St. Louis Cardinals vs Miami Marlins Prediction, 4/20/2022 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: St. Louis Cardinals vs Miami Marlins

Date: Wednesday, April 20, 2022

Location: LoanDepot Park in Miami, FL

TV: Bally Sports Florida

The Miami Marlins (4-5) will try to defeat the St. Louis Cardinals (5-3) at LoanDepot Park on Wednesday.

The Cardinals have accrued 15 two-baggers as a squad and have hit 12 balls out of the park. St. Louis has a slugging % of .445 and have been called out on strikes 54 times, while drawing a walk on 31 occasions. As a unit, the St. Louis Cardinals are scoring 5.4 runs per game, which has them sitting at 4th in the league. They have accumulated 43 RBI's in addition to 67 base knocks over the course of the season, and their team batting average comes in at .253. They have tallied 43 runs and have an on-base percentage of .336.

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The Cardinals are sitting with a team earned run average of 3.60 so far this year (12th in the league), and their staff has rung up 68 batters. Their strikeout to walk ratio is 2.96 and their pitching staff has earned a collective WHIP of 1.26. Cardinals pitchers have given up 6 long balls in addition to 29 total runs (5th in the league). Their pitching staff has walked 23 opposing batters and their FIP comes in at 3.34 as a squad for the year.

The Cardinals relief pitchers have compiled a save rate of 100.0% and has come into the game in 9 save situations. The bullpen pitchers have inherited 11 runners for the season with 27.3% of those players crossed home plate. Cardinals relief pitchers have gone to the mound with runners on base 8 times and also have had 3 appearances in high leverage situations. The Cardinals have sent 26 relievers to the hill over the course of the season. The bullpen have accumulated 7 holds this season (11th in MLB). They have earned 2 saves on the year and have missed out on 0 of their 2 chances to save the game.

The St. Louis Cardinals are sitting with 210 putouts on the year, as well as 69 assists and 4 errors. Their fielding rate is holding steady at .986 which has them sitting 15th in professional baseball, and they have twisted 7 double plays. The Cardinals have turned 68.4% of baseballs in play into outs out of 630 innings on the field, which has them sitting at 26th in pro baseball.

Mikolas has taken the ball for 531 innings and has totaled 391 K's so far in his career. His ERA is 3.83 (226 earned runs allowed) and he has a WHIP of 1.198. He has given up 527 hits (8.9 hits per 9 innings) and has 109 free passes. Mikolas (34-27 career record) is the owner of a FIP of 3.97 while he has faced 2,207 opposing batters in the major leagues.

The Marlins hold a slugging % of .394 and they are recording 4.33 runs per game (12th in baseball). They have recorded 12 doubles, while walking 33 times and putting up 39 runs. Miami has hit 8 home runs on the year as well as 37 runs batted in. They have been called out on strikes on 79 instances (22nd in MLB) and have 71 base hits. The Miami Marlins have compiled an OBP of .324 in addition to a batting average of .239 so far this season.

The Marlins have a team WHIP of 1.228 with a FIP of 3.91 as a squad on the season. They rank 8th in baseball as a staff in total hits allowed with 66. The Miami pitching staff have conceded 37 runs so far this season while holding a team ERA of 3.76 (33 earned runs relinquished). They currently have a K/BB ratio of 2.55 (79 strikeouts against 31 walks). They have relinquished 9 long balls and they relinquish 4.22 runs per 9 innings (14th in the league).

Sitting with 8 save situations, the Marlins have earned 5 holds and 1 blown save. Miami has called on bullpen pitchers to take the mound in 3 save chances and they have tallied 2 saves. Their relief pitchers have come in 10 times in high leverage situations and on 7 occasions with runners on base. Miami bullpen pitchers hold an inherited score percentage of 37.5% of 8 inherited runners. They rank 18th in MLB with a save rate of 66.7%, and they have dispatched 36 bullpen pitchers onto the field on the year.

The Miami Marlins have turned 8 double plays and have a fielding percentage of .984 (17th in the majors). The Marlins have 75 assists, 5 errors and have a total of 237 putouts this season. In their 711 innings on the diamond, the Marlins have earned a efficiency on defense of 71.0% (15th in pro baseball).

Alcantara (21-34 career win-loss record) has a 3.48 earned run average while allowing 7.7 hits per nine innings. He has a strikeout to walk ratio of 2.43 and he has faced 2,080 batters thus far in his career. He has surrendered a total of 193 ER's while holding a WHIP of 1.223 and being the owner of a FIP of 4.1. So far in his MLB career, Alcantara has allowed 429 hits while he has earned 440 strikeouts in 498 innings pitched.

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Miami

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