Saint Louis Cardinals at Chicago Cubs 6/9/19 – MLB Pick, Preview, Prediction
With the Cardinals the team has been able to play only as well as the roster has been able to support them. Sadly for the Cardinals, is the team has been battling some injuries lately and that has really caused the Cardinals to have a lot of losses that have started to pile up on the team. With the Cubs, the team has been able to pick up a decent winning record on the year and at home the Cubs have been able to win and go 11 games over the five hundred mark and have not really batted an eye with some of the injuries they have had to battle on the season.
Saint Louis Cardinals Preview
The Cardinals have ended up getting a total of 507 hits and have been able to get an average of .248 this season. When it comes to scoring the runs the Cardinals have managed to score 288 runs and have hit a total of 77 homers on the season. Marcell Ozuna is the hitter with the power for the Cardinals with a total of 16 homers and 51 runners brought home. Paul DeJong has been able to hit at a clip of .274.
This season the Cardinals have allowed the opponent to hit only at a clip of .239 this year and have ended up posting an ERA of 4.23 so far. The Cardinals have managed to strike out 526 batters and walked only 225 on the season. Adam Wainwright is the starting pitcher the Cardinals are putting on the mound in this game. Wainwright has posted a 5-5 record and a 4.34 ERA. He has thrown a total of 66.1 innings with 59 strikeouts, but has walked 30 batters while giving up 61 hits.
Chicago Cubs Preview
The Cubs have managed to get a total of 533 hits and are hitting at an average of .254 on the season. The Cubs have ended up scoring a total of 321 runs and have ended up hitting a total of 100 homers. Anthony Rizzo has ended up hitting a total of 16 homers and 44 RBIs on the year. Javier Baez has managed to hit at a clip of .306 on the season.
When the Cubs are on the mound the team has been able to get an ERA of 3.83 on the year while the opponents have hit at a clip of .244. The Cubs have struck out 544 batters and walked only 226 batters. Kyle Hendricks is the pitcher who is going to the mound for the Cubs. He has been fairly impressive with a 6-4 record and a 3.16 ERA on the year. He has thrown 77 innings and has struck out 71 batters. Hendricks has walked 14 batters and allowed a total of 71 hits on the year.
Cardinals at Cubs Line: Chicago Cubs -161
My FREE MLB Pick: Chicago Cubs -161
The Cubs have not had many hiccups on the year and that will continue in this game as the Cubs are able to dominate the game here as the Cardinals are coming in with several injuries that are going to cause them some problems. What else will not help the Cardinals out is they are not really seen as a strong road team and playing in the friendly confines of Wrigley for the Cubs the team will have even more problems in hitting. The one saving grace is Wainwright is a good enough pitcher to keep the game close for the Cardinals here, but it will still finish just out of reach. Final Score Prediction, Chicago Cubs win 6-4.
