St. Louis Cardinals vs Miami Marlins Prediction, 7/5/2023 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: St. Louis Cardinals vs Miami Marlins

Date: Wednesday, July 5, 2023

Location: loanDepot park in Miami, FL

TV: Bally Sports Florida

loanDepot park is the location where the Miami Marlins (48-37) will go up against the St. Louis Cardinals (35-48) on Wednesday. The pitchers taking the mound are Steven Matz and Bryan Hoeing.

The Cardinals have tallied 133 doubles as a team and have knocked 113 balls out of the stadium. St. Louis has a slugging rate of .424 and have been called out on strikes 683 times, while drawing a walk on 284 occasions. As a team, the St. Louis Cardinals are knocking in 4.6 runs per game, which puts them at 12th in the league. They have accounted for 370 RBI's as well as 711 base knocks for the season, while their team batting average sits at .252. They are sitting with 383 runs scored while holding a team on-base percentage of .326.

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The Cardinals have an ERA of 4.52 over the course of the season (24th in baseball), and their staff has rung up 670 hitters. Cardinals pitchers have conceded 82 long balls in addition to 407 runs (24th in baseball). They have walked 290 opposing hitters and their FIP is 4.24 as a team this year. St. Louis has relinquished 781 base hits (9.6 per 9 innings) and also 368 earned runs. They have earned a strikeout to walk ratio of 2.31 and their pitching staff has a collective WHIP of 1.46.

The Cardinals have sent 249 relief pitchers to the hill on the campaign. The relief pitchers have inherited 150 base runners this year and 26.0% of them ended up scoring. They have accumulated 20 saves on the season and have blown 16 of their 36 chances to save the game. The Cardinals relief pitchers have accumulated a save rate of 55.6% and stepped onto the hill in 78 save situations. The bullpen have tallied 42 holds on the campaign (21st in the league). Cardinals relief pitchers have come into the game with runners on base 93 times in addition to having 93 appearances in high leverage situations.

The Cardinals have converted 66.5% of balls in play into outs out of 6,588 innings on the field, which has them sitting 30th in pro baseball. The St. Louis Cardinals have accumulated 2,196 putouts over the course of the season, in addition to 787 assists and 32 errors. Their fielding percentage sits at .989 which has them ranked 3rd in baseball, and have accumulated 77 double plays.

Matz has thrown 842 innings and has tallied 808 punch outs during his pro baseball career. Matz (50-58 career win-loss record) holds a FIP of 4.31 and he has gone up against 3,623 hitters during his time in the majors. His ERA is 4.35 (407 ER's allowed) and he has a WHIP of 1.339. He has conceded 871 hits (9.3 hits per 9 innings) and has had 257 free passes.

The Marlins hold a team slugging percentage of .395 and they average 4.01 runs per outing (27th in MLB). They have 128 doubles, while getting a free base 233 times and putting up 341 runs. Miami has accounted for 79 home runs so far this season as well as 323 runs batted in. They have been called out on strikes on 693 instances (20th in the league) and have totaled 748 hits. The Miami Marlins have a team on-base percentage of .319 and a batting average of .260 this season.

The Miami pitching staff have surrendered 363 runs so far this season while having an ERA of 4.08 (342 earned runs conceded). They have relinquished 91 long balls and they relinquish 4.33 runs per 9 innings (10th in the league). The Marlins have a team WHIP of 1.257 and are the owners of a FIP of 3.90 as a team for the season. Their K/BB ratio is 9.50 (796 strikeouts against 259 bases on balls). They have a ranking of 13th in MLB as a staff in total hits relinquished with 690.

Miami bullpen pitchers hold an inherited score rate of 28.7% out of 129 inherited base runners. Their relievers have stepped onto the mound 110 times in high leverage situations and on 88 occasions with base runners. With 96 save situations, the Marlins have accumulated 57 holds and also 13 blown saves. They are ranked 11th in baseball with a save rate of 66.7%, and they have dispatched 291 relief pitchers to the mound for the year. Miami has called on relievers to step onto the hill in 39 save opportunities and they have recorded 26 saves.

Out of their 6,801 innings played, the Marlins hold a efficiency on defense of 68.5% (20th in pro baseball). The Miami Marlins have turned 73 double plays and have a fielding percentage of .984 (22nd in the majors). The Marlins have recorded 752 assists, 49 errors and have amassed 2,267 putouts for the season.

In his career, Hoeing has allowed 54 hits while earning 36 K's in 51 frames. Hoeing (2-3 career win-loss mark) is the owner of a 5.79 ERA while allowing 9.5 hits per nine innings. He has surrendered a total of 33 ER's while earning a WHIP of 1.442 and having a FIP of 5.6. His strikeout to walk ratio is 1.80 and he has faced 224 batters in his career.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take St. Louis

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