Baltimore Orioles vs St. Louis Cardinals Prediction, 5/20/2024 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Baltimore Orioles vs St. Louis Cardinals

Date: Monday, May 20, 2024

Location: Busch Stadium in St. Louis, MO

TV: MASN

Odds/Point Spread: Baltimore (+100) St. Louis (-118)

Busch Stadium is the site where the St. Louis Cardinals (20-26) will compete against the Baltimore Orioles (29-15) on Monday. The moneyline on this matchup has the Orioles at +100 while the Cardinals are priced at -118. The over/under is set at 8.5. The pitchers who are expected to start are Kyle Bradish and Sonny Gray.

The Orioles have earned 74 two-baggers as a team and have hit 66 baseballs out of the park. Baltimore is slugging .444 and have been called out on strikes 354 times, while taking a walk on 115 occasions. As a unit, the Baltimore Orioles are compiling 5.0 runs per game, which ranks them 4th in MLB. They have 206 RBI's as well as 361 base knocks on the season, while their batting average sits at .245. They have notched a total of 215 runs scored and have an OBP of .305.

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The Orioles have a team ERA of 3.25 over the course of the season (6th in MLB), and the staff has rung up 373 hitters. Orioles pitchers have relinquished 42 home runs in addition to 160 runs (3rd in the league). They have walked 122 opposing players and their FIP is 3.68 as a squad on the year. Baltimore has relinquished 317 base hits (7.3 per 9 innings) in addition to 142 earned runs. Their strikeout to walk ratio sits at 3.06 and the pitching staff has a team WHIP of 1.12.

Orioles relief pitchers have entered the contest with players on base 58 times as well as having 59 appearances in high leverage situations. The relief pitchers have accumulated 38 holds on the season (1st in the league). The Orioles relief pitchers have earned a save rate of 56.5% and has stepped onto the mound in 61 save situations. They have earned 13 saves on the season and have missed out on 10 out of their 23 save opportunities. The relief pitchers have inherited 68 runners over the course of the season with 26.5% of those runners crossed the plate. The Orioles have sent 155 relief pitchers to the hill over the course of the season.

The Orioles have converted 72.8% of balls hit into play into outs out of 3,537 innings on the diamond, which ranks them 2nd in baseball. The Baltimore Orioles have accumulated 1,179 putouts over the course of the season, in addition to 402 assists and 16 errors. Their fielding percentage is at .990 which has them sitting 2nd in professional baseball, and they have turned 30 double plays.

Bradish (16-14 career record) has earned a FIP of 3.69 and he has faced 1,241 hitters in the major leagues. He has given up 263 base knocks (7.9 hits per 9 innings) and has had 96 walks. His ERA is 3.63 (121 earned runs allowed) and his career WHIP is 1.197. Bradish has taken the ball for 300 innings and has totaled 296 K's thus far in his career.

St. Louis has tallied 37 HRs so far this year as well as 161 runs batted in. They have recorded 70 doubles, while taking a walk 157 times as well as putting up 172 runs. The St. Louis Cardinals have accounted for a team OBP of .311 in addition to a team batting average of .233 so far this season. The Cardinals have a team SLG% of .360 and they score 3.82 runs per game (25th in the league). They have been rung up on 386 occasions (15th in the league) and have 350 hits.

The Cardinals have a team WHIP of 1.324 with a FIP of 4.08 as a team on the season. They rank 25th in baseball as a staff in total hits relinquished with 397. The St. Louis pitching staff have allowed 213 runs this year while having an ERA of 4.35 (192 earned runs relinquished). Their K/BB ratio sits at 8.40 (372 strikeouts vs 129 free passes). They have yielded 53 long balls and they surrender 4.83 runs per 9 innings (22nd in the league).

Sitting with 52 save situations, the Cardinals have tallied 33 holds and also 5 blown saves. St. Louis has had relief pitchers enter the game in 19 save opportunities and they have earned 14 saves. Their relievers have stepped onto the hill 44 times in high leverage situations and also on 44 occasions with base runners. St. Louis relievers hold an inherited score percentage of 45.0% of 60 inherited base runners. They sit at 6th in MLB with a save percentage of 73.7%, and they have dispatched 142 relievers onto the field on the season.

In their 3,579 innings played, the Cardinals hold a efficiency on defense of 68.1% (25th in baseball). The St. Louis Cardinals have gotten 47 double plays and own a fielding percentage of .988 (6th in the majors). The Cardinals have 411 assists, 19 errors and have 1,193 putouts on the season.

Gray (103-87 career record) has a 3.46 ERA and has conceded 7.7 hits per 9 innings. He has a strikeout to walk ratio of 2.85 and he has gone up against 6,694 hitters so far in his career. He has allowed 620 earned runs while holding a WHIP of 1.201 and having a FIP of 3.6. During his pro baseball career, Gray has surrendered 1,384 base knocks while he has tallied 1,574 strikeouts in 1,612 innings.

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

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

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