago White Sox Prediction, 7/9/2023 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: St. Louis Cardinals vs Chicago White Sox

Date: Sunday, July 9, 2023

Location: Guaranteed Rate Field in Chicago, IL

TV: NBC Sports Chicago

The St. Louis Cardinals (36-51) are on their way to Guaranteed Rate Field on Sunday where they will try to beat the Chicago White Sox (37-52). The pitchers who are expected to start are Steven Matz and Lucas Giolito.

The Cardinals have accounted for 147 two-baggers as a team and have hit 117 balls out of the park. St. Louis is slugging .426 and have been rung up 727 times, while drawing a walk on 300 occasions. As a squad, the St. Louis Cardinals are earning 4.6 runs per contest, which puts them at 13th in MLB. They have 387 RBI's and 750 base knocks so far this season, while their average at the plate sits at .253. They have 401 runs while having a team on-base percentage of .328.

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The Cardinals have a team ERA of 4.63 over the course of the season (25th in baseball), and their staff has rung up 693 batters. Cardinals pitchers have given up 85 home runs and also 437 runs in total (25th in the league). They have walked 306 opposing players and their FIP is 4.26 as a squad for the season. St. Louis has given up 828 base hits (9.7 per 9 innings) and 394 earned runs. Their strikeout to walk ratio is 2.26 and their pitching staff has recorded a WHIP of 1.48.

Cardinals relief pitchers have stepped onto the hill with players on base 99 times in addition to having 96 appearances in high leverage situations. The bullpen have notched 44 holds for the season (20th in baseball). The Cardinals relievers have compiled a save rate of 53.8% and has stepped onto the mound in 83 save situations. They have recorded 21 saves this year and have blown 18 of their 39 save chances. The bullpen pitchers have inherited 162 runners so far this season and 28.4% of those players ended up scoring. The Cardinals have dispatched 263 relief pitchers to the hill so far this year.

The Cardinals have converted 66.2% of baseballs in play into outs out of 6,888 innings, which has them sitting at 30th in MLB. The St. Louis Cardinals have accounted for 2,296 putouts this season, as well as 822 assists and 34 errors. Their fielding rate is at .989 which has them ranked 2nd in baseball, and have 82 double plays.

Matz has thrown 844 frames and has earned 810 K's during his career. His earned run average is 4.36 (409 ER's allowed) and his WHIP is 1.340. He has given up 874 base knocks (9.3 hits per nine innings) and has had 258 free passes. Matz (50-58 career record) holds a FIP of 4.31 and he has gone up against 3,633 opposing hitters during his time in the major leagues.

The Chicago White Sox have tallied an OBP of .297 and a team batting average of .238 so far this season. They have been rung up on 776 occasions (12th in baseball) and have a total of 722 base hits. Chicago has hit 101 long balls this year as well as 361 runs batted in. The White Sox hold a slugging % of .393 and they average 4.17 runs per outing (24th in baseball). They have put up 152 two-baggers, while getting a free base 223 times and scoring 371 runs.

The Chicago pitching staff have allowed 435 runs on the year while having a team ERA of 4.54 (399 earned runs given up). They have yielded 121 homers and they yield 4.96 runs per 9 innings (24th in the league). The White Sox hold a team WHIP of 1.358 in addition to having a FIP of 4.59 as a pitching staff on the season. Their strikeout to walk ratio sits at 9.70 (851 strikeouts against 342 bases on balls). They rank 18th in the league as a staff in total hits relinquished with 731.

Chicago has had bullpen pitchers step onto the mound in 34 save opportunities and they have earned 16 saves. They are ranked 30th in baseball holding a save rate of 47.1%, and they have sent 299 relievers onto the diamond on the season. Their relievers have stepped onto the mound 124 times in high leverage situations and also on 91 occasions with runners on. Chicago relief pitchers have an inherited score percentage of 40.2% of 132 inherited base runners. With 80 save situations, the White Sox have compiled 45 holds in addition to 18 blown saves.

The Chicago White Sox have turned 55 double plays and have a fielding rate of .986 (16th in baseball). The White Sox have 657 assists, 43 errors and have amassed 2,371 putouts over the course of the season. In their 7,113 innings on the diamond, the White Sox have accumulated a defensive efficiency of 69.3% (14th in baseball).

Giolito (59-52 career win-loss mark) has earned a 4.24 earned run average while conceding 7.8 hits per nine innings. He has a strikeout to walk ratio of 2.87 and he has gone up against 3,904 hitters in his pro baseball career. He has allowed a total of 440 earned runs while earning a WHIP of 1.233 and being the owner of a FIP of 4.3. So far in his MLB career, Giolito has allowed 809 hits while tallying 985 punch outs in 934 innings pitched.

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take St. Louis

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