St. Louis Cardinals vs New York Mets Prediction, 3/20/2022 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: St. Louis Cardinals vs New York Mets

Date: Sunday, March 20, 2022

Location: Clover Field in Port St. Lucie, FL

TV: MLBTV

David Peterson and the New York Mets (77-85 last year, 3rd in NL East) host the St. Louis Cardinals (90-72 last season, 2nd in NL Central) at Clover Field on Sunday.

St. Louis had a slugging rate of .412 and struck out 1,341 times, while drawing a walk on 478 occasions. They recorded 678 runs batted in and 1,303 base knocks over the course of the prior season, while their average at the plate was at .244. The Cardinals recorded 261 two-baggers as a unit and knocked 198 balls out of the stadium. They earned a total of 706 runs while holding a team on-base percentage of .313. As a squad, the St. Louis Cardinals put up 4.4 runs per outing, which was 20th in MLB.

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The Cardinals had a team ERA of 3.98 over the course of the prior season (12th in the league), and they rung up 1,225 batters. They had a strikeout to walk ratio of 2.01 and the pitching staff had a collective WHIP of 1.30. Cardinals pitchers allowed 152 long balls in addition to 672 runs (11th in the league). They walked 608 opposing batters and their FIP finished at 4.30 as a unit for the prior year.

The Cardinals dispatched 557 relievers to the hill during the previous year. The relievers inherited 273 runners during the previous year and 37.4% of those players earned a run for their team. They recorded 50 saves over the course of the prior season and did not convert 21 of 71 save opportunities. The Cardinals bullpen had a save percentage of 70.4% and came into the game in 182 save situations. The relief pitchers tallied 108 holds for the previous season (4th in MLB). Cardinals bullpen pitchers stepped onto the hill with runners on 167 times as well as having 166 outings in high leverage situations.

The Cardinals converted 1 of balls in play into outs out of 2nd innings on the field, which had them sitting in baseball 1275300.0%. The St. Louis Cardinals finished with 4,251 putouts last year, as well as 1,513 assists and 84 errors. Their fielding rate finished at .986 which had them sitting 13th in baseball, and earned 137 double plays.

Mikolas has taken the mound for 520 innings and has tallied 383 strikeouts in his pro baseball career. Mikolas (33-27 win-loss mark in his career) has earned a FIP of 4.00 and he has gone up against 2,164 hitters during his time in the majors. His ERA is 3.85 (223 earned runs allowed) and his career WHIP is 1.198. He has given up 518 base hits (9.0 hits per 9 innings) with 106 walks.

The New York Mets held an on-base percentage of .314 and a batting average of .238 over the course of last season. They were called out on strikes on 1,392 occasions (17th in the league) and tallied 1,242 hits. New York had a total of 176 long balls last year to go along with 604 RBIs. The Mets had a team slugging % of .390 and they were scoring 3.93 runs per game (27th in baseball). They hit 228 doubles, while walking 495 times as well as scoring 636 runs.

The New York pitching staff surrendered 668 runs last year while having an ERA of 3.90 (597 earned runs surrendered). They yielded 190 long balls and they allowed 4.36 runs per 9 innings (12th in the league). The Mets had a team WHIP of 1.230 and were the owners of a FIP of 4.03 as a pitching staff last season. Their strikeout to walk ratio came in at 3.06 (1,453 strikeouts vs 475 free passes). They ranked 4th in the league as a staff in total hits given up with 1,221.

New York bullpen pitchers held an inherited score rate of 34.2% out of 193 inherited runners. Their bullpen pitchers stepped onto the mound 175 times in high leverage situations in addition to 132 occasions with runners on. Wrapping up the year with 149 save situations, the Mets accrued 77 holds and 29 blown saves. They were ranked 21st in the league with a save rate of 58.6%, and they dispatched 543 relievers onto the field last year. New York called on bullpen pitchers to enter the contest in 70 save chances and they walked away with 41 saves.

In their 12,414 innings on the field, the Mets finished with a defensive efficiency of 69.7% (16th in MLB). New York Mets twisted 121 double plays and accounted for a fielding rate of .983 (25th in pro baseball). The Mets had 1,312 assists, 95 errors and had a total of 4,138 putouts during the previous year.

Peterson (8-8 mark in his career) has earned a 4.64 ERA and has allowed 7.7 hits per 9 innings. His K/BB ratio is 2.06 and he has faced 492 batters in his pro baseball career. He has allowed 60 ER's while holding a WHIP of 1.315 and a FIP of 4.7. So far in his MLB career, Peterson has surrendered 100 base hits while he has totaled 109 punch outs in 116 innings.

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

Parlay's Pundit's Pick: Take New York

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