St. Louis Cardinals vs Washington Nationals Prediction, 6/21/2023 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: St. Louis Cardinals vs Washington Nationals

Date: Wednesday, June 21, 2023

Location: Nationals Park in Washington, D.C.

TV: MASN

Odds/Point Spread: St. Louis (-180) Washington (+155)

The Washington Nationals (27-44) will go up against the St. Louis Cardinals (30-43) at Nationals Park on Wednesday. The line on this contest has St. Louis at -180 and Washington is coming in at +155. The total has been set at 9.5. The pitchers taking the mound will be Miles Mikolas and Trevor Williams.

St. Louis is slugging .424 and have struck out 608 times, while being walked on 253 occasions. They have accrued 327 RBI's and 619 base knocks on the campaign, and their team batting average is at .248. The Cardinals have tallied 118 two-baggers as a squad and have smacked 102 baseballs out of the park. They have tallied 337 runs and have an on-base percentage of .323. As a unit, the St. Louis Cardinals are knocking in 4.6 runs per game, which has them at 11th in MLB.

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Their strikeout to walk ratio is 2.41 and the pitching staff holds a collective WHIP of 1.45. Cardinals pitchers have relinquished 72 home runs and 350 total runs (24th in baseball). St. Louis has surrendered 683 base knocks (9.6 per 9 innings) as well as 320 earned runs. The Cardinals are sitting with a team ERA of 4.48 over the course of the season (22nd in MLB), and the staff has rung up 603 hitters. They have walked 250 players from the other team and their FIP is 4.18 as a squad on the campaign.

Cardinals relief pitchers have entered the game with runners on base 83 times and also have had 88 appearances in high leverage situations. The bullpen have tallied 35 holds on the season (22nd in baseball). The Cardinals bullpen have a save percentage of 54.5% and has entered the game in 68 save situations. They have accumulated 18 saves so far this year and have blown 15 of their 33 chances to get a save. The bullpen pitchers have inherited 135 base runners on the season with 27.4% of them ended up crossing the plate. The Cardinals have dispatched 221 relievers to the mound this season.

The St. Louis Cardinals have earned a total of 1,929 putouts on the year, as well as 679 assists and 28 errors. Their fielding percentage is holding at .989 which ranks 2nd in MLB, and have 64 double plays. The Cardinals have converted 66.4% of balls hit into play into outs out of 5,787 innings on the diamond, which ranks them 30th in pro baseball.

Mikolas has pitched in 809 innings and has earned 599 punch outs during his MLB career. Mikolas (49-44 career record) sits with a FIP of 3.97 while he has gone up against 3,348 opposing batters during his time in the major leagues. His earned run average is 3.77 (339 ER's allowed) and his career WHIP is 1.175. He has given up 788 base knocks (8.8 hits per 9 innings) with 163 free passes.

Washington has hit 54 HRs on the season to go along with 282 runs batted in. They have recorded 121 two-baggers, while getting a free base 182 times as well as recording 296 runs. The Washington Nationals have an OBP of .320 and a batting average of .262 for the year. The Nationals have a team slugging % of .389 and they are scoring 4.17 runs per contest (23rd in the league). They have been rung up on 494 occasions (30th in baseball) and have notched a total of 635 hits.

The Washington pitching staff have surrendered 352 runs for the season while holding a team ERA of 4.68 (324 earned runs relinquished). They have surrendered 95 long balls and they relinquish 5.08 runs per 9 innings (26th in MLB). The Nationals have a team WHIP of 1.468 in addition to having a FIP of 4.98 as a pitching staff on the year. Their K/BB ratio comes in at 7.60 (523 strikeouts vs 270 walks). They rank 26th in the league as a staff in total hits conceded with 645.

Washington relievers have an inherited score rate of 35.7% out of their 98 inherited base runners. Their relief pitchers have stepped onto the mound 71 times in high leverage situations in addition to 59 occasions with runners on. With 67 save situations, the Nationals have earned 33 holds and also 16 blown saves. They are currently ranked 26th in the league with a save rate of 52.9%, and they have sent 218 relief pitchers onto the field on the season. Washington has had relief pitchers take the mound in 34 save chances and they have tallied 18 saves.

In 5,610 innings on the field, the Nationals have earned a defensive efficiency of 68.4% (20th in MLB). The Washington Nationals have turned 68 double plays and have a fielding percentage of .983 (27th in MLB). The Nationals have racked up 678 assists, 45 errors and have earned 1,870 putouts on the campaign.

During his pro baseball career, Williams has conceded 805 hits while he has earned 644 punch outs in 785 frames. He has allowed a total of 374 ER's while earning a WHIP of 1.350 and being the owner of a FIP of 4.5. His K/BB ratio is 2.53 and he has faced 3,377 hitters so far in his MLB career. Williams (41-48 career record) is the owner of a 4.29 ERA while allowing 9.2 hits per nine innings.

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take St. Louis (-180)

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