St. Louis Cardinals vs San Francisco Giants Prediction, 5/8/2022 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: St. Louis Cardinals vs San Francisco Giants

Date: Sunday, May 8, 2022

Location: Oracle Park in San Francisco, CA

TV: NBC Bay Area

The St. Louis Cardinals (16-10) are headed to Oracle Park on Sunday where they will go up against the San Francisco Giants (14-12). The starting pitchers are Dakota Hudson and Carlos Rodon.

St. Louis is slugging .365 and have been called out on strikes 188 times, while drawing a walk on 84 occasions. They have accrued 106 runs batted in as well as 203 base knocks for the year, and their average at the plate is at .236. The Cardinals have compiled 40 two-baggers as a team and have hit 21 baseballs out of the park. They have earned 111 runs and have an OBP of .310. As a unit, the St. Louis Cardinals are putting up 4.3 runs per outing, which has them at 13th in baseball.

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Cardinals pitchers have given up 18 home runs in addition to 80 total runs (3rd in the league). Their pitching staff has walked 72 opposing hitters and their FIP is 3.45 as a team this year. They have accumulated a K/BB ratio of 2.78 and the pitching staff sits with a WHIP of 1.19. The Cardinals have compiled a team ERA of 3.07 on the season (4th in MLB), and the staff has struck out 200 hitters.

Cardinals bullpen pitchers have stepped onto the hill with runners on base 28 times as well as having 16 appearances in high leverage situations. The relief pitchers have racked up 13 holds on the campaign (19th in MLB). The Cardinals relief pitchers have recorded a save percentage of 87.5% and has entered the game in 21 save situations. They have 7 saves so far this season and have blown 1 of their 8 chances to save the game. The relievers have inherited 38 base runners so far this year with 31.6% of them earned a run for their team. The Cardinals have dispatched 81 relievers to the hill on the campaign.

The St. Louis Cardinals have notched a total of 687 putouts thus far, in addition to 283 assists and 11 errors. Their fielding percentage is holding steady at .989 which is 7th in MLB, and have accumulated 28 double plays. The Cardinals have turned 70.3% of baseballs in play into outs out of their 2,061 innings, which has them sitting at 18th in the majors.

Hudson (26-12 career win-loss mark) has earned a FIP of 4.66 while he has faced 1,164 batters during his time in the majors. He has allowed 230 base knocks (7.5 hits per nine innings) and has had 131 free passes. His ERA is 3.14 (96 earned runs allowed) and his career WHIP is 1.311. Hudson has taken the mound for 275 frames and has accounted for 210 strikeouts during his career.

The Giants have a slugging percentage of .363 and they are scoring 4.38 runs per outing (11th in the league). They have 33 doubles, while taking a walk 87 times and scoring 114 runs. San Francisco has tallied 25 long balls on the campaign and 106 RBIs. They have been rung up on 224 occasions (12th in baseball) and have earned a total of 203 base hits. The San Francisco Giants have tallied an on-base percentage of .311 as well as a team batting average of .235 so far this year.

The Giants have a team WHIP of 1.233 in addition to having a FIP of 2.91 as a unit for the year. Their K/BB ratio is 3.30 (231 strikeouts vs 70 walks). They are sitting at 26th in baseball as a pitching staff in total hits surrendered with 215. They have surrendered 15 home runs and they allow 3.78 runs per 9 innings (9th in baseball). The San Francisco pitching staff have relinquished 97 runs this season while holding a team ERA of 3.47 (89 earned runs given up).

San Francisco bullpen pitchers have an inherited score percentage of 28.6% out of their 35 inherited runners. Their bullpen pitchers have come in 27 times in high leverage situations and on 26 occasions with runners on. Sitting with 22 save situations, the Giants have amassed 13 holds in addition to 2 blown saves. They are ranked 7th in baseball holding a save rate of 77.8%, and they have dispatched 107 relievers to the mound for the season. San Francisco has called on relievers to step onto the mound in 9 save opportunities and they have tallied 7 saves.

Out of their 2,082 innings on the field, the Giants hold a efficiency on defense of 67.4% (27th in professional baseball). The San Francisco Giants have gotten 22 double plays and hold a fielding percentage of .985 (15th in pro baseball). The Giants have recorded 240 assists, 14 errors and are sitting with 694 putouts during this campaign.

Thus far in his career, Rodon has allowed 614 hits while totaling 751 punch outs in 698 frames. He has allowed a total of 287 earned runs while holding a WHIP of 1.276 and having a FIP of 3.8. He has a K/BB ratio of 2.71 and he has gone up against 2,968 hitters so far in his MLB career. Rodon (45-39 career mark) holds a 3.70 earned run average while giving up 7.9 hits per 9 innings.

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take San Francisco

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