St. Louis Cardinals vs Miami Marlins Prediction, 7/3/2023 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: St. Louis Cardinals vs Miami Marlins

Date: Monday, July 3, 2023

Location: loanDepot park in Miami, FL

TV: Bally Sports Florida

The Miami Marlins (48-36) will take on the St. Louis Cardinals (34-48) at loanDepot park on Monday. The starting pitchers are Miles Mikolas and Johnny Cueto.

The Cardinals have hit 132 doubles as a unit and have smacked 112 balls out of the park. St. Louis has a slugging % of .423 and have struck out 676 times, while being walked on 282 occasions. As a unit, the St. Louis Cardinals are scoring 4.6 runs per outing, which puts them at 12th in baseball. They have earned 366 runs batted in and 700 base knocks so far this season, while their batting average is at .251. They have earned 378 runs scored and hold an on-base percentage of .325.

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Their strikeout to walk ratio is 2.32 and their pitching staff has recorded a WHIP of 1.47. Cardinals pitchers have surrendered 82 home runs and 406 total runs (24th in the league). St. Louis has relinquished 778 hits (9.7 per 9 innings) as well as 368 earned runs. The Cardinals have a team earned run average of 4.58 so far this year (25th in MLB), and they have struck out 661 hitters. Their pitching staff has walked 285 opposing batters and their FIP is 4.25 as a squad over the course of the season.

The Cardinals relief pitchers have earned a save percentage of 55.6% and has come into the game in 77 save situations. The relief pitchers have inherited 149 base runners on the campaign with 26.2% of those runners ended up scoring. Cardinals bullpen pitchers have entered the game with runners on base 92 times in addition to having 92 appearances in high leverage situations. The Cardinals have sent 247 relievers to the mound over the course of the season. The bullpen have 41 holds so far this season (20th in MLB). They have recorded 20 saves this year and have blown 16 of 36 save opportunities.

The St. Louis Cardinals have earned 2,169 putouts so far this season, in addition to 776 assists and 32 errors. Their fielding percentage is holding steady at .989 which ranks 3rd in the majors, and have earned 76 double plays. The Cardinals have transformed 66.3% of baseballs in play into outs out of 6,507 innings, which has them sitting at 30th in pro baseball.

Mikolas (49-45 win-loss mark in his career) holds a FIP of 3.97 and he has gone up against 3,403 hitters during his time in the major leagues. He has surrendered 803 base hits (8.8 hits per 9 innings) and has had 167 walks. His earned run average is 3.79 (346 earned runs allowed) and he has a career WHIP of 1.180. Mikolas has pitched in 822 innings and is sitting with 606 punch outs in his MLB career.

Miami has tallied 79 long balls this season to go along with 320 RBIs. They have put up 127 doubles, while walking 232 times as well as scoring 338 runs. The Miami Marlins have tallied a team on-base percentage of .320 in addition to a team batting average of .260 so far this season. The Marlins have a team SLG% of .396 and they are recording 4.02 runs per game (26th in baseball). They have been rung up on 681 instances (20th in MLB) and have 740 hits.

The Miami pitching staff have relinquished 357 runs so far this season while having an ERA of 4.05 (336 earned runs yielded). They have yielded 88 homers and they concede 4.30 runs per 9 innings (10th in the league). The Marlins hold a team WHIP of 1.255 in addition to having a FIP of 3.87 as a team over the course of the season. Their K/BB ratio is 9.50 (786 strikeouts vs 257 walks). They come in at 14th in MLB as a staff in total hits relinquished with 681.

Miami has had relievers step onto the hill in 39 save chances and they have earned 26 saves. They are ranked 10th in baseball holding a save percentage of 66.7%, and they have dispatched 288 bullpen pitchers to the mound on the year. Their relievers have taken the field 110 times in high leverage situations and also on 88 occasions with runners on. Miami relievers have an inherited score rate of 28.7% of 129 inherited base runners. With 96 save situations, the Marlins have amassed 57 holds in addition to 13 blown saves.

The Miami Marlins have gotten 73 double plays and have a fielding percentage of .984 (22nd in baseball). The Marlins have accrued 744 assists, 48 errors and have earned 2,243 putouts so far this season. In their 6,729 innings on the diamond, the Marlins hold a defensive efficiency of 68.5% (19th in MLB).

Cueto (143-108 career record) has a 3.46 ERA and has conceded 8.3 hits per nine innings. He has a strikeout to walk ratio of 2.92 and he has faced 9,112 hitters thus far in his career. He has allowed 843 earned runs while earning a WHIP of 1.209 and a FIP of 3.9. So far in his career, Cueto has allowed 2,032 hits while he has earned 1,812 strikeouts in 2,193 innings pitched.

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Parlay's Pundit's Pick: Take Miami

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