St. Louis Cardinals vs Miami Marlins Prediction, 7/6/2023 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: St. Louis Cardinals vs Miami Marlins

Date: Thursday, July 6, 2023

Location: loanDepot park in Miami, FL

TV: Bally Sports Florida

loanDepot park is the site where the Miami Marlins (50-37) will attempt to beat the St. Louis Cardinals (35-50) on Thursday. The pitchers who are expected to start are Jack Flaherty and Eury Perez.

St. Louis has a slugging % of .423 and have been called out on strikes 704 times, while taking a walk on 289 occasions. They have recorded 376 runs batted in as well as 731 base knocks on the year, while their batting average is at .253. The Cardinals have accrued 138 two-baggers as a squad and have knocked 114 balls out of the park. They have notched a total of 389 runs while holding a team on-base percentage of .327. As a team, the St. Louis Cardinals are notching 4.6 runs per contest, which ranks them 13th in the league.

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The Cardinals have a team earned run average of 4.63 this season (25th in the league), and they have rung up 681 batters. Cardinals pitchers have yielded 84 long balls and 427 runs in total (25th in MLB). They have walked 298 players from the other team and their FIP is 4.27 as a team on the campaign. St. Louis has relinquished 806 hits (9.7 per 9 innings) and 385 earned runs. They have a K/BB ratio of 2.29 and the pitching staff has earned a collective WHIP of 1.48.

The Cardinals have dispatched 255 relievers to the mound over the course of the season. The relief pitchers have inherited 156 base runners on the campaign and 28.8% of those runners crossed home plate. They have recorded 20 saves on the year and have blown 17 of their 37 chances to get a save. The Cardinals relievers have a save percentage of 54.1% and has entered the game in 79 save situations. The bullpen have a total of 42 holds for the year (21st in MLB). Cardinals pitchers have gone to the mound with runners on base 96 times in addition to having 94 appearances in high leverage situations.

The Cardinals have turned 66.3% of balls in play into outs out of their 6,732 innings, which has them sitting 30th in MLB. The St. Louis Cardinals have amassed 2,244 putouts on the campaign, in addition to 802 assists and 33 errors. Their fielding rate is holding steady at .989 which is 3rd in professional baseball, and have a total of 79 double plays.

Flaherty has thrown 609 innings and is sitting with 684 K's so far in his MLB career. His ERA is 3.57 (242 earned runs allowed) and his WHIP is 1.172. He has surrendered 480 base hits (7.1 hits per 9 innings) with 234 walks. Flaherty (39-30 career record) sits with a FIP of 3.95 while facing 2,519 opposing hitters in the major leagues.

Miami has hit 81 home runs on the campaign and 342 runs batted in. They have recorded 136 doubles, while taking a walk 241 times and earning 361 runs. The Miami Marlins have tallied an OBP of .322 and a team batting average of .263 on the campaign. The Marlins have a slugging percentage of .399 and they are earning 4.15 runs per contest (25th in MLB). They have been called out on strikes on 704 instances (20th in baseball) and have earned a total of 774 base hits.

The Marlins have a team WHIP of 1.260 in addition to having a FIP of 3.88 as a squad over the course of the season. They currently have a K/BB ratio of 9.50 (817 strikeouts vs 264 free passes). They come in at 17th in baseball as a staff in total hits given up with 710. They have allowed 92 long balls and they concede 4.30 runs per 9 innings (10th in the league). The Miami pitching staff have surrendered 369 runs so far this season and come in with a team ERA of 4.05 (348 earned runs given up).

Miami has called on bullpen pitchers to enter the game in 40 save chances and they have converted 27 saves. They sit at 9th in the league with a save percentage of 67.5%, and they have dispatched 298 bullpen pitchers onto the field on the campaign. Their relief pitchers have stepped onto the mound 114 times in high leverage situations in addition to 90 occasions with runners on. Miami relievers hold an inherited score percentage of 29.8% out of their 131 inherited runners. Sitting with 98 save situations, the Marlins have accumulated 58 holds and 13 blown saves.

The Miami Marlins have turned 75 double plays and hold a fielding percentage of .984 (22nd in pro baseball). The Marlins have 771 assists, 49 errors and have a tally of 2,321 putouts so far this year. In 6,963 innings on the field, the Marlins have accumulated a efficiency on defense of 68.3% (21st in baseball).

So far in his career, Perez has given up 38 hits while tallying 54 K's in 47 innings pitched. Perez (5-2 career record) holds a 2.47 earned run average while allowing 7.2 hits per 9 innings. He has allowed 13 ER's while earning a WHIP of 1.120 and having a FIP of 3.6. He has a K/BB ratio of 3.60 and he has gone up against 193 opposing hitters during his pro baseball career.

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take St. Louis

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