San Diego Padres vs St. Louis Cardinals Prediction, 5/31/2022 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: San Diego Padres vs St. Louis Cardinals

Date: Tuesday, May 31, 2022

Location: Busch Stadium in St. Louis, MO

TV: Bally Sports Midwest

The St. Louis Cardinals (26-21) will play the San Diego Padres (30-17) at Busch Stadium on Tuesday. The starting pitchers will be Blake Snell and Adam Wainwright.

The Padres have tallied 72 two-baggers as a team and have knocked 35 baseballs out of the park. San Diego has a slugging percentage of .356 and have been rung up 392 times, while taking a walk on 175 occasions. As a team, the San Diego Padres are compiling 4.3 runs per game, which has them at 15th in baseball. They have accumulated 192 RBI's as well as 366 base knocks over the course of the season, and their team batting average is at .233. They have accumulated 200 runs scored while holding a team OBP of .314.

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The Padres are sitting with a team earned run average of 3.38 on the year (6th in MLB), and the staff has rung up 436 batters. They have accumulated a K/BB ratio of 3.05 and their pitching staff has a collective WHIP of 1.12. Padres pitchers have yielded 44 long balls in addition to 173 runs in total (5th in MLB). They have walked 143 opposing hitters and their FIP is 3.56 as a team on the campaign.

The Padres relievers have a save rate of 67.9% and stepped onto the hill in 64 save situations. The bullpen pitchers have inherited 50 runners for the year with 52.0% of them ended up scoring. Padres bullpen pitchers have gone to the mound with players on base 36 times in addition to having 65 appearances in high leverage situations. The Padres have sent 145 relievers to the mound this season. The relief pitchers are sitting with 32 holds on the year (10th in baseball). They have accumulated 19 saves on the year and have missed out on 9 of their 28 save chances.

The San Diego Padres have accumulated 1,272 putouts on the campaign, in addition to 427 assists and 16 errors. Their fielding rate is at .991 which has them sitting 1st in professional baseball, and have 39 double plays. The Padres have transformed 72.4% of baseballs in play into outs in their 3,816 innings, which has them ranked 2nd in pro baseball.

Snell (49-38 career mark) has earned a FIP of 3.58 while he has gone up against 2,880 opposing hitters in the majors. He has conceded 563 base knocks (7.3 hits per 9 innings) and has 306 free passes. His earned run average is 3.45 (266 ER's allowed) and he has a WHIP of 1.253. Snell has taken the ball for 693 innings and has earned 830 strikeouts during his MLB career.

The Cardinals hold a team slugging % of .395 and they earn 4.74 runs per contest (6th in the league). They have hit 83 two-baggers, while getting a free base 146 times and racking up 223 runs. St. Louis has 45 long balls over the course of the season and 215 runs batted in. They have been called out on strikes on 345 occasions (28th in MLB) and have accounted for 403 hits. The St. Louis Cardinals have an on-base percentage of .319 as well as a batting average of .252 so far this year.

The St. Louis pitching staff have given up 183 runs over the course of the season and come in with a team ERA of 3.80 (175 earned runs conceded). They have given up 50 dingers and they surrender 3.97 runs per 9 innings (10th in the league). The Cardinals hold a team WHIP of 1.275 in addition to having a FIP of 4.33 as a squad for the season. Their strikeout to walk ratio sits at 2.24 (342 strikeouts vs 153 bases on balls). They are sitting at 15th in baseball as a pitching staff in total hits allowed with 376.

St. Louis relievers hold an inherited score percentage of 32.0% out of 75 inherited runners. Their bullpen pitchers have come in 34 times in high leverage situations and on 48 occasions with base runners. With 34 save situations, the Cardinals have earned 20 holds and 3 blown saves. They are ranked 2nd in the league with a save percentage of 78.6%, and they have sent 150 relievers to the mound this year. St. Louis has called on relievers to enter the contest in 14 save opportunities and they have tallied 11 saves.

In 3,735 innings on the diamond, the Cardinals are sitting with a defensive efficiency of 71.1% (11th in baseball). The St. Louis Cardinals have gotten 47 double plays and have accounted for a fielding rate of .986 (12th in baseball). The Cardinals have accrued 499 assists, 24 errors and have earned a total of 1,245 putouts during this campaign.

Wainwright (189-109 win-loss mark in his career) has a 3.35 earned run average while giving up 8.5 hits per nine innings. He has a K/BB ratio of 3.09 and he has faced 10,044 hitters during his MLB career. He has surrendered 903 earned runs while earning a WHIP of 1.212 and having a FIP of 3.4. In his MLB career, Wainwright has allowed 2,282 hits while tallying 2,042 K's in 2,427 innings pitched.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take San Diego

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