The Miami Marlins and St. Louis Cardinals meet Monday in MLB action at Busch Stadium. Here’s a Cardinals vs Marlins Prediction. This article will include a Cardinals vs Marlins Pick.
Miami Marlins Betting Preview
The Miami Marlins are 50-54 on the year and play the Yankees, Astros, and Braves next. The Miami Marlins are batting .253 on the season, have a .316 OBP, and a .395 slugging percentage. The Miami Marlins pitching staff has a 4.43 ERA and a 1.31 WHIP. Xavier Edwards leads the Miami Marlins with 105 hits and 26 RBI, while Kyle Stowers and Otto Lopez have combined for 182 hits and 117 RBI.
Edward Cabrera gets the ball for the Miami Marlins, and he is 5-5 with a 3.48 ERA and 92 strikeouts this season. This will be Cabrera’s second career game against the St. Louis Cardinals.
St. Louis Cardinals Betting Preview
The St. Louis Cardinals are 54-53 on the year and play the Padres, Dodgers, and Cubs next. The St. Louis Cardinals are batting .251 on the season, have a .321 OBP, and a .392 slugging percentage. The St. Louis Cardinals pitching staff has a 4.22 ERA and a 1.29 WHIP. Brendan Donovan leads the St. Louis Cardinals with 110 hits and 42 RBI while Willson Contreras and Masyn Winn have combined for 194 hits and 97 RBI.
Andre Pallante gets the ball for the St. Louis Cardinals, and he is 5-7 with a 4.91 ERA and 72 strikeouts this season. Pallante is 0-1 with a 2.19 ERA and 7 strikeouts in his career against the Miami Marlins.
Why the St. Louis Cardinals will win
- The Marlins have lost 23 of their last 24 Monday road games.
- The Cardinals have won eight of their last nine night games against the Marlins following a loss.
- The Cardinals have covered the run line in each of their last nine night games following a loss.
- The Marlins have failed to cover the run line in eight of their last nine games at Busch Stadium.
- The Cardinals have led after 5 innings in four of their last five night games against the Marlins at Busch Stadium.
- The Marlins have trailed after 3 innings in six of their last eight road night games.
- The Marlins have lost the first inning in three of their last four night games against NL Central opponents.
Why the Miami Marlins will win
- The underdogs have won five of the Cardinals’ last six games.
- The Cardinals have lost four of their last five games as favorites.
- The Marlins have covered the run line in 14 of their last 15 road games against teams that held a winning record.
- The Cardinals have failed to cover the run line in six of their last seven games against teams that held a losing record.
- The Marlins have won the first inning in three of their last four games against the Cardinals.
- The Cardinals have trailed after 5 innings in five of their last six games against National League opponents that held a losing record.
- The Cardinals have trailed after 3 innings in each of their last six games against opponents that held a losing record.
St. Louis Cardinals Player Prop Facts
- Willson Contreras has hit a home run in three of the Cardinals’ last four Monday night games against opponents that held a losing record.
- Willson Contreras has recorded at least one hit in each of his last 14 appearances in night games against NL East teams that held a losing record.
- Willson Contreras has recorded a Double in five of the Cardinals’ last six night games.
- Victor Scott II ranks T8th in the league in Steals (26) this season.
Miami Marlins Player Prop Facts
- Jesus Sanchez has hit a home run in each of the Marlins’ last two games against the Cardinals.
- Edward Cabrera has recorded five or more strikeouts in each of his last 11 appearances.
- Kyle Stowers has recorded at least one hit in each of the Marlins’ last six road games.
- Jesus Sanchez has recorded a Double in three of his last four appearances against the Cardinals after playing the previous day.
- Kyle Stowers ranks 6th amongst qualified players for Slugging Percentage (.573) this season.
Cardinals vs Marlins Prediction
The Cardinals have looked bad in the second half, seeing Pallante doesn’t make me feel better. Pallante has a 4.91 ERA and 1.37 WHIP on the season, and he’s allowed 26 hits and 17 earned runs in his last 22.2 innings. The Marlins have quietly played great ball over the last month and have snuck into the wild card race. Cabrera is a talented youngish arm, and he’s starting to grow into himself. Cabrera has allowed 20 hits and seven runs in his last 23.2 innings. Big series as both teams are fighting for a wild card spot. I want the team playing the better baseball with the pitcher in better form. That’s the Marlins.