St. Louis Cardinals vs Texas Rangers Prediction, 6/5/2023 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: St. Louis Cardinals vs Texas Rangers

Date: Monday, June 5, 2023

Location: Globe Life Field in Arlington, TX

TV: Bally Sports Southwest

Odds/Point Spread: St. Louis (-110) Texas (-110)

Globe Life Field is the location where the Texas Rangers (37-20) will compete against the St. Louis Cardinals (25-34) on Monday. The moneyline on this contest has St. Louis at -110 and Texas is coming in at -110. The over/under comes in at 8.5. The starting pitchers are Miles Mikolas and Martin Perez.

St. Louis has a slugging percentage of .428 and have been called out on strikes 481 times, while being walked on 212 occasions. They have recorded 271 runs batted in and 512 hits on the season, while their batting average is .253. The Cardinals have earned 103 doubles as a squad and have hit 80 baseballs out of the park. They are sitting with 281 runs while holding a team OBP of .328. As a team, the St. Louis Cardinals are putting up 4.8 runs per game, which has them sitting at 9th in MLB.

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The Cardinals hold a team ERA of 4.31 so far this year (18th in MLB), and the staff has rung up 506 batters. Cardinals pitchers have allowed 61 long balls in addition to 277 runs (21st in MLB). Their pitching staff has walked 203 hitters and their FIP is 4.18 as a squad on the season. St. Louis has surrendered 545 hits (9.4 per 9 innings) and 249 earned runs. They have a strikeout to walk ratio of 2.49 and their pitching staff has recorded a WHIP of 1.44.

Cardinals relief pitchers have entered the game with opponents on base 72 times as well as having 66 appearances in high leverage situations. The relief pitchers have notched 28 holds on the year (24th in the league). The Cardinals relief pitchers have a save rate of 50.0% and has come into the game in 54 save situations. They have accumulated 13 saves this season and have blown 13 of their 26 save opportunities. The relief pitchers have inherited 118 base runners this season and 28.8% of those runners ended up crossing the plate. The Cardinals have dispatched 179 relief pitchers to the mound this season.

The St. Louis Cardinals are sitting with 1,559 putouts this season, in addition to 552 assists and 25 errors. Their fielding percentage is currently at .988 which puts them in 7th in professional baseball, and have a total of 55 double plays. The Cardinals have turned 66.2% of baseballs in play into outs in their 4,677 innings, which ranks them 30th in the majors.

Mikolas has taken the mound for 792 innings and has totaled 594 strikeouts during his MLB career. Mikolas (49-41 mark in his career) holds a FIP of 3.96 while he has gone up against 3,268 hitters during his time in the majors. His earned run average is 3.70 (326 earned runs allowed) and his career WHIP is 1.164. He has surrendered 763 base hits (8.7 hits per 9 innings) and has 160 free passes.

Texas has tallied 75 home runs for the season and 350 RBIs. They have hit 119 doubles, while walking 189 times as well as scoring 364 runs. The Texas Rangers have earned an OBP of .342 and a batting average of .276 this year. The Rangers hold a team slugging percentage of .457 and they earn 6.39 runs per game (1st in baseball). They have struck out on 501 occasions (18th in baseball) and have recorded 548 base hits.

The Texas pitching staff have given up 221 runs on the year while having an ERA of 3.66 (205 earned runs conceded). They have relinquished 52 long balls and they concede 3.95 runs per 9 innings (4th in baseball). The Rangers are sitting with a team WHIP of 1.194 with a FIP of 3.82 as a staff over the course of the season. Their K/BB ratio sits at 8.50 (475 strikeouts against 159 bases on balls). They come in at 1st in baseball as a staff in total hits conceded with 443.

With 49 save situations, the Rangers have compiled 29 holds and 8 blown saves. Texas has called on relief pitchers to enter the contest in 19 save opportunities and they have earned 11 saves. Their relievers have taken the field 40 times in high leverage situations and also on 52 occasions with runners on. Texas relievers hold an inherited score percentage of 34.4% out of 90 inherited runners. They sit at 21st in the league with a save rate of 57.9%, and they have dispatched 153 relief pitchers onto the diamond on the season.

Out of their 4,539 innings on the field, the Rangers have accumulated a defensive efficiency of 70.4% (5th in baseball). The Texas Rangers have turned 49 double plays and hold a fielding percentage of .988 (11th in pro baseball). The Rangers have racked up 489 assists, 25 errors and have amassed 1,513 putouts this season.

Perez (81-78 win-loss record in his career) is the owner of a 4.43 earned run average while allowing 9.8 hits per nine innings. He has a strikeout to walk ratio of 1.94 and he has gone up against 5,914 opposing batters in his pro baseball career. He has conceded 670 earned runs while holding a WHIP of 1.451 and a FIP of 4.4. During his career, Perez has allowed 1,483 base hits while he has accumulated 953 strikeouts in 1,360 innings pitched.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Texas (-110)

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