St. Louis Cardinals vs San Francisco Giants Prediction, 4/25/2023 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: St. Louis Cardinals vs San Francisco Giants

Date: Tuesday, April 25, 2023

Location: Oracle Park in San Francisco, CA

TV: NBC Sports Bay Area

The St. Louis Cardinals (9-13) are hitting the road to Oracle Park on Tuesday where they will play the San Francisco Giants (8-13). The pitchers taking the mound are Jake Woodford and Sean Manaea.

The Cardinals have tallied 40 two-baggers as a team and have hit 27 baseballs out of the park. St. Louis has a slugging percentage of .434 and have been called out on strikes 184 times, while taking a walk on 85 occasions. As a team, the St. Louis Cardinals are knocking in 4.7 runs per contest, which ranks them 14th in baseball. They have earned 101 runs batted in and 206 base knocks on the campaign, and their team batting average is .270. They have racked up 104 runs scored and have an on-base percentage of .348.

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The Cardinals have an earned run average of 4.66 this season (21st in baseball), and their staff has struck out 199 batters. Cardinals pitchers have allowed 26 home runs in addition to 106 runs (21st in baseball). Their pitching staff has walked 77 players from the other team and their FIP sits at 4.28 as a squad this year. St. Louis has given up 205 hits (9.5 per 9 innings) and 101 earned runs. They have accrued a K/BB ratio of 2.58 and the pitching staff has earned a collective WHIP of 1.45.

The Cardinals bullpen have accumulated a save percentage of 50.0% and has come into the game in 16 save situations. The relievers have inherited 43 runners for the year with 32.6% of those players crossed the plate. Cardinals pitchers have gone to the mound with runners on 28 times in addition to having 22 appearances in high leverage situations. The Cardinals have dispatched 72 relief pitchers to the mound so far this season. The relievers have a total of 8 holds over the course of the season (23rd in the league). They have earned 4 saves over the course of the season and have blown 4 out of their 8 save opportunities.

The Cardinals have converted 65.9% of balls in play into outs out of 1,755 innings, ranking them 29th in the majors. The St. Louis Cardinals have amassed 585 putouts this season, in addition to 223 assists and 7 errors. Their fielding percentage sits at .991 which has them ranked 5th in professional baseball, and have a total of 27 double plays.

Woodford has taken the hill for 156 innings and has accumulated 102 strikeouts so far in his pro baseball career. Woodford (9-6 career mark) has a FIP of 4.73 and he has gone up against 654 batters in the majors. His ERA is 3.91 (68 earned runs allowed) and his WHIP is 1.299. He has surrendered 156 base hits (9.0 hits per nine innings) and has had 47 free passes.

San Francisco has hit 33 long balls so far this season as well as 94 runs batted in. They have 27 two-baggers, while taking a walk 73 times and putting up 95 runs. The San Francisco Giants have accumulated an OBP of .317 in addition to a batting average of .236 for the year. The Giants hold a team SLG% of .412 and they are scoring 4.52 runs per contest (17th in the league). They have been rung up on 226 occasions (1st in MLB) and have recorded 171 base hits.

The Giants have a team WHIP of 1.312 with a FIP of 4.22 as a unit so far this year. They sit at 21st in MLB as a staff in total hits given up with 193. The San Francisco pitching staff have given up 109 runs so far this year while holding a team ERA of 4.45 (93 earned runs yielded). Their strikeout to walk ratio is 9.50 (199 strikeouts against 54 walks). They have surrendered 29 dingers and they concede 5.21 runs per 9 innings (25th in the league).

San Francisco has called on relievers to step onto the hill in 6 save chances and they have earned 4 saves. They rank 12th in baseball with a save percentage of 66.7%, and they have sent 65 relievers onto the field on the season. Their bullpen pitchers have stepped onto the mound 21 times in high leverage situations and also on 23 occasions with base runners. San Francisco relievers hold an inherited score percentage of 29.4% of 34 inherited runners. With 12 save situations, the Giants have accumulated 5 holds and 2 blown saves.

The San Francisco Giants have gotten 18 double plays and own a fielding percentage of .978 (30th in baseball). The Giants have racked up 199 assists, 17 errors and have earned a total of 566 putouts on the season. In their 1,698 innings played, the Giants are sitting with a defensive efficiency of 66.3% (27th in pro baseball).

Manaea (58-51 career record) has earned a 4.10 ERA and has allowed 8.6 hits per nine innings. He has a K/BB ratio of 3.43 and he has faced 3,762 hitters in his MLB career. He has given up a total of 410 ER's while earning a WHIP of 1.222 and a FIP of 4.1. In his career, Manaea has given up 863 base hits while he has totaled 813 punch outs in 900 innings.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take St. Louis

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