St. Louis Cardinals vs Cleveland Guardians Prediction, 5/27/2023 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: St. Louis Cardinals vs Cleveland Guardians

Date: Saturday, May 27, 2023

Location: Progressive Field in Cleveland, OH

TV: Bally Sports Great Lakes

Progressive Field is the location where the Cleveland Guardians (21-28) will take on the St. Louis Cardinals (23-29) on Saturday. The starting pitchers will be Jack Flaherty and Tanner Bibee.

St. Louis is slugging .439 and have been rung up 431 times, while drawing a walk on 188 occasions. They have compiled 254 RBI's in addition to 468 hits for the year, while their team batting average is .261. The Cardinals have tallied 94 two-baggers as a squad and have hit 72 balls out of the park. They have tallied 263 runs scored while having a team on-base percentage of .334. As a unit, the St. Louis Cardinals are scoring 5.1 runs per outing, which is 8th in baseball.

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They have a strikeout to walk ratio of 2.39 and the pitching staff has earned a collective WHIP of 1.45. Cardinals pitchers have yielded 56 home runs and also 249 runs (24th in baseball). St. Louis has allowed 479 hits (9.4 per 9 innings) and 224 earned runs. The Cardinals are sitting with a team earned run average of 4.39 so far this season (19th in the league), and the staff has struck out 447 batters. They have walked 187 players from the other team and their FIP sits at 4.26 as a unit so far this season.

The Cardinals have sent 160 relief pitchers to the mound over the course of the season. The bullpen pitchers have inherited 102 runners for the season and 30.4% of those runners crossed home plate. They have compiled 11 saves so far this year and have not converted 11 of 22 save opportunities. The Cardinals relief pitchers have a save percentage of 50.0% and has come into the game in 46 save situations. The bullpen have notched 24 holds for the year (22nd in the league). Cardinals relief pitchers have stepped onto the hill with players on base 62 times in addition to having 57 appearances in high leverage situations.

The Cardinals have transformed 66.4% of balls hit into play into outs out of 4,131 innings on the diamond, which has them ranked 29th in professional baseball. The St. Louis Cardinals have accounted for 1,377 putouts for the season, in addition to 494 assists and 22 errors. Their fielding percentage is holding at .988 which is 9th in MLB, and have earned 51 double plays.

Flaherty (37-29 win-loss record in his career) has a FIP of 4.00 while he has faced 2,363 batters during his time in the major leagues. He has conceded 440 base knocks (6.9 hits per 9 innings) and has 221 walks. His ERA is 3.57 (228 earned runs allowed) and he has a WHIP of 1.151. Flaherty has taken the ball for 574 innings and has tallied 654 strikeouts so far in his MLB career.

The Guardians hold a team slugging % of .340 and they are recording 3.45 runs per game (30th in baseball). They have put up 77 doubles, while getting a free base 158 times and recording 169 runs. Cleveland has knocked in 30 HRs for the season to go along with 155 RBIs. They have been rung up on 351 occasions (30th in MLB) and have earned a total of 363 base hits. The Cleveland Guardians have tallied a team OBP of .297 and a batting average of .225 for the year.

The Guardians hold a team WHIP of 1.264 in addition to having a FIP of 4.07 as a staff on the campaign. They come in at 19th in the league as a staff in total hits allowed with 422. The Cleveland pitching staff have conceded 208 runs for the year while having a team ERA of 3.86 (188 earned runs allowed). Their K/BB ratio sits at 7.60 (371 strikeouts vs 132 free passes). They have allowed 50 long balls and they allow 4.27 runs per 9 innings (11th in MLB).

With 56 save situations, the Guardians have tallied 25 holds in addition to 12 blown saves. Cleveland has called on relief pitchers to step onto the mound in 31 save opportunities and they have converted 19 saves. Their relief pitchers have stepped onto the hill 66 times in high leverage situations in addition to 42 occasions with base runners. Cleveland relievers have an inherited score percentage of 24.5% of 53 inherited base runners. They are currently ranked 17th in the league with a save rate of 61.3%, and they have sent 153 relief pitchers onto the diamond so far this season.

The Cleveland Guardians have gotten 33 double plays and hold a fielding percentage of .985 (18th in MLB). The Guardians have 461 assists, 27 errors and have accumulated 1,316 putouts on the season. In their 3,948 innings on the diamond, the Guardians have a defensive efficiency of 69.6% (14th in pro baseball).

Bibee (1-1 record in his career) is the owner of a 3.18 earned run average and has allowed 8.3 hits per 9 innings. His strikeout to walk ratio is 3.13 and he has gone up against 115 opposing hitters in his pro baseball career. He has allowed a total of 10 earned runs while holding a WHIP of 1.200 and being the owner of a FIP of 3.0. In his career, Bibee has given up 26 hits while earning 25 strikeouts in 28 innings.

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take St. Louis

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