St. Louis Cardinals vs Washington Nationals Prediction, 6/19/2023 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: St. Louis Cardinals vs Washington Nationals

Date: Monday, June 19, 2023

Location: Nationals Park in Washington, D.C.

TV: MASN

Odds/Point Spread: St. Louis (-155) Washington (+135)

The St. Louis Cardinals (28-43) are en route to Nationals Park on Monday where they will attempt to defeat the Washington Nationals (27-43). The moneyline on this matchup has St. Louis at -155 while Washington is at +135. The total is 9.5. The expected starting pitchers are Jack Flaherty and Josiah Gray.

St. Louis has a slugging percentage of .419 and have been called out on strikes 591 times, while drawing a walk on 242 occasions. They have accumulated 311 runs batted in as well as 600 base knocks this year, and their batting average is sitting at .248. The Cardinals have hit 115 two-baggers as a unit and have hit 96 baseballs out of the stadium. They have 321 runs while holding a team OBP of .322. As a unit, the St. Louis Cardinals are putting up 4.5 runs per contest, which has them sitting at 12th in baseball.

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They have a strikeout to walk ratio of 2.43 and their pitching staff holds a collective WHIP of 1.46. Cardinals pitchers have conceded 70 home runs in addition to 337 runs in total (21st in the league). St. Louis has allowed 666 base hits (9.6 per 9 innings) and also 307 earned runs. The Cardinals have compiled a team earned run average of 4.42 on the year (20th in MLB), and the staff has rung up 592 hitters. Their pitching staff has walked 244 opposing batters and their FIP sits at 4.14 as a unit on the campaign.

The Cardinals relief pitchers have recorded a save percentage of 51.6% and has stepped onto the mound in 64 save situations. The relievers have inherited 132 runners on the year and 27.3% of them crossed home plate. Cardinals relief pitchers have entered the game with players on base 81 times and also have had 83 appearances in high leverage situations. The Cardinals have dispatched 214 relievers to the hill on the campaign. The relief pitchers have earned 33 holds so far this season (25th in the league). They have recorded 16 saves on the year and have not converted 15 out of their 31 save chances.

The St. Louis Cardinals have a total of 1,875 putouts this year, in addition to 656 assists and 28 errors. Their fielding percentage is at .989 which is 4th in pro baseball, and have accumulated 62 double plays. The Cardinals have converted 66.2% of baseballs in play into outs out of 5,625 innings, which has them ranked 30th in professional baseball.

Flaherty has taken the hill for 597 innings and has accumulated 675 strikeouts in his MLB career. His ERA is 3.56 (236 earned runs allowed) and he has a WHIP of 1.168. He has given up 466 base knocks (7.0 hits per 9 innings) with 231 free passes. Flaherty (37-30 career mark) is the owner of a FIP of 3.97 while going up against 2,469 opposing batters in the majors.

The Nationals hold a slugging % of .388 and they are recording 4.17 runs per outing (23rd in the league). They have recorded 115 doubles, while taking a walk 180 times as well as earning 288 runs. Washington has compiled 53 home runs this year as well as 274 RBIs. They have struck out on 481 instances (30th in MLB) and have a total of 616 base hits. The Washington Nationals have an OBP of .320 in addition to a batting average of .261 for the year.

The Nationals have a team WHIP of 1.464 in addition to having a FIP of 4.99 as a squad so far this season. They are sitting at 26th in baseball as a pitching staff in total hits given up with 622. The Washington pitching staff have surrendered 340 runs for the season while having a team ERA of 4.64 (312 earned runs relinquished). They currently have a K/BB ratio of 7.60 (509 strikeouts against 264 walks). They have conceded 93 dingers and they relinquish 5.06 runs per 9 innings (26th in the league).

Washington relievers hold an inherited score rate of 35.7% out of 98 inherited runners. Their bullpen pitchers have taken the field 71 times in high leverage situations in addition to 59 occasions with runners on. Sitting with 67 save situations, the Nationals have 33 holds and also 16 blown saves. They are ranked 25th in baseball with a save rate of 52.9%, and they have sent 213 relief pitchers onto the diamond so far this season. Washington has called on relief pitchers to enter the game in 34 save opportunities and they have recorded 18 saves.

Out of their 5,448 innings on the diamond, the Nationals hold a defensive efficiency of 68.6% (19th in MLB). The Washington Nationals have gotten 66 double plays and have notched a fielding percentage of .983 (28th in MLB). The Nationals have recorded 664 assists, 44 errors and have amassed 1,816 putouts for the year.

In his career, Gray has surrendered 269 base knocks while he has accumulated 296 strikeouts in 298 innings pitched. He has allowed 154 ER's while holding a WHIP of 1.358 and a FIP of 5.6. His strikeout to walk ratio is 2.18 and he has faced 1,294 batters so far in his MLB career. Gray (13-17 win-loss mark in his career) is the owner of a 4.65 earned run average and has conceded 8.1 hits per 9 innings.

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take St. Louis (-155)

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