Miami Marlins vs St. Louis Cardinals Prediction, 6/26/2026 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Miami Marlins vs St. Louis Cardinals

Date: Friday, June 26, 2026

Location: Busch Stadium in St. Louis, MO

TV: Cardinals.TV

Odds/Point Spread: Miami (-160) St. Louis (+132)

The St. Louis Cardinals (42-36) will play the Miami Marlins (42-39) at Busch Stadium on Friday. The moneyline on this game has Miami at -160 while St. Louis is at +132. The over/under comes in at 9. The starting pitchers are Max Meyer and Dustin May.

The Marlins have accumulated 133 two-baggers as a team and have knocked 73 balls out of the stadium. Miami has a slugging percentage of .390 and have been called out on strikes 671 times, while drawing a walk on 270 occasions. As a unit, the Miami Marlins are notching 4.3 runs per game, which puts them at 19th in baseball. They have 335 runs batted in and 655 base knocks this season, and their average at the plate is .246. They have earned a total of 349 runs scored and have an on-base percentage of .323.

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The Marlins have compiled a team ERA of 4.04 on the campaign (12th in MLB), and the staff has struck out 691 batters. Marlins pitchers have allowed 79 home runs and 346 total runs (12th in baseball). They have walked 280 players from the other team and their FIP is 3.97 as a team on the season. Miami has given up 612 base hits (7.7 per 9 innings) and also 320 earned runs. They have a K/BB ratio of 2.47 and their pitching staff has earned a collective WHIP of 1.25.

The Marlins bullpen have accumulated a save percentage of 68.8% and stepped onto the hill in 78 save situations. They have recorded 22 saves for the year and have blown 10 of their 32 save opportunities. The relievers have inherited 101 base runners so far this season and 20.8% of those players ended up crossing the plate. Marlins relief pitchers have come into the game with runners on base 68 times and also have had 80 appearances in high leverage situations. The Marlins have dispatched 262 relievers to the hill so far this season. The relief pitchers have a total of 45 holds on the year (14th in the league).

The Marlins have converted 70.6% of baseballs in play into outs out of 6,408 innings, ranking them 9th in professional baseball. The Miami Marlins have earned a total of 2,136 putouts this season, in addition to 648 assists and 52 errors. Their fielding percentage is holding steady at .982 which has them ranked 28th in professional baseball, and have a total of 56 double plays.

Meyer (14-11 win-loss record in his career) has earned a FIP of 4.20 while facing 935 opposing batters in the major leagues. He has allowed 211 base hits (8.7 hits per 9 innings) and has 75 free passes. His ERA is 4.27 (103 earned runs allowed) and he has a WHIP of 1.317. Meyer has thrown 217 innings and is sitting with 222 strikeouts so far in his MLB career.

The Cardinals have a team slugging % of .399 and they earn 4.60 runs per outing (11th in baseball). They have 113 two-baggers, while walking 264 times as well as notching 359 runs. St. Louis has a total of 88 home runs on the campaign as well as 347 RBIs. They have struck out on 607 instances (27th in MLB) and have notched a total of 654 hits. The St. Louis Cardinals have accumulated an on-base percentage of .327 as well as a team batting average of .249 on the campaign.

The St. Louis pitching staff have given up 360 runs over the course of the season while having an ERA of 4.30 (333 earned runs allowed). They have allowed 89 dingers and they allow 4.65 runs per 9 innings (16th in baseball). The Cardinals have a team WHIP of 1.348 in addition to having a FIP of 4.35 as a unit for the season. Their strikeout to walk ratio sits at 7.60 (587 strikeouts against 259 bases on balls). They come in at 23rd in the league as a staff in total hits conceded with 681.

They sit at 15th in the league holding a save rate of 64.9%, and they have sent 264 relief pitchers to the hill so far this season. Their relievers have come in 91 times in high leverage situations and also on 84 occasions with base runners. Sitting with 94 save situations, the Cardinals have earned 55 holds in addition to 13 blown saves. St. Louis has called on relievers to enter the contest in 37 save chances and they have earned 24 saves. St. Louis relievers have an inherited score percentage of 34.4% of 122 inherited runners.

The St. Louis Cardinals have turned 71 double plays and have a fielding rate of .987 (11th in baseball). The Cardinals have 743 assists, 37 errors and have 2,093 putouts so far this year. Out of their 6,279 innings on the field, the Cardinals have earned a efficiency on defense of 69.6% (19th in MLB).

May (24-26 career mark) has a 3.96 earned run average and has allowed 7.8 hits per nine innings. His K/BB ratio is 2.77 and he has faced 1,698 hitters so far in his MLB career. He has allowed a total of 179 earned runs while holding a WHIP of 1.201 and being the owner of a FIP of 3.9. In his MLB career, May has given up 354 hits while he has earned 374 strikeouts in 407 innings.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take St. Louis (+132)

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