St. Louis Cardinals vs Pittsburgh Pirates Prediction, 6/4/2023 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: St. Louis Cardinals vs Pittsburgh Pirates

Date: Sunday, June 4, 2023

Location: PNC Park in Pittsburgh, PA

TV: Peacock

Odds/Point Spread: St. Louis (-155) Pittsburgh (+135)

PNC Park is the site where the Pittsburgh Pirates (29-27) will play the St. Louis Cardinals (25-33) on Sunday. The line on this matchup has the Cardinals at -155 and the Pirates are sitting at +135. The total is set at 8.5. The starting pitchers are Adam Wainwright and Rich Hill.

St. Louis has a slugging rate of .429 and have struck out 475 times, while drawing a walk on 208 occasions. They have accounted for 268 runs batted in as well as 506 base knocks for the year, while their batting average sits at .255. The Cardinals have accounted for 102 two-baggers as a unit and have smacked 78 balls out of the stadium. They have notched a total of 278 runs scored while having a team on-base percentage of .328. As a team, the St. Louis Cardinals are notching 4.8 runs per outing, which has them sitting at 9th in MLB.

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They have a K/BB ratio of 2.46 and the pitching staff sits with a WHIP of 1.45. Cardinals pitchers have allowed 60 home runs in addition to 273 runs (21st in MLB). St. Louis has allowed 537 hits (9.5 per 9 innings) as well as 248 earned runs. The Cardinals hold a team earned run average of 4.36 so far this year (19th in the league), and their staff has rung up 496 batters. They have walked 202 opposing hitters and their FIP sits at 4.20 as a unit for the year.

Cardinals bullpen pitchers have entered the game with runners on 70 times in addition to having 66 appearances in high leverage situations. The bullpen have recorded 28 holds on the campaign (23rd in the league). The Cardinals relief pitchers have compiled a save rate of 50.0% and has entered the game in 54 save situations. They have compiled 13 saves over the course of the season and have blown 13 out of their 26 save opportunities. The bullpen pitchers have inherited 116 base runners on the year with 28.4% of those runners earned a run for their team. The Cardinals have sent 176 relievers to the mound on the campaign.

The St. Louis Cardinals have 1,535 putouts this season, as well as 542 assists and 23 errors. Their fielding percentage is at .989 which ranks 7th in baseball, and they have turned 53 double plays. The Cardinals have converted 66.4% of balls in play into outs in their 4,605 innings, which has them sitting 30th in the majors.

Wainwright has pitched in 2,593 frames and has totaled 2,163 strikeouts so far in his MLB career. His ERA is 3.41 (982 ER's allowed) and he has a WHIP of 1.221. He has allowed 2,463 base hits (8.5 hits per nine innings) and has 703 walks. Wainwright (197-118 career record) has earned a FIP of 3.46 while he has faced 10,756 hitters in the major leagues.

The Pirates have a team slugging % of .409 and they are earning 4.43 runs per outing (18th in baseball). They have recorded 108 doubles, while getting a free base 199 times and notching 248 runs. Pittsburgh has knocked in 55 home runs on the season as well as 236 RBIs. They have been called out on strikes on 476 occasions (21st in MLB) and are sitting with 458 hits. The Pittsburgh Pirates have earned an OBP of .324 in addition to a team batting average of .247 over the course of the season.

The Pirates have a WHIP of 1.342 in addition to having a FIP of 3.97 as a squad on the year. Their strikeout to walk ratio sits at 8.90 (488 strikeouts against 193 walks). They are currently ranked 14th in MLB as a staff in total hits allowed with 470. They have surrendered 54 long balls and they concede 4.37 runs per 9 innings (11th in MLB). The Pittsburgh pitching staff have conceded 240 runs this year and come in with a team ERA of 4.01 (220 earned runs yielded).

Sitting with 50 save situations, the Pirates have recorded 28 holds and 6 blown saves. Pittsburgh has called on relief pitchers to step onto the mound in 21 save opportunities and they have converted 15 saves. Their relievers have stepped onto the hill 44 times in high leverage situations and also on 42 occasions with runners on. Pittsburgh bullpen pitchers hold an inherited score rate of 19.7% out of their 61 inherited runners. They are currently ranked 8th in baseball holding a save percentage of 71.4%, and they have dispatched 168 bullpen pitchers to the hill so far this season.

In 4,449 innings on the diamond, the Pirates have earned a efficiency on defense of 68.0% (22nd in baseball). The Pittsburgh Pirates have gotten 47 double plays and have a fielding percentage of .981 (29th in pro baseball). The Pirates have accrued 447 assists, 37 errors and have a total of 1,483 putouts for the year.

Hill (86-64 win-loss record in his career) has a 3.89 earned run average while surrendering 7.7 hits per 9 innings. He has a strikeout to walk ratio of 2.70 and he has faced 5,534 batters during his career. He has surrendered a total of 569 earned runs while earning a WHIP of 1.237 and a FIP of 4.0. During his career, Hill has given up 1,130 hits and he has 1,349 K's in 1,317 innings.

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take St. Louis (-155)

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