St. Louis Cardinals vs Miami Marlins 7/3/2023 Picks Predictions Previews
On Monday evening, the St. Louis Cardinals return to square off with the Miami Marlins in Game 1 of a National League Inter-Division four-game road series at LoanDepot Park in Miami, Florida.
St. Louis improved to 35-48 overall after winning two of the last three games played, marking an 18-23 road record, and placing dead last in the NL Central with 9.5 games behind the Milwaukee Brewers in first place.
The Cardinals tallied 383 runs scored to date but also gave up 407, for a run differential of -24 throughout the season.
The St. Louis Cardinals come into this matchup after winning four of the last seven and two of the previous three matches versus the New York Yankees last game out.
On Sunday, SP Jordan Montgomery of the Cardinals allowed an unearned run through six-plus innings pitched in a 5-1 home triumph over the Yankees.
First Baseman Paul Goldschmidt recorded a team-high batting average of.286, an on-base percentage of.375, and 90 hits in leading St. Louis.
At the same time, Third Baseman Nolan Arenado contributed a team-leading 16 home runs and 54 runs batted in for the Cardinals.
On Monday, the St. Louis Cardinals management will nod to right-hander Miles Mikolas to start game 1 of the four-game series against the Miami Marlins.
The 34-year-old righty starter is 4-5 on the season with a 4.44 ERA, a stellar 1.38 WHIP, and 70 strikeouts while surrendering 115 hits, 22 free bases, and ten homers in pitching for 99.1 innings this season.
The Cardinals dropped Mikolas’ last five starts after he surrendered 20 runs through his previous 29+ work frames.
The St. Louis Cardinals are 10-2 SU in their last 12 outings, and the Cardinals are 4-1 straight up in their last five road games.
The totals went UNDER in 5 of St. Louis’ last six contests when playing on the road versus Miami, while the Cardinals are 5-2 SU in their last seven matches against an opponent from the National League.
The totals went UNDER in five of the St. Louis Cardinals’ previous seven outings played in July.
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St. Louis Cardinals vs Miami Marlins Predictions 7/3/2023
The Miami Marlins are returning home to get back from losing a series by a sweep when they host the St. Louis Cardinals in an NL four-game series to start on Monday.
Miami fell to 48-37 overall after dropping four of the last ten with three straight losses, posted a 25-16 record when playing at home, and placed second in the NL East with nine games behind the Atlanta Braves in first place.
The Marlins compiled 341 runs scored to date but also allowed 363 for a run differential of -22 throughout the campaign.
The Miami Marlins surrendered a three-game series to the reigning major league leader Atlanta by a sweep that snapped a five-game winning streak.
On Sunday, the incumbent NL Cy Young Award winner Sandy Alcantara (3-7) conceded four runs through five innings pitched in a 3-6 road loss to the Braves, while 2B Luis Arraez made two hits while driving in a couple of runs for the Fish in the losing effort.
Second Baseman Luis Arraez averages.389 at the plate while leading Miami while adding a team-high 118 hits and an on-base percentage of.440 for the Marlins this season.
Designated Hitter Jorge Soler chipped in a team-leading 22 home runs, and 47 runs batted in for the Fish.
On Monday, the Miami Marlins management will turn to southpaw Braxton Garrett to start a four-game series-opening game against the St. Louis Cardinals.
The 25-year-old left-handed starter is 4-2 on the year with a strong ERA of 3.53 and a solid WHIP of 1.13 and has retired a total of 92 batters in his starts while conceding 77 hits, 15 free walks, and ten homers in 81.2 frames of work.
Garrett Hawk has won his last five starts for Miami after yielding only eight runs (7 ER) through his last 28-plus innings pitched.
The totals went UNDER in 6 of Miami’s last nine contests played and also went UNDER in 8 of the Marlins’ previous nine games played versus St. Louis.
Miami is 10-3 SU in their last 13 home matches, while the totals went UNDER in 5 of the Marlins’ last six contests when playing at home against the St. Louis Cardinals.
The Miami Marlins are 2-4 straight up in their previous six contests played against a rival from the National League.
St. Louis Cardinals vs. Miami Marlins, The MLB Pick for this contest is Miami +118. The Marlins will take their revenge and return on track with home-field advantage on Monday evening.
Though the Cardinals gained momentum after beating the NY Yankees 2 to 1 last time out, Miami will take control of this match at home with a 25-16 record, while St. Louis had issues winning games on the road with an 18-23 record.
The prediction: The Miami Marlins will win 5-3.
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St. Louis Cardinals vs Miami Marlins 7/3/2023 Picks Predictions Previews
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