St. Louis Cardinals vs Houston Astros Prediction, 6/5/2024 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: St. Louis Cardinals vs Houston Astros

Date: Wednesday, June 5, 2024

Location: Minute Maid Park in Houston, TX

TV: Space City Home Network

Odds/Point Spread: St. Louis (+126) Houston (-148)

The Houston Astros (27-34) are hosting the St. Louis Cardinals (28-30) at Minute Maid Park on Wednesday. The moneyline on this matchup has St. Louis at +126 while Houston is sitting at -148. The over/under comes in at 9. The expected starting pitchers are Miles Mikolas and Ronel Blanco.

As a squad, the St. Louis Cardinals are compiling 3.9 runs per game, which ranks them 26th in MLB. They have accumulated 225 runs and have an on-base percentage of .306. The Cardinals have accumulated 90 two-baggers as a team and have hit 55 balls out of the park. They have accrued 212 runs batted in as well as 453 base knocks for the season, while their batting average is .233. St. Louis has a slugging % of .371 and have been called out on strikes 500 times, while being walked on 188 occasions.

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They have a K/BB ratio of 2.86 and their pitching staff sits with a WHIP of 1.29. Cardinals pitchers have conceded 66 home runs and also 269 total runs (19th in MLB). St. Louis has surrendered 492 hits (8.7 per 9 innings) and 232 earned runs. The Cardinals have an earned run average of 4.08 on the season (18th in baseball), and their staff has rung up 484 hitters. Their pitching staff has walked 169 opposing hitters and their FIP comes in at 4.01 as a team on the year.

The Cardinals have dispatched 184 relievers to the mound this season. The relief pitchers have inherited 81 runners this year with 35.8% of those runners crossed home plate. They have compiled 21 saves for the season and have blown 6 of their 27 chances to get a save. The Cardinals relief pitchers have a save percentage of 77.8% and has stepped onto the mound in 71 save situations. The relief pitchers have 44 holds this year (5th in baseball). Cardinals bullpen pitchers have entered the game with runners on 58 times in addition to having 59 appearances in high leverage situations.

The St. Louis Cardinals are sitting with 1,535 putouts this year, in addition to 526 assists and 35 errors. Their fielding rate is holding steady at .983 which ranks 23rd in professional baseball, and have 58 double plays. The Cardinals have transformed 68.5% of balls in play into outs in their 4,605 innings, which has them ranked 25th in baseball.

Mikolas (57-59 record in his career) has earned a FIP of 4.05 while facing 4,104 batters in the majors. He has given up 986 hits (9.0 hits per nine innings) and has 198 walks. His ERA is 4.04 (444 earned runs allowed) and his WHIP is 1.197. Mikolas has taken the mound for 989 innings and is sitting with 723 K's during his pro baseball career.

The Astros have a team slugging percentage of .417 and they tally 4.38 runs per game (13th in baseball). They have recorded 92 two-baggers, while taking a walk 182 times and earning 267 runs. Houston has accumulated 77 home runs so far this season as well as 256 RBIs. They have struck out on 418 occasions (30th in MLB) and have earned a total of 539 hits. The Houston Astros have earned a team on-base percentage of .321 in addition to a team batting average of .258 on the season.

The Houston pitching staff have allowed 271 runs on the campaign while having an ERA of 4.27 (256 earned runs relinquished). They have conceded 69 long balls and they give up 4.51 runs per 9 innings (18th in MLB). The Astros hold a team WHIP of 1.335 in addition to having a FIP of 4.33 as a staff on the campaign. Their strikeout to walk ratio is 8.70 (520 strikeouts vs 232 walks). They are sitting at 16th in the league as a staff in total hits given up with 489.

Houston has called on bullpen pitchers to step onto the hill in 21 save opportunities and they have earned 11 saves. They sit at 26th in MLB holding a save percentage of 52.4%, and they have dispatched 192 bullpen pitchers to the mound on the season. Their bullpen pitchers have stepped onto the hill 56 times in high leverage situations and on 32 occasions with runners on base. Houston bullpen pitchers hold an inherited score percentage of 30.0% out of their 50 inherited base runners. Sitting with 49 save situations, the Astros have tallied 28 holds in addition to 10 blown saves.

In their 4,866 innings on the field, the Astros have accumulated a efficiency on defense of 70.1% (12th in baseball). The Houston Astros have gotten 55 double plays and have notched a fielding percentage of .987 (9th in professional baseball). The Astros have racked up 522 assists, 28 errors and have accumulated 1,622 putouts on the campaign.

During his pro baseball career, Blanco has allowed 93 base hits while totaling 116 punch outs in 117 innings pitched. He has surrendered a total of 47 ER's while holding a WHIP of 1.278 and a FIP of 5.0. His strikeout to walk ratio is 2.04 and he has faced 493 opposing hitters during his pro baseball career. Blanco (7-2 win-loss mark in his career) is the owner of a 3.61 earned run average while allowing 7.1 hits per 9 innings.

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Houston (-148)

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