Minnesota Twins vs St. Louis Cardinals 8/2/2023 Picks Predictions

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The Minnesota Twins will go against the St. Louis Cardinals in MLB action in Busch Stadium, MO, on Wednesday, August 2, 2023, at 7:45 PM ET.

Wednesday night’s middle match of a three-game series between the Minnesota Twins and the St. Louis Cardinals is being played away from home.

The Royals won a three-game series against Minnesota on the road, and Minnesota lost the series finale 2-1. St. Louis defeated the Cubs 3-0 at home on Sunday to avoid being swept in the four-game NL Central rivalry series.

Minnesota suffered five consecutive defeats entering Tuesday after being swept by the inferior Royals on the road over the weekend.

The Twins entered the series’ first game with a 54-53 record and a one-game advantage over the Guardians for first place in the AL Central.

Willi Castro was the lone player with two hits for Minnesota on Sunday afternoon as they finished with seven. The Twins, who were 0 for 2 with runners in scoring position in the match, lost despite Matt Wallner’s sixth home run.

After pitching five innings and giving up two runs on four hits, two walks, and seven strikeouts, Kenta Maeda (2-6) was given the loss.

In this game, Twins pitcher Joe Ryan is making his 22nd start of the year on the mound. He enters the game with a record of 9-7, a 4.06 ERA, a 1.09 WHIP, 24 walks, and 148 strikeouts in 122 innings pitched.

Ryan was unsuccessful in his most recent start against the Mariners at home last Wednesday.

He pitched 3.2 innings in a game the Twins lost 8-7, giving up four runs on seven hits, two walks, and seven strikeouts. Ryan made three starts in his past three and has a record of 1-1, a 6.60 ERA, 1.67 WHIP, six walks, and 24 strikeouts in 15 innings pitched.

In this game, Ryan makes his first start against the Cardinals in his 54-start big league career. As a result, this is also his first appearance at Busch Stadium in his professional career.

The total went OVER in 13 of Minnesota’s last 18 matches.
The Minnesota Twins are 1-5 SU in their last 6 matches.
The Minnesota Twins are 10-4 SU in their last 14 matches against St. Louis.

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Minnesota Twins vs St. Louis Cardinals Predictions 8/2/2023

St. Louis ended a three-game losing streak as they salvaged the fourth game of their four-game series against the Cubs at home on Sunday afternoon.

The Cardinals were 11.5 games down of the Reds for first place in the NL Central as of Tuesday, with a record of 47-60.

They were 10 games adrift of the Marlins, Diamondbacks, and Brewers, who were tied for the last National League wild card slot.

St. Louis recorded eight hits on Sunday, with Andrew Knizner (RBI) being the only player to record two.

On the mound, Steven Matz (2-7) won the victory after tossing six shutout frames while giving up just four hits, two walks, and six strikeouts.

JoJo Romero pitched the ninth inning for his first save, surrendering just one hit, no runs, no walks, and two strikeouts.

Jack Flaherty will start for the Cardinals in this game for the 21st time this season if he is not moved. He enters the game with a record of 7-6, a 4.43 ERA, a 1.55 WHIP, 54 walks, and 106 strikeouts in 109.2 innings pitched.

In his most recent start, against the Diamondbacks on the road last Wednesday, Flaherty was not considered for the decision.

He pitched five innings in a game the Cardinals eventually won 11-7, surrendering three runs on eight hits, two runs, and four strikeouts.

In his lone career start against the Twins, which occurred on the road on May 15, 2018, Flaherty was not considered. He pitched 5.2 innings in a 4-1 loss for the Cardinals, giving up one run on five hits, one walk, and three strikeouts.

In 57 career appearances, 54 of which were starts, Flaherty is 23-16 with a 3.23 ERA, a 1.033 WHIP, 96 walks, and 328 strikeouts over 301 innings of play.

The total went UNDER in 4 of St. Louis’ last 5 matches.
The St. Louis Cardinals are 1-4 SU in their last 5 matches.
The total went UNDER in 14 of St. Louis’ last 20 matches against Minnesota.

Minnesota Twins vs St. Louis Cardinals. The MLB pick for this game is the Minnesota Twins.

Prior to the trade deadline, the Cardinals sent away players including Paul DeJong, Chris Stratton, Jordan Montgomery, and Jordan Hicks.

Since the trade deadline did not yet pass at the time of this writing, it is still possible that Flaherty will be started before this game.

Having said that, St. Louis is lagging behind this season as the Twins continue to lead a poor AL Central. Despite his recent struggles, Ryan stands to gain by playing against a squad unfamiliar to him.

Additionally, the Twins have something to play for, so playing against a weaker Cardinals team could benefit them. Give Minnesota a tiny edge in this matchup. The Minnesota Twins will win to a predicted score of 7-3.

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