St. Louis Cardinals vs Philadelphia Phillies Prediction, 8/26/2023 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: St. Louis Cardinals vs Philadelphia Phillies

Date: Saturday, August 26, 2023

Location: Citizens Bank Park in Philadelphia, PA

TV: NBC Sports Philadelphia

Odds/Point Spread: St. Louis (+160) Philadelphia (-192)

Citizens Bank Park is the site where the Philadelphia Phillies (69-58) will attempt to beat the St. Louis Cardinals (56-72) on Saturday. The line on this contest has St. Louis at +160 and Philadelphia is priced at -192. The betting total is set at 9. The starting pitchers are Dakota Hudson and Zack Wheeler.

St. Louis is slugging .431 and have struck out 1,051 times, while being walked on 445 occasions. They have accumulated 567 RBI's in addition to 1,128 base knocks this year, while their team batting average comes in at .257. The Cardinals have tallied 216 doubles as a unit and have hit 174 balls out of the park. They have 586 runs scored while holding a team on-base percentage of .332. As a unit, the St. Louis Cardinals are recording 4.6 runs per outing, which puts them at 14th in MLB.

They have earned a strikeout to walk ratio of 2.45 and their pitching staff holds a collective WHIP of 1.44. Cardinals pitchers have allowed 129 home runs and 642 total runs (24th in the league). St. Louis has allowed 1,213 hits (9.7 per 9 innings) and 584 earned runs. The Cardinals have compiled a team earned run average of 4.66 for the season (24th in the league), and their staff has struck out 1,007 batters. Their pitching staff has walked 411 opposing players and their FIP is 4.21 as a squad so far this season.

Cardinals pitchers have entered the contest with players on base 137 times and also have had 132 appearances in high leverage situations. The relievers have earned 67 holds on the year (15th in the league). The Cardinals relievers have earned a save rate of 52.8% and has entered the game in 121 save situations. They have accumulated 28 saves on the year and have missed out on 25 out of their 53 chances to save the game. The relief pitchers have inherited 221 runners so far this season and 30.3% of them ended up crossing the plate. The Cardinals have dispatched 376 relievers to the hill for the season.

The Cardinals have turned 66.6% of baseballs in play into outs in their 10,155 innings on the field, which ranks them 30th in MLB. The St. Louis Cardinals have 3,385 putouts thus far, in addition to 1,236 assists and 51 errors. Their fielding percentage is holding steady at .989 which puts them in 3rd in pro baseball, and have a total of 114 double plays.

Hudson has pitched in 432 frames and has accounted for 302 strikeouts during his career. Hudson (37-17 career record) has earned a FIP of 4.57 and he has faced 1,842 hitters during his time in the majors. His ERA is 3.64 (175 earned runs allowed) and his career WHIP is 1.361. He has allowed 394 base knocks (8.2 hits per 9 innings) and has 195 free passes.

Philadelphia has compiled 156 home runs for the year to go along with 581 runs batted in. They have recorded 234 doubles, while taking a walk 405 times as well as scoring 602 runs. The Philadelphia Phillies have earned a team on-base percentage of .326 and a team batting average of .258 so far this year. The Phillies hold a team slugging percentage of .429 and they have an average of 4.74 runs per contest (11th in the league). They have struck out on 1,161 instances (8th in MLB) and have recorded 1,126 hits.

The Phillies are sitting with a team WHIP of 1.250 with a FIP of 4.02 as a unit on the season. They currently have a strikeout to walk ratio of 8.90 (1,122 strikeouts vs 368 walks). They are currently ranked 13th in the league as a pitching staff in total hits given up with 1,043. They have allowed 143 long balls and they concede 4.41 runs per 9 innings (13th in the league). The Philadelphia pitching staff have given up 553 runs this season and come in with a team ERA of 3.98 (499 earned runs yielded).

Philadelphia bullpen pitchers hold an inherited score rate of 34.2% of 149 inherited base runners. Their relief pitchers have stepped onto the mound 133 times in high leverage situations and on 103 occasions with runners on base. With 106 save situations, the Phillies have accumulated 54 holds and 18 blown saves. They sit at 13th in baseball holding a save rate of 65.4%, and they have dispatched 404 relief pitchers onto the field on the year. Philadelphia has called on relief pitchers to step onto the mound in 52 save opportunities and they have walked away with 34 saves.

In 10,164 innings on the diamond, the Phillies have earned a efficiency on defense of 69.3% (14th in MLB). The Philadelphia Phillies have gotten 96 double plays and have a fielding rate of .985 (17th in the majors). The Phillies have recorded 1,094 assists, 67 errors and have earned a total of 3,388 putouts on the campaign.

Wheeler (83-63 win-loss record in his career) has a 3.45 earned run average and has allowed 8.1 hits per 9 innings. He has a strikeout to walk ratio of 3.42 and he has gone up against 5,551 batters so far in his pro baseball career. He has conceded 513 ER's while earning a WHIP of 1.192 and being the owner of a FIP of 3.3. During his pro baseball career, Wheeler has conceded 1,198 base hits while he has accumulated 1,354 strikeouts in 1,337 innings.

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take St. Louis (+160)

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