St. Louis Cardinals vs Washington Nationals Prediction, 6/20/2023 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: St. Louis Cardinals vs Washington Nationals

Date: Tuesday, June 20, 2023

Location: Nationals Park in Washington, D.C.

TV: MASN

Odds/Point Spread: St. Louis (-190) Washington (+160)

Nationals Park is where the Washington Nationals (27-43) will take on the St. Louis Cardinals (29-43) on Tuesday. The moneyline on this game has the Cardinals at -190 and the Nationals open at +160. The over/under comes in at 8.5. The expected starting pitchers will be Jordan Montgomery and MacKenzie Gore.

The Cardinals have accumulated 117 doubles as a squad and have smacked 100 balls out of the stadium. St. Louis has a slugging percentage of .422 and have been called out on strikes 599 times, while drawing a walk on 249 occasions. As a unit, the St. Louis Cardinals are earning 4.6 runs per contest, which is 11th in the league. They have amassed 319 RBI's in addition to 608 base knocks on the campaign, and their team batting average is .248. They are sitting with 329 runs scored and have an OBP of .322.

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Their strikeout to walk ratio sits at 2.40 and their pitching staff holds a collective WHIP of 1.45. Cardinals pitchers have yielded 72 home runs in addition to 344 runs (22nd in the league). St. Louis has conceded 672 hits (9.5 per 9 innings) and also 314 earned runs. The Cardinals are sitting with a team ERA of 4.46 for the year (21st in baseball), and the staff has struck out 597 hitters. Their pitching staff has walked 249 opposing batters and their FIP is 4.20 as a squad on the year.

The Cardinals have sent 218 relievers to the mound for the year. The relief pitchers have inherited 133 base runners this year and 27.1% of them crossed home plate. They have earned 17 saves on the year and have not converted 15 of their 32 save opportunities. The Cardinals relievers have a save rate of 53.1% and stepped onto the hill in 65 save situations. The relief pitchers have a total of 33 holds on the campaign (26th in MLB). Cardinals relief pitchers have gone to the mound with runners on base 82 times in addition to having 85 appearances in high leverage situations.

The St. Louis Cardinals are sitting with 1,902 putouts over the course of the season, as well as 667 assists and 28 errors. Their fielding percentage is at .989 which has them sitting 3rd in pro baseball, and they have twisted 63 double plays. The Cardinals have converted 66.4% of baseballs in play into outs out of their 5,706 innings on the diamond, ranking them 30th in baseball.

Montgomery has thrown 644 innings and has tallied 612 strikeouts so far in his MLB career. Montgomery (31-30 win-loss mark in his career) holds a FIP of 3.79 and he has faced 2,700 hitters in the majors. His ERA is 3.85 (276 earned runs allowed) and he has a WHIP of 1.230. He has conceded 613 base hits (8.6 hits per nine innings) and has 180 free passes.

The Nationals have a team slugging percentage of .388 and they score 4.14 runs per contest (23rd in MLB). They have put up 117 doubles, while walking 181 times as well as scoring 290 runs. Washington has a total of 54 home runs over the course of the season to go along with 276 runs batted in. They have struck out on 488 occasions (30th in baseball) and have a total of 624 base knocks. The Washington Nationals have compiled an on-base percentage of .320 as well as a batting average of .261 so far this season.

The Nationals are sitting with a team WHIP of 1.466 in addition to having a FIP of 4.97 as a unit for the season. They come in at 26th in baseball as a pitching staff in total hits given up with 634. The Washington pitching staff have given up 344 runs so far this season while holding an ERA of 4.63 (316 earned runs surrendered). They have earned a K/BB ratio of 7.50 (514 strikeouts vs 266 walks). They have yielded 93 home runs and they concede 5.04 runs per 9 innings (26th in MLB).

Washington has called on relief pitchers to step onto the hill in 34 save chances and they have earned 18 saves. They are currently ranked 26th in the league holding a save percentage of 52.9%, and they have sent 214 bullpen pitchers to the hill over the course of the season. Their bullpen pitchers have taken the field 71 times in high leverage situations and on 59 occasions with runners on. Washington relief pitchers hold an inherited score percentage of 35.7% of 98 inherited base runners. With 67 save situations, the Nationals have recorded 33 holds in addition to 16 blown saves.

The Washington Nationals have turned 66 double plays and have notched a fielding percentage of .982 (28th in pro baseball). The Nationals have racked up 672 assists, 45 errors and have earned 1,843 putouts this year. In 5,529 innings played, the Nationals hold a defensive efficiency of 68.4% (20th in professional baseball).

Gore (7-9 career win-loss record) is the owner of a 4.11 ERA while giving up 8.5 hits per 9 innings. His strikeout to walk ratio is 2.30 and he has faced 625 opposing batters so far in his pro baseball career. He has allowed 66 ER's while earning a WHIP of 1.424 and being the owner of a FIP of 4.1. During his pro baseball career, Gore has surrendered 137 base hits while he has earned 159 K's in 144 innings.

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take St. Louis (-190)

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