St. Louis Cardinals vs Philadelphia Phillies Prediction, 6/1/2024 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: St. Louis Cardinals vs Philadelphia Phillies

Date: Saturday, June 1, 2024

Location: Citizens Bank Park in Philadelphia, PA

TV: Bally Sports Midwest

Odds/Point Spread: St. Louis (+152) Philadelphia (-180)

The Philadelphia Phillies (39-18) welcome the St. Louis Cardinals (27-27) at Citizens Bank Park on Saturday. The moneyline on this game has the Cardinals at +152 and the Phillies are priced at -180. The over/under is 8.5. The starting pitchers will be Sonny Gray and Ranger Suarez.

St. Louis is slugging .370 and have struck out 460 times, while drawing a walk on 180 occasions. They have accounted for 200 runs batted in as well as 428 base knocks for the year, and their batting average is at .237. The Cardinals have tallied 85 two-baggers as a team and have hit 48 baseballs out of the park. They have racked up 213 runs scored while holding a team OBP of .312. As a team, the St. Louis Cardinals are scoring 3.9 runs per game, which puts them at 25th in the league.

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The Cardinals have a team ERA of 4.11 so far this year (19th in baseball), and their staff has struck out 441 batters. Cardinals pitchers have surrendered 61 long balls in addition to 248 runs in total (16th in baseball). They have walked 159 hitters and their FIP is 4.04 as a unit over the course of the season. St. Louis has allowed 462 base hits (8.7 per 9 innings) in addition to 218 earned runs. They have a K/BB ratio of 2.77 and the pitching staff has a collective WHIP of 1.30.

The Cardinals have sent 170 relief pitchers to the hill this season. The relief pitchers have inherited 71 runners this season with 39.4% of those runners ended up crossing the plate. They have accumulated 20 saves on the season and have blown 5 of their 25 chances to get a save. The Cardinals relievers have earned a save rate of 80.0% and has entered the game in 68 save situations. The relief pitchers have 43 holds on the campaign (4th in the league). Cardinals pitchers have come into the game with runners on 51 times as well as having 52 appearances in high leverage situations.

The Cardinals have converted 68.6% of baseballs in play into outs in their 4,299 innings on the field, which has them ranked 25th in professional baseball. The St. Louis Cardinals have accounted for 1,433 putouts for the season, in addition to 495 assists and 29 errors. Their fielding percentage is currently at .985 which puts them in 11th in MLB, and have a total of 57 double plays.

Gray has taken the hill for 1,623 frames and has racked up 1,588 strikeouts so far in his MLB career. Gray (105-87 career record) sits with a FIP of 3.55 while he has gone up against 6,735 batters in the majors. His earned run average is 3.44 (621 ER's allowed) and his career WHIP is 1.198. He has surrendered 1,388 base hits (7.7 hits per nine innings) and has had 556 walks.

The Philadelphia Phillies are sitting with an OBP of .334 and a batting average of .258 this year. They have struck out on 471 occasions (15th in MLB) and have tallied 500 base hits. Philadelphia is sitting with 66 home runs for the year as well as 284 RBIs. The Phillies hold a team SLG% of .416 and they average 5.25 runs per contest (1st in MLB). They have recorded 83 doubles, while taking a walk 214 times and putting up 299 runs.

The Phillies have a team WHIP of 1.157 with a FIP of 3.25 as a unit so far this season. They are currently ranked 6th in baseball as a staff in total hits relinquished with 430. The Philadelphia pitching staff have given up 206 runs on the campaign while having an ERA of 3.08 (176 earned runs allowed). Their strikeout to walk ratio sits at 9.20 (528 strikeouts against 166 bases on balls). They have surrendered 44 dingers and they concede 3.60 runs per 9 innings (4th in the league).

Sitting with 54 save situations, the Phillies have accumulated 30 holds and also 8 blown saves. Philadelphia has had relief pitchers step onto the mound in 24 save opportunities and they have come away with 16 saves. Their relievers have stepped onto the hill 70 times in high leverage situations and also on 38 occasions with base runners. Philadelphia relief pitchers hold an inherited score rate of 39.6% of 48 inherited runners. They rank 12th in baseball with a save percentage of 66.7%, and they have dispatched 171 bullpen pitchers onto the diamond over the course of the season.

In 4,635 innings played, the Phillies have earned a defensive efficiency of 70.0% (14th in MLB). The Philadelphia Phillies have turned 40 double plays and own a fielding percentage of .983 (25th in pro baseball). The Phillies have accrued 516 assists, 36 errors and have a total of 1,545 putouts for the year.

Suarez (38-22 win-loss mark in his career) has earned a 3.18 ERA and has allowed 8.2 hits per 9 innings. He has a K/BB ratio of 2.75 and he has faced 2,191 batters in his pro baseball career. He has surrendered a total of 186 earned runs while holding a WHIP of 1.243 and having a FIP of 3.6. So far in his pro baseball career, Suarez has conceded 477 hits while he has accumulated 486 K's in 526 frames.

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take St. Louis (+152)

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