Miami Marlins vs St. Louis Cardinals Prediction, 4/4/2024 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Miami Marlins vs St. Louis Cardinals

Date: Thursday, April 4, 2024

Location: Busch Stadium in St. Louis, MO

TV: Bally Sports Midwest

The St. Louis Cardinals (3-3) will compete against the Miami Marlins (0-6) at Busch Stadium on Thursday. The men taking the mound are Ryan Weathers and Lance Lynn.

As a team, the Miami Marlins are scoring 3.7 runs per contest, which puts them at 23rd in MLB. They are sitting with 22 runs scored while holding a team on-base percentage of .283. The Marlins have tallied 8 two-baggers as a team and have knocked 4 baseballs out of the park. They have tallied 22 runs batted in and 43 base knocks on the season, and their team batting average is at .206. Miami has a slugging rate of .301 and have struck out 53 times, while being walked on 21 occasions.

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They have a K/BB ratio of 1.74 and their pitching staff holds a WHIP of 1.64. Marlins pitchers have surrendered 8 home runs in addition to 41 total runs (26th in MLB). Miami has allowed 60 hits (9.3 per 9 innings) as well as 37 earned runs. The Marlins have an ERA of 5.74 so far this season (24th in baseball), and their staff has rung up 61 hitters. They have walked 35 opposing batters and their FIP is 4.92 as a squad over the course of the season.

The Marlins bullpen have a save rate of 0.0% and has come into the game in 6 save situations. The relief pitchers have inherited 8 base runners on the season with 37.5% of those runners ended up scoring. Marlins relief pitchers have come into the game with players on base 7 times in addition to having 8 appearances in high leverage situations. The Marlins have dispatched 21 relievers to the hill on the season. The relievers have a total of 3 holds this year (14th in baseball). They have tallied 0 saves on the year and have blown 3 out of their 3 chances to save the game.

The Marlins have transformed 65.9% of balls in play into outs out of 522 innings on the field, which ranks them 23rd in professional baseball. The Miami Marlins have amassed 174 putouts so far this season, as well as 61 assists and 4 errors. Their fielding rate is holding at .983 which is 17th in baseball, and they have turned 4 double plays.

Weathers has pitched in 160 frames and has earned 123 strikeouts so far in his pro baseball career. His ERA is 5.91 (105 earned runs allowed) and his career WHIP is 1.544. He has surrendered 182 base knocks (10.2 hits per nine innings) with 65 walks. Weathers (5-16 career win-loss record) sits with a FIP of 5.58 and he has faced 701 opposing batters in the majors.

The Cardinals have a team slugging percentage of .310 and they average 4.17 runs per contest (19th in baseball). They have 8 doubles, while walking 15 times and scoring 25 runs. St. Louis has tallied 4 long balls on the season as well as 23 runs batted in. They have struck out on 63 occasions (5th in the league) and are sitting with 43 base knocks. The St. Louis Cardinals have a team on-base percentage of .274 and a batting average of .212 on the year.

The Cardinals have a team WHIP of 1.365 and have a FIP of 5.25 as a team on the year. Their K/BB ratio sits at 8.80 (51 strikeouts against 18 free passes). They are sitting at 23rd in the league as a pitching staff in total hits relinquished with 53. They have given up 11 home runs and they surrender 4.67 runs per 9 innings (18th in MLB). The St. Louis pitching staff have allowed 27 runs this year while holding a team ERA of 4.67 (27 earned runs conceded).

St. Louis bullpen pitchers have an inherited score percentage of 50.0% out of their 4 inherited base runners. Their relievers have stepped onto the hill 6 times in high leverage situations and also on 5 occasions with base runners. With 10 save situations, the Cardinals have earned 6 holds in addition to 2 blown saves. They are ranked 15th in the league with a save rate of 50.0%, and they have dispatched 18 relief pitchers to the hill this season. St. Louis has called on bullpen pitchers to step onto the mound in 4 save chances and they have come away with 2 saves.

The St. Louis Cardinals have gotten 8 double plays and own a fielding percentage of 1.000 (2nd in professional baseball). The Cardinals have accrued 50 assists, 0 errors and have a tally of 156 putouts so far this year. In 468 innings on the field, the Cardinals have a efficiency on defense of 69.5% (17th in baseball).

Lynn (136-95 record in his career) has earned a 3.73 earned run average while allowing 8.3 hits per nine innings. His strikeout to walk ratio is 2.89 and he has gone up against 8,026 opposing batters during his pro baseball career. He has conceded a total of 784 earned runs while earning a WHIP of 1.272 and being the owner of a FIP of 3.8. Thus far in his career, Lynn has allowed 1,747 hits while he has tallied 1,911 punch outs in 1,893 frames.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Miami

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