St. Louis Cardinals vs Miami Marlins 7/3/2023 Predictions, Free Picks and Odds
The first game of a four-game road series between the St. Louis Cardinals and Miami Marlins will take place at LoanDepot Park in Miami, Florida, on Monday night. After winning two of the last three games, St. Louis improved to 35-48 overall, with an 18-23 road record and finishing last in the NL Central, 9.5 games behind first-place Milwaukee Brewers. With 383 runs scored and 407 runs allowed so far this season, the Cardinals have a run difference -24. The St. Louis Cardinals entered this game having won four of the previous seven and two of the previous three games against the New York Yankees. The Cardinals defeated the Yankees 5-1 at home on Sunday thanks to SP Jordan Montgomery’s six-plus innings of work, allowing only one unearned run.
Paul Goldschmidt, a first baseman for St. Louis, led the squad with a batting average of.286, an on-base percentage of.375, and 90 hits. Nolan Arenado, a third baseman with the Cardinals, also provided a team-high 16 home runs and 54 runs batted in. The management of the St. Louis Cardinals has decided to open game 1 of their four-game series against the Miami Marlins on Monday. Right-hander Miles Mikolas will take the mound. The 34-year-old right-handed starter has pitched 99.1 innings this season and has a record of 4-5, a 4.44 ERA, a fantastic 1.38 WHIP, 70 strikeouts, 115 hits, 22 free bases, and ten home runs allowed. The Cardinals lost Mikolas’ final five starts after he allowed 20 runs in his previous 29+ innings of work.
The St. Louis Cardinals are 4-1 straight up in their last five road games and 10-2 SU in their past 12 games. The totals were UNDER in five of St. Louis’ past six away games against Miami, and the Cardinals are 5-2 SU in their last seven games against National League opponents. In five of the previous seven games the St. Louis Cardinals played in July, the totals were UNDER.
St. Louis Cardinals vs Miami Marlins 7/3/2023 Predictions, Free Picks and Odds
The Miami Marlins will host the St. Louis Cardinals in a four-game National League series starting Monday to avenge their series loss by a sweep. Miami recorded a 25-16 record at home and finished second in the NL East, nine games behind the first-place Atlanta Braves, with an overall record of 48-37 after losing three straight games and four of their last ten games. The Marlins have scored 341 runs so far this season, but they have also given up 363 runs, giving them a run difference of -22. The Miami Marlins’ five-game winning run was broken when Atlanta, the current major league leader, won a three-game series by sweeping Miami. In a 3-6 defeat to the Braves on the road on Sunday, reigning NL Cy Young Award winner Sandy Alcantara (3-7) allowed four runs over five innings of work. For the Fish, 2B Luis Arraez had two hits and two RBIs.
Luis Arraez, a second baseman with the Marlins, leads Miami with a.389 batting average, a team-high 118 hits, and a.440 on-base percentage this year. Jorge Soler, the Fish’s designated hitter, contributed 47 runs batted in and a team-high 22 home runs. The Miami Marlins management has chosen southpaw Braxton Garrett to start the first game of their four-game series against the St. Louis Cardinals on Monday. The 25-year-old left-handed starter has a record of 4-2 on the season with a respectable ERA of 3.53 and a respectable WHIP of 1.13. He has retired 92 hitters in his starts while giving up 77 hits, 15 free walks, and ten home runs in 81.2 innings of work. Miami’s Garrett Hawk has won five outings after allowing only eight runs (7 ER) during his previous 28+ innings.
In light of the Marlins’ previous nine games against St. Louis and six of Miami’s most recent nine games, the totals were UNDER. The totals have gone UNDER in five of the Marlins’ previous six home games against the St. Louis Cardinals, and Miami is 10-3 SU in their last 13 home games. The Miami Marlins have gone 2-4 straight up in their last six games versus National League opponents.
St. Louis Cardinals vs. Miami Marlins, The MLB Pick for this contest is the Miami Marlins. On Monday night, the Marlins will exact their retribution and return on track with home-field advantage. Miami will control this match at home with a 25-16 record, while St. Louis had trouble winning games on the road with an 18-23 record, despite the Cardinals gaining momentum after defeating the NY Yankees 2 to 1 last time out. The outcome will be a 5-3 Miami Marlins victory.
MLB Starting Time: 6:40 PM ET
Location: loanDepot Park in Miami, Florida
TV: MLBN
MLB Odds/Point Spread: Miami Marlins -118
MLB Totals: 8.0
