St. Louis Cardinals vs Tampa Bay Rays Prediction, 8/10/2023 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: St. Louis Cardinals vs Tampa Bay Rays

Date: Thursday, August 10, 2023

Location: Tropicana Field in St. Petersburg, FL

TV: Bally Sports Sun

Odds/Point Spread: St. Louis (+124) Tampa Bay (-148)

The St. Louis Cardinals (49-65) are en route to Tropicana Field on Thursday where they will try to beat the Tampa Bay Rays (69-46). The moneyline on this contest has the Cardinals at +124 while the Rays are priced at -148. The total is 9. The pitchers taking the mound will be Matthew Liberatore and Zack Littell.

As a team, the St. Louis Cardinals are knocking in 4.6 runs per game, which has them at 12th in MLB. They have notched a total of 527 runs and have an on-base percentage of .330. The Cardinals have accrued 187 two-baggers as a team and have hit 158 balls out of the park. They have accrued 509 RBI's and 1,002 base knocks this season, while their team batting average sits at .257. St. Louis is slugging .432 and have been called out on strikes 944 times, while taking a walk on 387 occasions.

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The Cardinals hold a team ERA of 4.52 for the season (22nd in MLB), and the staff has struck out 908 hitters. Cardinals pitchers have relinquished 108 long balls and 557 total runs (24th in MLB). They have walked 377 hitters and their FIP sits at 4.13 as a team so far this year. St. Louis has yielded 1,071 base knocks (9.6 per 9 innings) and 505 earned runs. Their strikeout to walk ratio is 2.41 and the pitching staff has a team WHIP of 1.44.

The Cardinals have dispatched 340 relief pitchers to the mound on the year. The relievers have inherited 205 base runners this season with 30.2% of those runners earned a run for their team. They have accumulated 25 saves on the season and have missed out on 24 of their 49 save opportunities. The Cardinals bullpen have earned a save rate of 51.0% and has entered the game in 104 save situations. The relief pitchers have notched 55 holds on the year (21st in MLB). Cardinals relief pitchers have stepped onto the hill with opponents on base 125 times in addition to having 126 appearances in high leverage situations.

The Cardinals have converted 66.6% of balls hit into play into outs in their 9,048 innings on the field, which has them sitting 30th in professional baseball. The St. Louis Cardinals are sitting with 3,016 putouts over the course of the season, in addition to 1,090 assists and 43 errors. Their fielding rate is holding at .990 which ranks 2nd in professional baseball, and have 101 double plays.

Liberatore has taken the mound for 72 frames and has 51 punch outs during his pro baseball career. Liberatore (3-6 career record) has earned a FIP of 5.14 and he has faced 344 opposing hitters in the majors. His earned run average is 6.47 (52 ER's allowed) and he has a career WHIP of 1.756. He has conceded 91 base knocks (11.3 hits per nine innings) and has 36 free passes.

The Tampa Bay Rays have accounted for an on-base percentage of .328 and a batting average of .256 for the season. They have struck out on 991 occasions (15th in the league) and are sitting with 986 hits. Tampa Bay has accounted for 167 HRs this season to go along with 573 runs batted in. The Rays have a slugging percentage of .445 and they are recording 5.19 runs per game (4th in MLB). They have hit 196 doubles, while getting a free base 368 times and putting up 597 runs.

The Tampa Bay pitching staff have surrendered 448 runs for the year and come in with a team ERA of 3.78 (426 earned runs conceded). They have relinquished 121 long balls and they surrender 3.97 runs per 9 innings (1st in baseball). The Rays hold a team WHIP of 1.185 and have a FIP of 3.89 as a team over the course of the season. They currently have a K/BB ratio of 9.10 (1,029 strikeouts against 331 bases on balls). They are sitting at 1st in baseball as a pitching staff in total hits allowed with 872.

Tampa Bay relievers hold an inherited score percentage of 24.4% out of their 131 inherited runners. Their relief pitchers have stepped onto the mound 108 times in high leverage situations in addition to 84 occasions with runners on base. Sitting with 98 save situations, the Rays have compiled 49 holds in addition to 17 blown saves. They are currently ranked 14th in baseball with a save rate of 64.6%, and they have dispatched 372 relievers to the mound over the course of the season. Tampa Bay has had relief pitchers step onto the hill in 48 save opportunities and they have tallied 31 saves.

Out of their 9,141 innings played, the Rays are sitting with a efficiency on defense of 71.0% (3rd in MLB). The Tampa Bay Rays have gotten 85 double plays and have a fielding rate of .989 (4th in baseball). The Rays have racked up 1,040 assists, 46 errors and have earned 3,047 putouts for the season.

During his career, Littell has surrendered 207 base hits while accumulating 182 strikeouts in 205 innings. He has surrendered 93 earned runs while holding a WHIP of 1.330 and a FIP of 4.5. He has a strikeout to walk ratio of 2.76 and he has faced 873 opposing batters so far in his career. Littell (15-7 career record) has a 4.08 ERA while surrendering 9.1 hits per 9 innings.

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take St. Louis (+124)

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