St. Louis Cardinals vs Washington Nationals Prediction, 7/5/2024 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: St. Louis Cardinals vs Washington Nationals

Date: Friday, July 5, 2024

Location: Nationals Park in Washington, D.C.

TV: Bally Sports Midwest

Nationals Park is the location where the Washington Nationals (40-46) will attempt to beat the St. Louis Cardinals (44-41) on Friday. The pitchers taking the mound will be Sonny Gray and Patrick Corbin.

The Cardinals have accrued 128 doubles as a squad and have hit 82 baseballs out of the stadium. St. Louis owns a slugging percentage of .378 and have struck out 726 times, while drawing a walk on 251 occasions. As a unit, the St. Louis Cardinals are putting up 4.0 runs per game, which is 26th in baseball. They have earned 319 RBI's as well as 685 base knocks on the campaign, while their average at the plate is .240. They have accounted for 339 runs while holding a team OBP of .307.

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Their strikeout to walk ratio is 2.85 and the pitching staff has a collective WHIP of 1.25. Cardinals pitchers have conceded 86 long balls in addition to 377 runs (16th in baseball). St. Louis has given up 699 base hits (8.3 per 9 innings) in addition to 327 earned runs. The Cardinals have compiled a team ERA of 3.89 this season (12th in baseball), and the staff has rung up 703 batters. Their pitching staff has walked 247 opposing players and their FIP is 3.84 as a unit for the season.

Cardinals bullpen pitchers have entered the contest with opponents on base 87 times in addition to having 99 appearances in high leverage situations. The relief pitchers have 72 holds this season (3rd in MLB). The Cardinals relief pitchers have a save rate of 73.9% and has stepped onto the mound in 118 save situations. They have recorded 34 saves this season and have blown 12 of their 46 chances to save the game. The bullpen pitchers have inherited 123 runners on the year and 38.2% of them crossed home plate. The Cardinals have dispatched 273 relievers to the hill for the season.

The Cardinals have converted 69.5% of baseballs in play into outs in their 6,807 innings on the field, which has them ranked 20th in professional baseball. The St. Louis Cardinals have accumulated 2,269 putouts thus far, in addition to 769 assists and 45 errors. Their fielding percentage is currently at .985 which puts them in 14th in the majors, and have a total of 84 double plays.

Gray has taken the ball for 1,658 innings and has earned 1,630 punch outs so far in his career. His ERA is 3.45 (635 ER's allowed) and his WHIP is 1.193. He has conceded 1,412 base knocks (7.7 hits per 9 innings) and has 567 free passes. Gray (107-90 career mark) sits with a FIP of 3.39 while facing 6,876 batters in the major leagues.

The Washington Nationals hold a team OBP of .304 in addition to a batting average of .235 so far this season. They have been called out on strikes on 662 occasions (25th in MLB) and have a total of 667 base knocks. Washington has tallied 70 long balls for the season to go along with 337 RBIs. The Nationals hold a team slugging % of .364 and they have an average of 4.15 runs per outing (19th in baseball). They have put up 137 doubles, while getting a free base 250 times and putting up 357 runs.

The Washington pitching staff have given up 377 runs so far this year while having an ERA of 4.01 (339 earned runs conceded). They have given up 85 long balls and they relinquish 4.46 runs per 9 innings (17th in the league). The Nationals have a WHIP of 1.271 with a FIP of 3.79 as a squad over the course of the season. Their K/BB ratio sits at 8.30 (700 strikeouts vs 234 free passes). They come in at 24th in the league as a staff in total hits allowed with 733.

Washington relief pitchers hold an inherited score percentage of 38.1% out of 105 inherited base runners. Their bullpen pitchers have stepped onto the mound 81 times in high leverage situations and also on 77 occasions with runners on base. With 91 save situations, the Nationals have compiled 55 holds and also 13 blown saves. They rank 16th in the league holding a save percentage of 63.9%, and they have dispatched 295 relief pitchers to the mound over the course of the season. Washington has called on bullpen pitchers to step onto the mound in 36 save chances and they have tallied 23 saves.

The Washington Nationals have gotten 80 double plays and own a fielding percentage of .985 (17th in MLB). The Nationals have recorded 756 assists, 46 errors and have a tally of 2,284 putouts this season. Out of their 6,852 innings on the field, the Nationals have earned a defensive efficiency of 68.5% (27th in pro baseball).

During his MLB career, Corbin has surrendered 1,922 hits while tallying 1,655 punch outs in 1,812 frames. He has given up a total of 898 earned runs while holding a WHIP of 1.369 and having a FIP of 4.4. He has a strikeout to walk ratio of 2.97 and he has faced 7,796 opposing hitters so far in his career. Corbin (98-126 career record) has earned a 4.46 ERA while surrendering 9.5 hits per nine innings.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take St. Louis

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