St. Louis Cardinals vs Cincinnati Reds Prediction, 5/23/2023 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: St. Louis Cardinals vs Cincinnati Reds

Date: Tuesday, May 23, 2023

Location: Great American Ball Park in Cincinnati, OH

TV: Bally Sports Ohio

The Cincinnati Reds (19-27) will compete against the St. Louis Cardinals (21-27) at Great American Ball Park on Tuesday. The starting pitchers are Adam Wainwright and Graham Ashcraft.

The Cardinals have tallied 85 two-baggers as a squad and have knocked 67 balls out of the stadium. St. Louis has a slugging % of .440 and have been called out on strikes 391 times, while drawing a walk on 170 occasions. As a team, the St. Louis Cardinals are scoring 5.1 runs per outing, which has them at 8th in baseball. They have accounted for 237 runs batted in in addition to 435 base knocks for the year, while their average at the plate is .263. They have accumulated 245 runs scored and have an OBP of .335.

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Their K/BB ratio is 2.40 and their pitching staff holds a collective WHIP of 1.44. Cardinals pitchers have relinquished 53 long balls and also 227 runs in total (22nd in the league). St. Louis has surrendered 437 base hits (9.3 per 9 innings) as well as 203 earned runs. The Cardinals have compiled a team earned run average of 4.31 on the year (17th in baseball), and they have struck out 416 batters. They have walked 173 opposing batters and their FIP comes in at 4.31 as a team on the year.

The Cardinals relief pitchers have a save percentage of 45.0% and has come into the game in 41 save situations. The relief pitchers have inherited 97 base runners on the season and 32.0% of them ended up crossing the plate. Cardinals pitchers have come into the game with opponents on base 59 times in addition to having 51 appearances in high leverage situations. The Cardinals have sent 149 relievers to the mound on the season. The relievers are sitting with 21 holds on the year (26th in the league). They have recorded 9 saves for the season and have blown 11 out of their 20 chances to save the game.

The Cardinals have turned 66.7% of balls hit into play into outs in their 3,813 innings, ranking them 29th in professional baseball. The St. Louis Cardinals have a total of 1,271 putouts at this point in the season, in addition to 455 assists and 20 errors. Their fielding percentage is holding at .989 which is 7th in professional baseball, and have accumulated 49 double plays.

Wainwright has taken the mound for 2,583 innings and has accumulated 2,155 punch outs thus far in his career. His ERA is 3.39 (974 earned runs allowed) and his WHIP is 1.218. He has conceded 2,446 base hits (8.5 hits per 9 innings) with 700 free passes. Wainwright (196-117 career win-loss record) is the owner of a FIP of 3.45 while he has gone up against 10,704 batters in the major leagues.

The Cincinnati Reds have an OBP of .322 in addition to a team batting average of .243 for the year. They have struck out on 424 occasions (7th in the league) and have 370 base hits. Cincinnati has accounted for 35 home runs over the course of the season to go along with 187 RBIs. The Reds hold a slugging percentage of .371 and they have an average of 4.24 runs per contest (21st in MLB). They have notched 75 doubles, while taking a walk 159 times as well as earning 195 runs.

The Reds hold a team WHIP of 1.485 and are the owners of a FIP of 4.50 as a unit on the campaign. Their K/BB ratio comes in at 9.20 (412 strikeouts against 164 free passes). They have a ranking of 28th in MLB as a staff in total hits allowed with 433. They have conceded 58 homers and they concede 5.33 runs per 9 innings (26th in baseball). The Cincinnati pitching staff have yielded 238 runs for the year while having a team ERA of 5.08 (227 earned runs conceded).

Cincinnati has had relief pitchers enter the game in 20 save chances and they have earned 13 saves. They are currently ranked 13th in the league with a save percentage of 65.0%, and they have sent 165 relievers onto the field so far this year. Their relief pitchers have come in 61 times in high leverage situations and also on 68 occasions with base runners. Cincinnati relievers hold an inherited score percentage of 32.0% out of 100 inherited base runners. Sitting with 44 save situations, the Reds have accumulated 22 holds in addition to 7 blown saves.

The Cincinnati Reds have gotten 36 double plays and have a fielding rate of .987 (14th in the majors). The Reds have accrued 362 assists, 21 errors and have notched a total of 1,207 putouts this year. In 3,621 innings played, the Reds are sitting with a defensive efficiency of 65.7% (30th in pro baseball).

Ashcraft (7-8 career record) is the owner of a 4.87 ERA while surrendering 9.8 hits per 9 innings. He has a K/BB ratio of 2.10 and he has gone up against 676 opposing batters so far in his pro baseball career. He has surrendered a total of 83 ER's while earning a WHIP of 1.422 and being the owner of a FIP of 4.2. So far in his MLB career, Ashcraft has surrendered 167 hits and he has 107 punch outs in 153 frames.

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

Parlay's Pundit's Pick: Take Cincinnati

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