St. Louis Cardinals vs San Francisco Giants Prediction, 4/26/2023 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: St. Louis Cardinals vs San Francisco Giants

Date: Wednesday, April 26, 2023

Location: Oracle Park in San Francisco, CA

TV: NBC Sports Bay Area

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

The St. Louis Cardinals (9-14) are traveling to Oracle Park on Wednesday where they will attempt to defeat the San Francisco Giants (9-13). The moneyline on this contest has the Cardinals at -130 while the Giants are sitting at +110. The over/under has been set at 8.5. The expected starting pitchers will be Steven Matz and Anthony DeSclafani.

St. Louis has a slugging % of .427 and have been called out on strikes 188 times, while being walked on 86 occasions. They have 101 RBI's and 212 base knocks so far this year, while their batting average is .267. The Cardinals have accumulated 42 doubles as a team and have hit 27 baseballs out of the park. They have earned 104 runs scored while having a team on-base percentage of .343. As a team, the St. Louis Cardinals are putting up 4.5 runs per outing, which puts them at 16th in MLB.

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The Cardinals hold a team ERA of 4.48 on the year (21st in MLB), and their staff has rung up 209 batters. Cardinals pitchers have yielded 27 long balls and 110 runs (22nd in the league). They have walked 79 batters and their FIP comes in at 4.25 as a team on the year. St. Louis has relinquished 213 hits (9.4 per 9 innings) as well as 101 earned runs. They have accumulated a K/BB ratio of 2.65 and their pitching staff holds a collective WHIP of 1.44.

Cardinals bullpen pitchers have stepped onto the hill with runners on base 29 times in addition to having 23 appearances in high leverage situations. The relief pitchers are sitting with 8 holds this season (23rd in the league). The Cardinals relievers have a save rate of 50.0% and has come into the game in 16 save situations. They have recorded 4 saves this season and have blown 4 of their 8 chances to save the game. The bullpen pitchers have inherited 44 base runners for the year and 34.1% of those players crossed the plate. The Cardinals have dispatched 74 relief pitchers to the hill on the year.

The St. Louis Cardinals have accumulated 609 putouts this year, in addition to 230 assists and 8 errors. Their fielding percentage is currently at .991 which puts them in 5th in professional baseball, and they have twisted 27 double plays. The Cardinals have converted 65.8% of balls in play into outs out of 1,827 innings on the diamond, which has them ranked 29th in MLB.

Matz (50-54 win-loss record in his career) holds a FIP of 4.32 and he has faced 3,432 opposing batters during his time in the majors. He has allowed 819 base knocks (9.2 hits per 9 innings) and has 243 walks. His earned run average is 4.36 (388 ER's allowed) and his WHIP is 1.327. Matz has taken the mound for 800 innings and is sitting with 774 punch outs during his MLB career.

The San Francisco Giants have a team OBP of .317 and a team batting average of .236 for the season. They have struck out on 236 occasions (1st in baseball) and have 179 base hits. San Francisco has a total of 34 long balls on the year as well as 98 runs batted in. The Giants hold a team slugging percentage of .411 and they average 4.50 runs per contest (17th in baseball). They have put up 28 doubles, while walking 75 times and racking up 99 runs.

The San Francisco pitching staff have surrendered 109 runs this season while holding an ERA of 4.24 (93 earned runs yielded). They have allowed 29 home runs and they relinquish 4.97 runs per 9 innings (22nd in baseball). The Giants hold a team WHIP of 1.288 with a FIP of 4.15 as a pitching staff on the year. Their strikeout to walk ratio sits at 9.20 (203 strikeouts against 55 bases on balls). They are currently ranked 20th in MLB as a staff in total hits given up with 199.

Sitting with 12 save situations, the Giants have earned 5 holds and also 2 blown saves. San Francisco has called on relief pitchers to step onto the mound in 6 save opportunities and they have come away with 4 saves. Their bullpen pitchers have stepped onto the mound 21 times in high leverage situations and on 23 occasions with runners on base. San Francisco relievers have an inherited score rate of 29.4% out of 34 inherited base runners. They sit at 11th in the league with a save rate of 66.7%, and they have sent 65 relief pitchers to the mound on the season.

The San Francisco Giants have turned 19 double plays and have a fielding percentage of .979 (30th in pro baseball). The Giants have accrued 217 assists, 17 errors and have 593 putouts on the campaign. In 1,779 innings on the diamond, the Giants have a defensive efficiency of 66.9% (27th in pro baseball).

DeSclafani (51-49 career mark) has earned a 4.08 earned run average while allowing 8.9 hits per nine innings. He has a strikeout to walk ratio of 3.31 and he has gone up against 3,638 hitters in his pro baseball career. He has given up a total of 393 earned runs while holding a WHIP of 1.258 and being the owner of a FIP of 4.1. So far in his career, DeSclafani has surrendered 858 base hits while accumulating 772 strikeouts in 867 innings pitched.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take St. Louis (-130)

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