St. Louis Cardinals vs New York Mets Prediction, 6/18/2023 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: St. Louis Cardinals vs New York Mets

Date: Sunday, June 18, 2023

Location: Citi Field in Queens, NY

TV: SportsNet NY

Odds/Point Spread: St. Louis (-115) New York (-105)

The St. Louis Cardinals (27-43) are headed to Citi Field on Sunday where they will go up against the New York Mets (33-36). The odds on this game have St. Louis at -115 while New York is at -105. The total has been set at 10. The expected starting pitchers are Matthew Liberatore and Carlos Carrasco.

The Cardinals have accumulated 114 doubles as a squad and have knocked 94 balls out of the park. St. Louis has a slugging rate of .419 and have been rung up 581 times, while drawing a walk on 240 occasions. As a unit, the St. Louis Cardinals are knocking in 4.5 runs per game, which ranks them 14th in MLB. They have recorded 306 RBI's and 592 base knocks for the season, and their team batting average comes in at .248. They have 316 runs scored and have an on-base percentage of .322.

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The Cardinals hold a team earned run average of 4.44 this season (20th in MLB), and they have rung up 584 batters. Cardinals pitchers have allowed 68 home runs and also 334 total runs (23rd in baseball). They have walked 241 players from the other team and their FIP is 4.13 as a team over the course of the season. St. Louis has surrendered 657 base hits (9.6 per 9 innings) and also 304 earned runs. They have accrued a K/BB ratio of 2.42 and their pitching staff has a collective WHIP of 1.46.

The Cardinals have dispatched 211 relievers to the mound on the season. The relievers have inherited 132 base runners on the season and 27.3% of those players crossed the plate. They have earned 15 saves this season and have missed out on 15 of their 30 save opportunities. The Cardinals relievers have recorded a save rate of 50.0% and has come into the game in 61 save situations. The relievers have tallied 31 holds over the course of the season (27th in MLB). Cardinals relief pitchers have entered the contest with runners on base 81 times and also have had 81 appearances in high leverage situations.

The St. Louis Cardinals are sitting with 1,848 putouts on the campaign, in addition to 646 assists and 28 errors. Their fielding rate sits at .989 which has them sitting 5th in baseball, and have accumulated 60 double plays. The Cardinals have turned 66.1% of balls in play into outs out of 5,544 innings on the field, which has them sitting at 30th in professional baseball.

Liberatore has thrown 55 innings and has earned 44 punch outs during his pro baseball career. Liberatore (3-4 record in his career) sits with a FIP of 4.72 and he has faced 259 opposing batters in the majors. His earned run average is 5.66 (35 earned runs allowed) and his WHIP is 1.671. He has surrendered 65 base knocks (10.5 hits per nine innings) and has had 28 walks.

The New York Mets are sitting with an OBP of .319 as well as a team batting average of .240 for the year. They have been called out on strikes on 529 occasions (28th in MLB) and have tallied 550 base hits. New York has compiled 81 long balls for the season and 296 RBIs. The Mets hold a slugging % of .394 and they are earning 4.43 runs per game (17th in MLB). They have hit 92 doubles, while getting a free base 232 times as well as scoring 306 runs.

The Mets hold a team WHIP of 1.360 with a FIP of 4.76 as a squad this season. Their strikeout to walk ratio sits at 8.70 (579 strikeouts vs 238 free passes). They come in at 16th in the league as a staff in total hits allowed with 577. They have conceded 94 home runs and they surrender 4.87 runs per 9 innings (21st in MLB). The New York pitching staff have given up 324 runs so far this year while having a team ERA of 4.64 (309 earned runs given up).

Sitting with 72 save situations, the Mets have 45 holds in addition to 8 blown saves. New York has called on bullpen pitchers to take the mound in 26 save opportunities and they have recorded 18 saves. Their relief pitchers have stepped onto the hill 67 times in high leverage situations and also on 63 occasions with base runners. New York relief pitchers have an inherited score percentage of 26.1% out of 88 inherited base runners. They sit at 8th in the league with a save rate of 69.2%, and they have sent 219 bullpen pitchers onto the diamond so far this season.

In 5,397 innings played, the Mets hold a efficiency on defense of 69.4% (13th in the majors). The New York Mets have gotten 61 double plays and have a fielding percentage of .988 (8th in the majors). The Mets have accrued 600 assists, 30 errors and are sitting with 1,799 putouts this year.

So far in his pro baseball career, Carrasco has given up 1,427 hits while totaling 1,531 K's in 1,489 frames. He has given up a total of 649 earned runs while holding a WHIP of 1.226 and a FIP of 3.6. He has a strikeout to walk ratio of 3.85 and he has faced 6,178 hitters during his career. Carrasco (106-88 career win-loss record) has a 3.92 earned run average and has conceded 8.6 hits per 9 innings.

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

Parlay's Pundit's Pick: Take New York (-105) and under 10 runs

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