St. Louis Cardinals vs Kansas City Royals Prediction, 5/3/2022 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: St. Louis Cardinals vs Kansas City Royals

Date: Tuesday, May 3, 2022

Location: Kauffman Stadium in Kansas City, MO

TV: Bally Sports Kansas City

Odds/Point Spread: St. Louis (-130) Kansas City (+110)

The Kansas City Royals (7-13) are hosting the St. Louis Cardinals (12-9) at Kauffman Stadium on Tuesday. The moneyline on this game has the Cardinals at -130 while the Royals are coming in at +110. The over/under is 7. The men taking the mound are Dakota Hudson and Brad Keller.

St. Louis owns a slugging percentage of .356 and have been called out on strikes 158 times, while taking a walk on 66 occasions. They have 84 RBI's as well as 166 base knocks so far this year, and their team batting average is .237. The Cardinals have hit 31 two-baggers as a squad and have knocked 16 balls out of the park. They are sitting with 89 runs while holding a team OBP of .311. As a squad, the St. Louis Cardinals are notching 4.2 runs per contest, which is 14th in baseball.

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Cardinals pitchers have given up 17 home runs and also 70 runs (3rd in MLB). Their pitching staff has walked 62 hitters and their FIP comes in at 3.63 as a unit for the year. Their strikeout to walk ratio is 2.74 and the pitching staff has a collective WHIP of 1.19. The Cardinals have an ERA of 3.31 so far this year (9th in MLB), and their staff has struck out 170 hitters.

The Cardinals have dispatched 68 relief pitchers to the hill on the season. The relief pitchers have inherited 30 base runners this season with 26.7% of them ended up crossing the plate. They have earned 5 saves this season and have blown 1 of their 6 chances to get a save. The Cardinals relievers have earned a save percentage of 83.3% and has come into the game in 16 save situations. The relievers have a total of 10 holds so far this season (19th in MLB). Cardinals pitchers have gone to the mound with runners on base 23 times as well as having 9 appearances in high leverage situations.

The St. Louis Cardinals have accounted for 555 putouts so far this season, as well as 222 assists and 10 errors. Their fielding percentage is currently at .987 which ranks 11th in baseball, and they have turned 22 double plays. The Cardinals have converted 70.4% of balls in play into outs out of their 1,665 innings, which has them sitting 17th in professional baseball.

Hudson has taken the ball for 269 innings and has earned 206 K's so far in his pro baseball career. His earned run average is 3.11 (93 ER's allowed) and his WHIP is 1.300. He has given up 221 base knocks (7.4 hits per 9 innings) with 129 walks. Hudson (26-11 career mark) is the owner of a FIP of 4.66 while going up against 1,137 opposing batters in the major leagues.

Kansas City has recorded 12 HRs on the season to go along with 57 RBIs. They have put up 25 two-baggers, while taking a walk 62 times as well as putting up 63 runs. The Kansas City Royals hold a team OBP of .288 and a batting average of .214 for the year. The Royals hold a slugging % of .316 and they score 3.15 runs per game (29th in MLB). They have been rung up on 146 instances (30th in the league) and have recorded 141 base hits.

The Royals hold a team WHIP of 1.374 in addition to having a FIP of 4.11 as a pitching staff on the year. They come in at 20th in the league as a pitching staff in total hits given up with 175. The Kansas City pitching staff have allowed 97 runs so far this season while having an ERA of 4.63 (92 earned runs surrendered). They currently have a K/BB ratio of 2.11 (150 strikeouts vs 71 walks). They have conceded 19 home runs and they give up 4.88 runs per 9 innings (26th in the league).

With 18 save situations, the Royals have compiled 9 holds in addition to 4 blown saves. Kansas City has called on bullpen pitchers to enter the contest in 8 save opportunities and they have recorded 4 saves. Their bullpen pitchers have stepped onto the hill 37 times in high leverage situations and on 29 occasions with base runners. Kansas City bullpen pitchers have an inherited score percentage of 35.9% out of their 39 inherited runners. They are currently ranked 26th in MLB with a save percentage of 50.0%, and they have sent 80 relievers to the mound so far this year.

The Kansas City Royals have gotten 22 double plays and have a fielding rate of .992 (2nd in professional baseball). The Royals have 187 assists, 6 errors and have earned 537 putouts for the season. In their 1,611 innings on the field, the Royals hold a defensive efficiency of 69.3% (21st in the majors).

In his pro baseball career, Keller has allowed 498 hits and he has 390 K's in 518 innings pitched. He has allowed 226 ER's while earning a WHIP of 1.357 and having a FIP of 4.1. He has a strikeout to walk ratio of 1.89 and he has gone up against 2,210 batters so far in his career. Keller (29-37 career record) holds a 3.92 ERA while giving up 8.6 hits per nine innings.

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Kansas City (+110)

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