St. Louis Cardinals vs Miami Marlins Prediction, 6/18/2024 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: St. Louis Cardinals vs Miami Marlins

Date: Tuesday, June 18, 2024

Location: loanDepot park in Miami, FL

TV: Bally Sports Midwest

The St. Louis Cardinals (35-35) are headed to loanDepot park on Tuesday where they will go up against the Miami Marlins (23-48). The starting pitchers are Lance Lynn and Roddery Munoz.

The Cardinals have hit 104 two-baggers as a team and have smacked 66 balls out of the stadium. St. Louis is slugging .371 and have struck out 590 times, while being walked on 212 occasions. As a team, the St. Louis Cardinals are compiling 3.8 runs/g, which has them at 27th in baseball. They have earned 252 runs batted in and 553 hits for the season, while their team batting average is at .236. They have a total of 269 runs scored while holding a team OBP of .304.

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Their strikeout to walk ratio is 2.83 and their pitching staff has a collective WHIP of 1.26. Cardinals pitchers have surrendered 73 home runs and also 307 total runs (15th in baseball). St. Louis has conceded 571 hits (8.3 per 9 innings) and 268 earned runs. The Cardinals have compiled a team earned run average of 3.91 for the season (15th in the league), and they have rung up 584 batters. Their pitching staff has walked 206 opposing players and their FIP is 3.90 as a team so far this season.

Cardinals relief pitchers have come into the game with runners on 68 times in addition to having 79 appearances in high leverage situations. The bullpen have recorded 53 holds this year (3rd in MLB). The Cardinals relief pitchers have recorded a save rate of 79.4% and has come into the game in 87 save situations. They have recorded 27 saves on the season and have blown 7 out of their 34 chances to save the game. The relievers have inherited 97 base runners so far this year with 36.1% of those players earned a run for their team. The Cardinals have sent 223 relief pitchers to the hill on the season.

The St. Louis Cardinals have accounted for 1,853 putouts so far this season, in addition to 635 assists and 43 errors. Their fielding percentage sits at .983 which has them ranked 23rd in baseball, and have accumulated 70 double plays. The Cardinals have converted 69.2% of baseballs in play into outs out of their 5,559 innings, which has them ranked 22nd in pro baseball.

Lynn has taken the ball for 1,957 frames and has accumulated 1,974 punch outs in his MLB career. Lynn (138-98 win-loss record in his career) holds a FIP of 3.68 while he has gone up against 8,318 batters during his time in the majors. His earned run average is 3.74 (813 ER's allowed) and his career WHIP is 1.278. He has conceded 1,810 base hits (8.3 hits per nine innings) with 690 walks.

The Marlins hold a team slugging percentage of .347 and they are earning 3.45 runs per outing (29th in the league). They have hit 94 doubles, while taking a walk 149 times as well as earning 245 runs. Miami has accounted for 54 home runs so far this season as well as 238 runs batted in. They have struck out on 566 instances (22nd in MLB) and have accounted for 554 hits. The Miami Marlins have tallied a team OBP of .283 as well as a team batting average of .232 for the season.

The Miami pitching staff have conceded 361 runs on the season while having an ERA of 4.71 (328 earned runs relinquished). They have allowed 72 HR's and they relinquish 5.18 runs per 9 innings (27th in the league). The Marlins have a team WHIP of 1.378 and have a FIP of 4.25 as a team over the course of the season. Their strikeout to walk ratio is 8.00 (559 strikeouts against 247 walks). They are sitting at 25th in baseball as a staff in total hits given up with 617.

Miami has called on bullpen pitchers to step onto the mound in 23 save chances and they have tallied 10 saves. They are ranked 29th in the league with a save percentage of 43.5%, and they have dispatched 238 relief pitchers to the hill on the season. Their bullpen pitchers have stepped onto the mound 68 times in high leverage situations in addition to 70 occasions with runners on base. Miami relievers hold an inherited score percentage of 34.0% out of 100 inherited runners. With 51 save situations, the Marlins have compiled 28 holds and 13 blown saves.

Out of their 5,646 innings played, the Marlins are sitting with a efficiency on defense of 68.2% (28th in the majors). The Miami Marlins have gotten 59 double plays and have a fielding percentage of .982 (28th in the majors). The Marlins have accrued 682 assists, 48 errors and have earned a total of 1,882 putouts for the year.

So far in his MLB career, Munoz has surrendered 18 hits while totaling 27 strikeouts in 25 frames. He has given up a total of 13 earned runs while holding a WHIP of 1.190 and being the owner of a FIP of 4.6. He has a strikeout to walk ratio of 2.25 and he has gone up against 104 opposing batters in his career. Munoz (1-2 career win-loss mark) is the owner of a 4.64 earned run average while giving up 6.4 hits per 9 innings.

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

Parlay's Pundit's Pick: Take Miami

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