St. Louis Cardinals vs Philadelphia Phillies Prediction, 6/2/2024 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: St. Louis Cardinals vs Philadelphia Phillies

Date: Sunday, June 2, 2024

Location: Citizens Bank Park in Philadelphia, PA

TV: NBC Sports Philadelphia

Odds/Point Spread: St. Louis (+120) Philadelphia (-141)

Citizens Bank Park is the location where the Philadelphia Phillies (40-18) will meet the St. Louis Cardinals (27-28) on Sunday. The line on this contest has St. Louis at +120 while Philadelphia is sitting at -141. The total has been set at 7.5. The pitchers taking the mound are Lance Lynn and Taijuan Walker.

As a unit, the St. Louis Cardinals are notching 3.9 runs per game, which is 25th in baseball. They have accounted for 215 runs while holding a team on-base percentage of .310. The Cardinals have tallied 85 two-baggers as a unit and have hit 50 balls out of the park. They have accounted for 202 runs batted in and 431 base knocks so far this year, and their batting average is at .235. St. Louis has a slugging rate of .369 and have been called out on strikes 469 times, while drawing a walk on 182 occasions.

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The Cardinals have an ERA of 4.11 on the campaign (19th in the league), and the staff has rung up 449 batters. Cardinals pitchers have yielded 62 home runs and 252 total runs (16th in the league). Their pitching staff has walked 160 opposing players and their FIP sits at 4.04 as a squad on the campaign. St. Louis has conceded 469 base hits (8.7 per 9 innings) as well as 222 earned runs. They have a K/BB ratio of 2.81 and the pitching staff has a collective WHIP of 1.30.

The Cardinals relief pitchers have compiled a save rate of 80.0% and has stepped onto the mound in 68 save situations. The bullpen pitchers have inherited 72 base runners so far this year and 38.9% of those players crossed home plate. Cardinals relief pitchers have gone to the mound with players on base 52 times as well as having 52 appearances in high leverage situations. The Cardinals have sent 172 relievers to the hill this year. The relievers have a total of 43 holds for the season (4th in the league). They have tallied 20 saves on the season and have blown 5 of their 25 save opportunities.

The St. Louis Cardinals have a total of 1,457 putouts at this point in the season, as well as 504 assists and 29 errors. Their fielding percentage is holding steady at .985 which ranks 10th in baseball, and they have turned 58 double plays. The Cardinals have converted 68.7% of balls hit into play into outs out of their 4,371 innings, which ranks them 24th in MLB.

Lynn (10-10 mark in his career) has earned a FIP of 4.08 while going up against 768 batters in the majors. He has allowed 169 base knocks (8.5 hits per 9 innings) and has 58 walks. His earned run average is 4.04 (80 earned runs allowed) and he has a career WHIP of 1.275. Lynn has pitched in 178 innings and has accounted for 224 strikeouts thus far in his career.

The Phillies have a SLG% of .417 and they have an average of 5.22 runs per game (1st in the league). They have recorded 86 doubles, while taking a walk 215 times as well as racking up 303 runs. Philadelphia has accumulated 67 long balls this year and 288 RBIs. They have been called out on strikes on 479 occasions (16th in MLB) and have totaled 507 hits. The Philadelphia Phillies hold an on-base percentage of .333 as well as a team batting average of .258 over the course of the season.

The Philadelphia pitching staff have conceded 208 runs this year while holding a team ERA of 3.06 (178 earned runs surrendered). They have surrendered 46 homers and they relinquish 3.57 runs per 9 innings (3rd in baseball). The Phillies are sitting with a team WHIP of 1.147 and have a FIP of 3.28 as a squad over the course of the season. Their strikeout to walk ratio sits at 9.20 (537 strikeouts against 168 walks). They have a ranking of 5th in baseball as a staff in total hits relinquished with 433.

Philadelphia relief pitchers hold an inherited score percentage of 39.6% out of their 48 inherited runners. Their bullpen pitchers have stepped onto the mound 71 times in high leverage situations and also on 38 occasions with runners on. With 57 save situations, the Phillies have 32 holds in addition to 8 blown saves. They are ranked 11th in baseball holding a save rate of 68.0%, and they have dispatched 174 relievers to the mound so far this year. Philadelphia has had relief pitchers step onto the mound in 25 save chances and they have earned 17 saves.

The Philadelphia Phillies have gotten 40 double plays and have notched a fielding percentage of .983 (25th in MLB). The Phillies have accrued 524 assists, 36 errors and have accumulated 1,572 putouts so far this season. Out of their 4,716 innings on the field, the Phillies have earned a efficiency on defense of 70.4% (7th in MLB).

During his career, Walker has surrendered 229 base hits while totaling 253 strikeouts in 225 innings. Walker (14-18 mark in his career) has earned a 4.99 ERA while giving up 9.1 hits per nine innings. He has allowed a total of 125 earned runs while holding a WHIP of 1.398 and a FIP of 4.3. His strikeout to walk ratio is 2.94 and he has gone up against 969 opposing batters during his MLB career.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take St. Louis (+120)

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