St. Louis Cardinals vs New York Mets Prediction, 5/18/2022 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: St. Louis Cardinals vs New York Mets

Date: Wednesday, May 18, 2022

Location: Citi Field in Queens, NY

TV: Sportsnet New York

The New York Mets (23-13) will go up against the St. Louis Cardinals (19-15) at Citi Field on Wednesday. The pitchers taking the mound are Jordan Hicks and Max Scherzer.

The Cardinals have hit 61 two-baggers as a unit and have knocked 32 baseballs out of the stadium. St. Louis is slugging .392 and have been rung up 244 times, while being walked on 110 occasions. As a squad, the St. Louis Cardinals are knocking in 4.6 runs per outing, which has them sitting at 9th in the league. They have accrued 152 RBI's and 279 hits on the year, and their team batting average is .246. They are sitting with 157 runs and have an on-base percentage of .319.

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The Cardinals have a team earned run average of 3.52 so far this season (9th in the league), and the staff has struck out 249 batters. They have accrued a K/BB ratio of 2.39 and the pitching staff holds a WHIP of 1.23. Cardinals pitchers have relinquished 31 home runs in addition to 120 runs (4th in the league). Their pitching staff has walked 104 opposing hitters and their FIP comes in at 4.01 as a team for the year.

The Cardinals relief pitchers have earned a save rate of 87.5% and stepped onto the hill in 24 save situations. The bullpen pitchers have inherited 54 runners for the year and 31.5% of them crossed home plate. Cardinals bullpen pitchers have come into the game with runners on base 35 times in addition to having 18 appearances in high leverage situations. The Cardinals have dispatched 110 relief pitchers to the mound on the season. The relievers have 16 holds over the course of the season (24th in MLB). They have recorded 7 saves this season and have blown 1 out of their 8 save opportunities.

The Cardinals have turned 71.2% of balls hit into play into outs out of 2,691 innings, which has them sitting at 13th in baseball. The St. Louis Cardinals have earned 897 putouts this year, in addition to 371 assists and 15 errors. Their fielding percentage is currently at .988 which has them ranked 6th in MLB, and have a total of 36 double plays.

Hicks has taken the mound for 138 innings and has accumulated 132 punch outs so far in his MLB career. Hicks (6-9 career win-loss record) sits with a FIP of 3.77 and he has faced 582 opposing hitters in the major leagues. His ERA is 3.72 (57 earned runs allowed) and he has a WHIP of 1.239. He has conceded 93 base knocks (6.1 hits per nine innings) with 78 free passes.

The Mets hold a slugging percentage of .382 and they tally 4.44 runs per contest (11th in the league). They have recorded 56 two-baggers, while walking 121 times as well as earning 160 runs. New York is sitting with 29 home runs over the course of the season as well as 149 RBIs. They have been called out on strikes on 275 occasions (23rd in the league) and have notched a total of 302 hits. The New York Mets have compiled a team OBP of .329 in addition to a batting average of .251 for the season.

The Mets are sitting with a team WHIP of 1.103 and are the owners of a FIP of 3.34 as a squad so far this season. Their K/BB ratio comes in at 3.52 (345 strikeouts vs 98 walks). They are sitting at 8th in the league as a pitching staff in total hits relinquished with 255. They have relinquished 33 homers and they concede 3.52 runs per 9 innings (4th in the league). The New York pitching staff have allowed 125 runs over the course of the season while having an ERA of 3.40 (121 earned runs conceded).

New York has had bullpen pitchers take the mound in 16 save chances and they have earned 11 saves. They rank 19th in the league holding a save rate of 68.8%, and they have sent 108 relievers to the hill over the course of the season. Their relief pitchers have stepped onto the hill 31 times in high leverage situations and on 30 occasions with runners on. New York relievers have an inherited score rate of 42.9% of 35 inherited runners. Sitting with 41 save situations, the Mets have 24 holds and also 5 blown saves.

In 2,880 innings played, the Mets have a efficiency on defense of 71.6% (8th in the majors). The New York Mets have turned 26 double plays and hold a fielding percentage of .991 (1st in the majors). The Mets have recorded 293 assists, 12 errors and have a tally of 960 putouts on the campaign.

Scherzer (194-98 career mark) has a 3.15 earned run average while giving up 7.3 hits per nine innings. He has a K/BB ratio of 4.47 and he has gone up against 10,435 batters so far in his MLB career. He has allowed 903 ER's while earning a WHIP of 1.081 and a FIP of 3.1. During his career, Scherzer has given up 2,101 hits while totaling 3,075 strikeouts in 2,580 innings pitched.

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take St. Louis

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