St. Louis Cardinals vs Washington Nationals Prediction, 7/8/2024 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: St. Louis Cardinals vs Washington Nationals

Date: Monday, July 8, 2024

Location: Nationals Park in Washington, D.C.

TV: MASN

The Washington Nationals (42-47) are welcoming the St. Louis Cardinals (46-42) at Nationals Park on Monday. The pitchers who are expected to start will be Miles Mikolas and Mitchell Parker.

As a squad, the St. Louis Cardinals are putting up 4.0 runs/g, which has them at 24th in the league. They are sitting with 355 runs while holding a team on-base percentage of .309. The Cardinals have recorded 136 doubles as a unit and have hit 83 baseballs out of the park. They have compiled 333 RBI's as well as 720 base knocks so far this season, while their batting average is sitting at .242. St. Louis has a slugging % of .379 and have been called out on strikes 745 times, while drawing a walk on 263 occasions.

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The Cardinals have compiled a team earned run average of 3.97 over the course of the season (14th in baseball), and the staff has struck out 724 hitters. Cardinals pitchers have surrendered 91 home runs and 399 runs in total (19th in baseball). They have walked 259 opposing hitters and their FIP is 3.91 as a unit on the year. St. Louis has allowed 735 hits (8.4 per 9 innings) as well as 346 earned runs. They have earned a K/BB ratio of 2.80 and their pitching staff sits with a WHIP of 1.27.

The Cardinals relief pitchers have earned a save rate of 72.3% and has come into the game in 119 save situations. The relievers have inherited 129 base runners this season and 36.4% of them ended up crossing the plate. Cardinals bullpen pitchers have entered the contest with runners on base 91 times in addition to having 103 appearances in high leverage situations. The Cardinals have dispatched 282 relief pitchers to the hill over the course of the season. The relief pitchers have notched 72 holds on the campaign (3rd in MLB). They have accumulated 34 saves for the season and have blown 13 out of their 47 chances to get a save.

The Cardinals have converted 69.3% of balls in play into outs out of 7,068 innings, which has them ranked 21st in MLB. The St. Louis Cardinals have amassed 2,356 putouts at this point in the season, in addition to 808 assists and 46 errors. Their fielding percentage is currently at .986 which puts them in 13th in MLB, and they have turned 88 double plays.

Mikolas has taken the mound for 1,024 frames and has accounted for 745 strikeouts so far in his MLB career. Mikolas (60-60 career record) sits with a FIP of 4.00 while he has faced 4,245 batters in the majors. His earned run average is 4.06 (462 ER's allowed) and his WHIP is 1.192. He has conceded 1,019 base hits (9.0 hits per 9 innings) with 202 free passes.

Washington has tallied 75 long balls for the season to go along with 357 RBIs. They have hit 145 doubles, while taking a walk 263 times as well as recording 378 runs. The Washington Nationals have earned a team OBP of .308 in addition to a team batting average of .238 for the year. The Nationals hold a slugging % of .370 and they are earning 4.25 runs per game (17th in the league). They have struck out on 678 occasions (25th in MLB) and have earned a total of 701 hits.

The Nationals have a team WHIP of 1.271 in addition to having a FIP of 3.78 as a staff for the year. Their K/BB ratio comes in at 8.20 (723 strikeouts against 245 walks). They have a ranking of 24th in MLB as a pitching staff in total hits allowed with 759. They have surrendered 86 homers and they allow 4.44 runs per 9 innings (16th in the league). The Washington pitching staff have conceded 390 runs this season while holding an ERA of 3.99 (350 earned runs given up).

With 96 save situations, the Nationals have tallied 58 holds and 14 blown saves. Washington has had bullpen pitchers enter the game in 38 save chances and they have come away with 24 saves. Their bullpen pitchers have stepped onto the hill 85 times in high leverage situations in addition to 81 occasions with base runners. Washington relief pitchers hold an inherited score rate of 36.0% of 111 inherited base runners. They rank 17th in the league holding a save rate of 63.2%, and they have sent 304 relievers onto the diamond for the season.

The Washington Nationals have turned 82 double plays and own a fielding percentage of .986 (15th in the majors). The Nationals have 785 assists, 46 errors and have accumulated 2,371 putouts on the season. Out of their 7,113 innings played, the Nationals have accumulated a efficiency on defense of 68.6% (26th in MLB).

During his pro baseball career, Parker has surrendered 75 base knocks while accumulating 68 punch outs in 84 frames. Parker (5-4 career win-loss mark) has earned a 3.63 ERA and has conceded 8.0 hits per 9 innings. He has allowed 34 ER's while holding a WHIP of 1.105 and being the owner of a FIP of 3.6. He has a K/BB ratio of 3.78 and he has gone up against 344 batters thus far in his career.

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Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Washington

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