St. Louis Cardinals vs Tampa Bay Rays Prediction, 8/9/2023 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: St. Louis Cardinals vs Tampa Bay Rays

Date: Wednesday, August 9, 2023

Location: Tropicana Field in St. Petersburg, FL

TV: Bally Sports Sun

The St. Louis Cardinals (49-64) are hitting the road to Tropicana Field on Wednesday where they will attempt to beat the Tampa Bay Rays (68-46). The pitchers who are expected to start will be Dakota Hudson and Tyler Glasnow.

St. Louis has a slugging rate of .431 and have been called out on strikes 934 times, while drawing a walk on 385 occasions. They have tallied 507 RBI's and 997 hits on the campaign, while their average at the plate comes in at .258. The Cardinals have accumulated 186 doubles as a squad and have hit 156 baseballs out of the stadium. They have earned 525 runs scored while holding a team on-base percentage of .331. As a unit, the St. Louis Cardinals are scoring 4.7 runs per game, which has them sitting at 13th in the league.

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Their K/BB ratio is 2.40 and their pitching staff has a collective WHIP of 1.44. Cardinals pitchers have surrendered 107 home runs and also 553 total runs (24th in baseball). St. Louis has surrendered 1,059 base hits (9.6 per 9 innings) in addition to 501 earned runs. The Cardinals have an ERA of 4.52 so far this year (22nd in MLB), and the staff has rung up 902 batters. Their pitching staff has walked 376 players from the other team and their FIP sits at 4.13 as a team for the year.

The Cardinals bullpen have accumulated a save percentage of 51.0% and has stepped onto the mound in 104 save situations. The bullpen pitchers have inherited 202 base runners on the season and 30.2% of those players ended up scoring. Cardinals pitchers have entered the game with runners on base 123 times and also have had 125 appearances in high leverage situations. The Cardinals have sent 338 relievers to the mound on the campaign. The relief pitchers have a total of 55 holds for the year (20th in the league). They have accumulated 25 saves so far this season and have missed out on 24 of their 49 save opportunities.

The St. Louis Cardinals have a total of 2,992 putouts on the year, as well as 1,078 assists and 43 errors. Their fielding percentage is at .990 which puts them in 2nd in MLB, and they have twisted 99 double plays. The Cardinals have turned 66.7% of balls hit into play into outs in their 8,976 innings on the field, which has them sitting at 30th in baseball.

Hudson has taken the hill for 415 innings and has earned 290 strikeouts so far in his pro baseball career. His ERA is 3.64 (168 ER's allowed) and he has a WHIP of 1.366. He has allowed 377 base knocks (8.2 hits per nine innings) and has had 191 free passes. Hudson (34-17 career record) has earned a FIP of 4.51 while going up against 1,770 hitters during his time in the major leagues.

The Rays have a team SLG% of .445 and they are recording 5.20 runs per game (4th in MLB). They have hit 196 doubles, while getting a free base 367 times and scoring 593 runs. Tampa Bay has accumulated 166 home runs this season to go along with 569 RBIs. They have struck out on 985 occasions (15th in baseball) and have earned 974 base knocks. The Tampa Bay Rays have a team OBP of .328 in addition to a batting average of .255 so far this season.

The Tampa Bay pitching staff have allowed 446 runs on the year while having an ERA of 3.79 (424 earned runs allowed). They have surrendered 119 homers and they relinquish 3.99 runs per 9 innings (1st in the league). The Rays are sitting with a team WHIP of 1.189 and have a FIP of 3.89 as a team so far this year. They have earned a K/BB ratio of 9.10 (1,019 strikeouts vs 329 walks). They rank 1st in baseball as a staff in total hits given up with 867.

Tampa Bay has had bullpen pitchers enter the contest in 47 save chances and they have come away with 30 saves. They are ranked 15th in baseball holding a save percentage of 63.8%, and they have sent 370 relief pitchers to the mound this year. Their bullpen pitchers have taken the field 107 times in high leverage situations and on 84 occasions with runners on base. Tampa Bay relief pitchers hold an inherited score percentage of 24.4% out of their 131 inherited runners. Sitting with 97 save situations, the Rays have recorded 49 holds and 17 blown saves.

In 9,060 innings played, the Rays hold a defensive efficiency of 70.9% (3rd in the majors). The Tampa Bay Rays have turned 85 double plays and hold a fielding percentage of .989 (3rd in pro baseball). The Rays have racked up 1,033 assists, 45 errors and have earned 3,020 putouts this season.

So far in his career, Glasnow has surrendered 386 hits while accumulating 612 K's in 478 frames. He has surrendered a total of 206 ER's while holding a WHIP of 1.219 and having a FIP of 3.7. His K/BB ratio is 3.11 and he has faced 1,990 hitters during his MLB career. Glasnow (25-23 career mark) has a 3.88 earned run average and has given up 7.3 hits per nine innings.

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

Parlay's Pundit's Pick: Take Tampa Bay

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