St. Louis Cardinals vs Philadelphia Phillies Prediction, 8/27/2023 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: St. Louis Cardinals vs Philadelphia Phillies

Date: Sunday, August 27, 2023

Location: Citizens Bank Park in Philadelphia, PA

TV: NBC Sports Philadelphia

Odds/Point Spread: St. Louis (+136) Philadelphia (-162)

The Philadelphia Phillies (70-58) are hosting the St. Louis Cardinals (56-73) at Citizens Bank Park on Sunday. The moneyline on this contest has St. Louis at +136 while Philadelphia is coming in at -162. The betting total comes in at 9. The pitchers who are expected to start are Drew Rom and Aaron Nola.

St. Louis is slugging .430 and have struck out 1,062 times, while taking a walk on 445 occasions. They have accounted for 569 RBI's in addition to 1,133 base knocks on the campaign, while their batting average is .257. The Cardinals have tallied 218 doubles as a unit and have knocked 175 balls out of the park. They have earned a total of 588 runs while holding a team on-base percentage of .331. As a unit, the St. Louis Cardinals are recording 4.6 runs/g, which has them at 14th in the league.

The Cardinals have compiled a team earned run average of 4.68 on the season (24th in MLB), and the staff has rung up 1,011 batters. Cardinals pitchers have yielded 131 home runs and 649 runs (24th in MLB). Their pitching staff has walked 411 opposing players and their FIP sits at 4.22 as a unit this season. St. Louis has yielded 1,224 base knocks (9.7 per 9 innings) as well as 591 earned runs. They have earned a strikeout to walk ratio of 2.46 and their pitching staff has a team WHIP of 1.44.

Cardinals bullpen pitchers have entered the game with runners on 137 times in addition to having 132 appearances in high leverage situations. The relievers have accumulated 67 holds this year (16th in MLB). The Cardinals relievers have recorded a save percentage of 52.8% and has come into the game in 121 save situations. They have earned 28 saves so far this year and have blown 25 of their 53 save opportunities. The relievers have inherited 221 base runners so far this season and 30.3% of them crossed home plate. The Cardinals have dispatched 377 relievers to the hill on the season.

The St. Louis Cardinals have amassed 3,409 putouts thus far, as well as 1,244 assists and 52 errors. Their fielding rate is holding steady at .989 which puts them in 3rd in MLB, and have earned 114 double plays. The Cardinals have turned 66.6% of balls in play into outs out of 10,227 innings on the diamond, which ranks them 30th in professional baseball.

Rom has thrown 3 innings and has earned 4 K's in his MLB career. Rom (0-1 career mark) sits with a FIP of 7.90 and he has gone up against 24 hitters during his time in the majors. His ERA is 14.73 (6 earned runs allowed) and his career WHIP is 3.273. He has conceded 8 base knocks (19.6 hits per nine innings) and has had 4 free passes.

Philadelphia has hit 158 long balls this year as well as 588 RBIs. They have hit 240 doubles, while getting a free base 405 times and putting up 609 runs. The Philadelphia Phillies are sitting with an on-base percentage of .326 as well as a batting average of .258 for the year. The Phillies have a team slugging % of .431 and they have an average of 4.76 runs per outing (10th in MLB). They have been called out on strikes on 1,165 occasions (8th in the league) and have tallied 1,137 base hits.

The Phillies are sitting with a team WHIP of 1.244 and are the owners of a FIP of 4.00 as a staff on the season. Their K/BB ratio sits at 9.00 (1,133 strikeouts vs 368 bases on balls). They come in at 11th in the league as a pitching staff in total hits relinquished with 1,048. They have allowed 144 dingers and they surrender 4.39 runs per 9 innings (13th in the league). The Philadelphia pitching staff have given up 555 runs for the season and come in with a team ERA of 3.96 (501 earned runs given up).

Philadelphia bullpen pitchers hold an inherited score percentage of 34.2% out of their 149 inherited base runners. Their relievers have come in 133 times in high leverage situations and also on 103 occasions with base runners. Sitting with 107 save situations, the Phillies have recorded 55 holds in addition to 18 blown saves. They are currently ranked 13th in baseball with a save rate of 65.4%, and they have sent 407 bullpen pitchers to the mound on the year. Philadelphia has called on relief pitchers to step onto the mound in 52 save opportunities and they have recorded 34 saves.

The Philadelphia Phillies have turned 96 double plays and have notched a fielding percentage of .985 (15th in professional baseball). The Phillies have 1,104 assists, 67 errors and have a tally of 3,415 putouts so far this season. In 10,245 innings on the field, the Phillies have earned a efficiency on defense of 69.4% (14th in baseball).

Nola (89-70 career record) has earned a 3.71 ERA and has allowed 7.8 hits per nine innings. He has a strikeout to walk ratio of 4.22 and he has faced 5,678 batters in his career. He has given up 572 earned runs while earning a WHIP of 1.128 and a FIP of 3.4. So far in his MLB career, Nola has conceded 1,201 hits while he has totaled 1,545 strikeouts in 1,388 innings pitched.

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

Parlay's Pundit's Pick: Take Philadelphia (-162) and under 9 runs

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