Atlanta Braves at Saint Louis Cardinals 5/25/19 – MLB Pick
The Braves are one of those teams that had some lows early on this year, but now they have bounced back and have started to play some consistent baseball and that is a good thing for the fans in Atlanta. Not to mention the Braves pitching seems to have finally gotten on the right path and are starting to look like they would be able to take down some of the opponents on the year that are stronger teams. With the Cardinals, the team really has been all over the place. At one point this year the Cardinals were in the NL Central lead, but now have started to fade back to a team that is mediocre and just a game over the five hundred mark, which could hurt the Cards chances of being seen as a serious threat later on this year.
Atlanta Braves Preview
The Braves have been a decent hitting team as they are hitting at a clip of .259 for a team with 453 hits. The Braves have managed to score a total of 252 runs and that comes off of 71 homers as well. Freddie Freeman is the player who is leading the Braves for some of the offensive production. He has 12 homers and a .316 average. The Braves have relied on Dansby Swanson to drive the runners in with 32 RBIs.
When it comes to pitching the Braves have ended up getting a team ERA of 4.19 on the season with a WHIP of 1.35. The Braves pitching staff has struck out a total of 443 batters while allowing 204 walks and allowed the opponent to hit at a clip of .241. Mike Soroka is going to the mound for the Braves in this game. He has a 5-1 record with a 1.01 ERA. In his 44.2 innings, he has pitched this year he has allowed 25 hits and 1 homer but walked 14 batters while striking out 41.
Saint Louis Cardinals Preview
With the Cardinals, the team has been able to hit at a clip of .257 this year with 426 hits. The Cards have scored a total of 249 runs on the year with a total of 62 homers. Marcell Ozuna leads the Cardinals in the power and run production category with 14 homers and 45 RBIs. Jose Martinez has been able to hit at a clip of .313 for the Cardinals.
When it comes to the pitching the Cardinals have a team ERA of 4.42 and have allowed the opponents to hit at a clip of .239 with a 1.31 WHIP. The Cardinals have allowed 177 walks and have been able to strike out a total of 423 batters on the season. Dakota Hudson is the pitcher who will be taking to the mound for the Cardinals in this game. Hudson has posted a 3-3 record with a 4.40 ERA. Hudson has thrown a total of 47 innings on the year with a total of 36 strikeouts. The downside is Hudson has allowed 58 hits, 9 homers and 22 walks on the season so far.
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My FREE MLB Pick: Atlanta Braves
The Braves are putting Soroka on the mound in this game and he has been one of those pitchers that is lights out amazing. What else will help the Braves out in this game is the fact that Hudson has allowed a lot of hits on the year and has been consistently getting roughed up once the batters do start to get to him he has trouble regaining his composure on the mound. Look for Soroka, though, to be the true star of this game as he is able to shut down the Cardinals offense in this game rather easily. I look for the Atlanta Braves to win. Final Score Prediction, Atlanta Braves win 6-2.
