St. Louis Cardinals vs Miami Marlins Prediction, 6/17/2024 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: St. Louis Cardinals vs Miami Marlins

Date: Monday, June 17, 2024

Location: loanDepot park in Miami, FL

TV: Bally Sports Florida

The St. Louis Cardinals (33-34) are en route to loanDepot park on Monday where they will attempt to beat the Miami Marlins (23-45). The pitchers who are expected to start will be Sonny Gray and Max Fried.

The Cardinals have recorded 100 doubles as a squad and have knocked 64 balls out of the stadium. St. Louis has a slugging rate of .374 and have been called out on strikes 569 times, while taking a walk on 208 occasions. As a team, the St. Louis Cardinals are scoring 3.9 runs per game, which puts them at 24th in the league. They have accrued 246 runs batted in in addition to 531 base knocks for the year, and their average at the plate is sitting at .237. They have notched a total of 263 runs while holding a team OBP of .306.

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Their strikeout to walk ratio is 2.91 and the pitching staff has a collective WHIP of 1.27. Cardinals pitchers have surrendered 72 home runs and also 301 total runs (19th in MLB). St. Louis has yielded 554 hits (8.4 per 9 innings) as well as 263 earned runs. The Cardinals hold a team ERA of 4.00 this season (18th in MLB), and the staff has struck out 564 hitters. They have walked 194 batters and their FIP sits at 3.91 as a unit on the year.

Cardinals pitchers have entered the game with players on base 63 times in addition to having 72 appearances in high leverage situations. The relief pitchers have recorded 49 holds for the year (3rd in the league). The Cardinals bullpen have accumulated a save percentage of 78.1% and has come into the game in 81 save situations. They have tallied 25 saves on the season and have not converted 7 of their 32 chances to get a save. The relievers have inherited 89 base runners on the year with 34.8% of those players ended up crossing the plate. The Cardinals have sent 213 relief pitchers to the mound this season.

The Cardinals have turned 68.8% of balls hit into play into outs in their 5,325 innings, which has them sitting at 25th in the majors. The St. Louis Cardinals have earned 1,775 putouts this season, in addition to 607 assists and 42 errors. Their fielding percentage is holding at .983 which is 25th in professional baseball, and have earned 67 double plays.

Gray (106-89 career record) is the owner of a FIP of 3.40 while going up against 6,804 opposing hitters in the majors. He has allowed 1,399 hits (7.7 hits per 9 innings) and has 564 walks. His ERA is 3.45 (629 earned runs allowed) and his WHIP is 1.198. Gray has pitched in 1,639 frames and has tallied 1,612 punch outs so far in his pro baseball career.

Miami is sitting with 54 home runs so far this year as well as 236 RBIs. They have put up 91 doubles, while taking a walk 146 times and recording 243 runs. The Miami Marlins have accumulated an on-base percentage of .286 and a team batting average of .234 this season. The Marlins have a team SLG% of .351 and they earn 3.57 runs per outing (28th in the league). They have struck out on 531 instances (24th in MLB) and have 535 hits.

The Marlins have a team WHIP of 1.373 in addition to having a FIP of 4.19 as a team on the campaign. Their K/BB ratio comes in at 8.20 (548 strikeouts vs 242 free passes). They have a ranking of 24th in baseball as a pitching staff in total hits conceded with 586. They have relinquished 67 dingers and they surrender 5.16 runs per 9 innings (28th in the league). The Miami pitching staff have surrendered 346 runs this season while having an ERA of 4.67 (313 earned runs surrendered).

Miami relievers hold an inherited score rate of 33.3% of 93 inherited runners. Their relief pitchers have stepped onto the mound 68 times in high leverage situations and on 65 occasions with runners on. Sitting with 51 save situations, the Marlins have accrued 28 holds and also 13 blown saves. They rank 29th in the league with a save rate of 43.5%, and they have sent 229 relievers to the mound for the year. Miami has called on relievers to take the mound in 23 save chances and they have earned 10 saves.

In their 5,430 innings played, the Marlins have accumulated a defensive efficiency of 68.2% (28th in MLB). The Miami Marlins have turned 57 double plays and own a fielding percentage of .981 (29th in professional baseball). The Marlins have accrued 646 assists, 47 errors and have accounted for 1,810 putouts on the campaign.

In his MLB career, Fried has surrendered 696 hits while he has earned 767 K's in 788 innings. Fried (68-29 career record) holds a 3.05 ERA and has given up 8.0 hits per 9 innings. He has given up a total of 267 earned runs while earning a WHIP of 1.154 and having a FIP of 3.0. His strikeout to walk ratio is 3.60 and he has gone up against 3,213 batters in his MLB career.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take St. Louis

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