St. Louis Cardinals vs Miami Marlins Prediction, 6/19/2024 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: St. Louis Cardinals vs Miami Marlins

Date: Wednesday, June 19, 2024

Location: loanDepot park in Miami, FL

TV: Bally Sports Florida

Odds/Point Spread: St. Louis (-138) Miami (+118)

The Miami Marlins (23-48) host the St. Louis Cardinals (35-35) at loanDepot park on Wednesday. The odds on this game have St. Louis at -138 while Miami opens at +118. The over/under is 8.5. The pitchers who are expected to start will be Kyle Gibson and Huascar Brazoban.

St. Louis has a slugging rate of .372 and have been called out on strikes 601 times, while being walked on 215 occasions. They have 259 runs batted in and 563 hits so far this season, while their team batting average is .236. The Cardinals have earned 104 two-baggers as a squad and have hit 68 baseballs out of the park. They have racked up 276 runs scored while having a team on-base percentage of .304. As a team, the St. Louis Cardinals are putting up 3.9 runs per contest, which has them sitting at 26th in the league.

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The Cardinals hold a team ERA of 3.89 so far this year (15th in the league), and they have struck out 590 hitters. Cardinals pitchers have conceded 74 long balls and 313 runs (14th in the league). Their pitching staff has walked 210 opposing players and their FIP comes in at 3.90 as a unit this season. St. Louis has given up 579 base hits (8.3 per 9 innings) and 272 earned runs. They have accrued a K/BB ratio of 2.81 and their pitching staff has a team WHIP of 1.25.

Cardinals bullpen pitchers have stepped onto the hill with runners on 70 times and also have had 81 appearances in high leverage situations. The relievers are sitting with 53 holds so far this year (3rd in MLB). The Cardinals relief pitchers have a save rate of 75.0% and has entered the game in 89 save situations. They have earned 27 saves this season and have blown 9 of 36 save opportunities. The relief pitchers have inherited 98 base runners so far this year with 36.7% of those runners crossed home plate. The Cardinals have dispatched 226 relief pitchers to the mound this season.

The St. Louis Cardinals have 1,889 putouts at this point in the season, as well as 651 assists and 43 errors. Their fielding percentage is at .983 which is 23rd in baseball, and have a total of 73 double plays. The Cardinals have converted 69.3% of balls in play into outs out of their 5,667 innings, which has them ranked 22nd in professional baseball.

Gibson has taken the ball for 1,779 innings and has 1,432 K's in his MLB career. Gibson (109-102 career record) has earned a FIP of 4.43 and he has faced 7,617 batters during his time in the majors. His ERA is 4.49 (888 earned runs allowed) and he has a WHIP of 1.370. He has conceded 1,816 base knocks (9.2 hits per nine innings) with 620 walks.

The Marlins have a SLG% of .348 and they are scoring 3.49 runs per contest (29th in the league). They have hit 95 doubles, while getting a free base 153 times as well as racking up 251 runs. Miami is sitting with 55 long balls so far this season and 244 RBIs. They have been called out on strikes on 572 occasions (21st in the league) and have a total of 562 base hits. The Miami Marlins have tallied an OBP of .283 in addition to a batting average of .232 this season.

The Miami pitching staff have surrendered 368 runs so far this year while having a team ERA of 4.69 (333 earned runs surrendered). They have allowed 74 HR's and they allow 5.18 runs per 9 innings (27th in the league). The Marlins hold a team WHIP of 1.372 in addition to having a FIP of 4.25 as a squad on the year. Their K/BB ratio comes in at 8.00 (570 strikeouts against 250 walks). They are sitting at 25th in baseball as a pitching staff in total hits given up with 627.

Miami has had relief pitchers step onto the mound in 23 save opportunities and they have come away with 10 saves. They are ranked 29th in baseball with a save rate of 43.5%, and they have dispatched 245 bullpen pitchers onto the field so far this year. Their bullpen pitchers have stepped onto the mound 74 times in high leverage situations and on 74 occasions with runners on base. Miami bullpen pitchers have an inherited score percentage of 33.3% of 102 inherited base runners. Sitting with 51 save situations, the Marlins have earned 28 holds in addition to 13 blown saves.

The Miami Marlins have gotten 60 double plays and have earned a fielding percentage of .982 (29th in pro baseball). The Marlins have recorded 693 assists, 49 errors and have earned 1,918 putouts this year. In their 5,754 innings played, the Marlins have accumulated a defensive efficiency of 68.3% (28th in the majors).

So far in his MLB career, Brazoban has surrendered 85 base hits while he has tallied 114 punch outs in 102 frames. He has given up a total of 41 earned runs while earning a WHIP of 1.419 and having a FIP of 3.6. He has a strikeout to walk ratio of 1.90 and he has gone up against 448 hitters so far in his career. Brazoban (6-3 career win-loss mark) has earned a 3.61 earned run average while giving up 7.5 hits per nine innings.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take St. Louis (-138)

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