St. Louis Cardinals vs Philadelphia Phillies Prediction, 8/25/2023 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: St. Louis Cardinals vs Philadelphia Phillies

Date: Friday, August 25, 2023

Location: Citizens Bank Park in Philadelphia, PA

TV: NBC Sports Philadelphia

Odds/Point Spread: St. Louis (+110) Philadelphia (-130)

The Philadelphia Phillies (69-58) welcome the St. Louis Cardinals (56-72) at Citizens Bank Park on Friday. The moneyline on this contest has St. Louis at +110 while Philadelphia opens at -130. The over/under comes in at 9.5. The expected starting pitchers will be Miles Mikolas and Cristopher Sanchez.

The Cardinals have accounted for 216 doubles as a squad and have knocked 174 baseballs out of the park. St. Louis has a slugging rate of .431 and have struck out 1,051 times, while drawing a walk on 445 occasions. As a team, the St. Louis Cardinals are scoring 4.6 runs per contest, which has them sitting at 14th in baseball. They have 567 runs batted in and 1,128 base knocks on the campaign, while their team batting average is at .257. They have a total of 586 runs and have an on-base percentage of .332.

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The Cardinals have an earned run average of 4.66 this year (24th in baseball), and the staff has struck out 1,007 hitters. Cardinals pitchers have conceded 129 home runs and also 642 runs in total (24th in the league). Their pitching staff has walked 411 opposing hitters and their FIP sits at 4.21 as a unit so far this season. St. Louis has yielded 1,213 base hits (9.7 per 9 innings) and also 584 earned runs. They have earned a strikeout to walk ratio of 2.45 and their pitching staff has a collective WHIP of 1.44.

The Cardinals relief pitchers have a save rate of 52.8% and stepped onto the hill in 121 save situations. The relief pitchers have inherited 221 base runners on the campaign with 30.3% of those runners ended up crossing the plate. Cardinals pitchers have gone to the mound with runners on 137 times in addition to having 132 appearances in high leverage situations. The Cardinals have sent 376 relief pitchers to the mound on the season. The bullpen are sitting with 67 holds for the year (15th in baseball). They have earned 28 saves on the season and have blown 25 of 53 chances to save the game.

The Cardinals have converted 66.6% of baseballs in play into outs out of 10,155 innings on the diamond, ranking them 30th in professional baseball. The St. Louis Cardinals have a tally of 3,385 putouts on the campaign, as well as 1,236 assists and 51 errors. Their fielding percentage is at .989 which has them ranked 2nd in pro baseball, and have accumulated 114 double plays.

Mikolas has pitched in 875 frames and has totaled 643 K's in his MLB career. Mikolas (51-49 career win-loss record) has earned a FIP of 3.97 while he has gone up against 3,619 hitters during his time in the major leagues. His earned run average is 3.85 (374 earned runs allowed) and his career WHIP is 1.178. He has given up 855 base knocks (8.8 hits per nine innings) with 176 free passes.

The Phillies hold a slugging percentage of .429 and they average 4.74 runs per outing (11th in the league). They have put up 234 doubles, while taking a walk 405 times as well as putting up 602 runs. Philadelphia has compiled 156 home runs on the season as well as 581 RBIs. They have been called out on strikes on 1,161 instances (8th in baseball) and have recorded 1,126 base hits. The Philadelphia Phillies have recorded an OBP of .326 as well as a team batting average of .258 so far this season.

The Phillies hold a team WHIP of 1.250 with a FIP of 4.02 as a staff so far this year. They sit at 14th in MLB as a staff in total hits conceded with 1,043. The Philadelphia pitching staff have conceded 553 runs on the campaign while having a team ERA of 3.98 (499 earned runs yielded). Their K/BB ratio is 8.90 (1,122 strikeouts vs 368 free passes). They have given up 143 homers and they relinquish 4.41 runs per 9 innings (13th in MLB).

Philadelphia bullpen pitchers have an inherited score percentage of 34.2% out of their 149 inherited base runners. Their bullpen pitchers have stepped onto the mound 133 times in high leverage situations and on 103 occasions with runners on base. Sitting with 106 save situations, the Phillies have accumulated 54 holds in addition to 18 blown saves. They are ranked 14th in baseball holding a save percentage of 65.4%, and they have dispatched 404 bullpen pitchers to the mound for the season. Philadelphia has called on bullpen pitchers to step onto the hill in 52 save chances and they have earned 34 saves.

In 10,164 innings played, the Phillies have a defensive efficiency of 69.3% (14th in MLB). The Philadelphia Phillies have turned 96 double plays and hold a fielding percentage of .985 (18th in professional baseball). The Phillies have 1,094 assists, 67 errors and have accounted for 3,388 putouts for the season.

So far in his MLB career, Sanchez has allowed 108 base knocks and he has 106 strikeouts in 117 innings. He has allowed 56 earned runs while holding a WHIP of 1.231 and being the owner of a FIP of 4.4. He has a K/BB ratio of 2.94 and he has gone up against 492 opposing hitters in his career. Sanchez (4-5 win-loss record in his career) is the owner of a 4.31 earned run average while allowing 8.3 hits per 9 innings.

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

Parlay's Pundit's Pick: Take Philadelphia (-130) and under 9.5 runs

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