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

Game: St. Louis Cardinals vs Texas Rangers

Date: Tuesday, June 6, 2023

Location: Globe Life Field in Arlington, TX

TV: Bally Sports Southwest

Odds/Point Spread: St. Louis (-120) Texas (+100)

The St. Louis Cardinals (25-35) are hitting the road to Globe Life Field on Tuesday where they will play the Texas Rangers (38-20). The odds on this game have St. Louis at -120 and Texas is sitting at +100. The over/under comes in at 9. The starting pitchers will be Matthew Liberatore and Dane Dunning.

The Cardinals have accounted for 104 two-baggers as a squad and have knocked 81 balls out of the stadium. St. Louis is slugging .426 and have been called out on strikes 489 times, while being walked on 215 occasions. As a unit, the St. Louis Cardinals are scoring 4.7 runs per outing, which puts them at 10th in MLB. They have accrued 272 RBI's and 517 base knocks so far this year, and their batting average comes in at .252. They have a total of 282 runs scored and hold an on-base percentage of .327.

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The Cardinals hold a team earned run average of 4.28 for the season (17th in the league), and their staff has struck out 511 batters. Cardinals pitchers have yielded 61 home runs and also 279 runs in total (21st in the league). Their pitching staff has walked 204 opposing players and their FIP sits at 4.15 as a team over the course of the season. St. Louis has allowed 555 hits (9.5 per 9 innings) as well as 251 earned runs. Their K/BB ratio is 2.50 and their pitching staff has a team WHIP of 1.44.

The Cardinals have sent 181 relief pitchers to the hill so far this year. The relief pitchers have inherited 118 runners on the campaign and 28.8% of those runners ended up crossing the plate. They have accumulated 13 saves over the course of the season and have missed out on 13 of 26 chances to get a save. The Cardinals bullpen have recorded a save percentage of 50.0% and has come into the game in 54 save situations. The relief pitchers have 28 holds over the course of the season (24th in baseball). Cardinals pitchers have gone to the mound with runners on base 72 times in addition to having 66 appearances in high leverage situations.

The Cardinals have converted 66.2% of baseballs in play into outs out of 4,749 innings on the field, which has them ranked 30th in MLB. The St. Louis Cardinals have a tally of 1,583 putouts at this point in the season, as well as 559 assists and 25 errors. Their fielding percentage sits at .988 which is 7th in pro baseball, and they have turned 55 double plays.

Liberatore (3-3 career mark) has a FIP of 4.73 while going up against 211 batters during his time in the majors. He has given up 51 base knocks (10.1 hits per 9 innings) with 24 walks. His ERA is 5.72 (29 ER's allowed) and his WHIP is 1.642. Liberatore has thrown 45 frames and has accounted for 37 strikeouts during his career.

Texas is sitting with 77 home runs for the year and 362 RBIs. They have 125 two-baggers, while taking a walk 194 times as well as earning 376 runs. The Texas Rangers have accounted for a team OBP of .345 and a team batting average of .278 on the year. The Rangers hold a team slugging percentage of .461 and they earn 6.48 runs per game (1st in MLB). They have been called out on strikes on 509 occasions (18th in MLB) and have accounted for 563 hits.

The Texas pitching staff have surrendered 224 runs on the campaign while having an ERA of 3.65 (208 earned runs yielded). They have given up 52 dingers and they give up 3.93 runs per 9 innings (4th in baseball). The Rangers have a team WHIP of 1.191 in addition to having a FIP of 3.77 as a unit so far this year. Their K/BB ratio is 8.50 (486 strikeouts against 160 bases on balls). They come in at 1st in the league as a staff in total hits given up with 451.

Texas has called on bullpen pitchers to step onto the hill in 19 save chances and they have converted 11 saves. They are ranked 20th in the league with a save percentage of 57.9%, and they have dispatched 156 bullpen pitchers onto the field this year. Their bullpen pitchers have stepped onto the hill 40 times in high leverage situations and also on 53 occasions with base runners. Texas relief pitchers hold an inherited score rate of 34.8% of 92 inherited runners. With 49 save situations, the Rangers have earned 29 holds in addition to 8 blown saves.

The Texas Rangers have turned 50 double plays and have accounted for a fielding rate of .988 (10th in professional baseball). The Rangers have racked up 495 assists, 25 errors and have accounted for 1,540 putouts for the year. In their 4,620 innings on the diamond, the Rangers hold a defensive efficiency of 70.3% (8th in the majors).

Dunning (15-19 record in his career) has a 4.10 earned run average while surrendering 8.9 hits per 9 innings. He has a K/BB ratio of 2.47 and he has faced 1,517 batters during his MLB career. He has conceded 161 ER's while holding a WHIP of 1.351 and a FIP of 4.0. In his MLB career, Dunning has conceded 348 base knocks while he has accumulated 318 strikeouts in 353 innings pitched.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Texas (+100)

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