New York Yankees at St. Louis Cardinals 6/30/23 - MLB Betting Picks and Odd
New York Yankees vs. St. Louis Cardinals
MLB: 2:15 PM EST
Jul. 01, 2023
TV: n/a
Latest Odds : NYY -125 ; O/U 8.5
The New York Yankees stay on the road Saturday afternoon with game two of three in Saint Louis against the Saint Louis Cardinals. New York comes into Saturday nine games above .500 after winning four of the last five including two in a row following a six run win over the Oakland Athletics. Gerrit Cole will make his 18th start of the year for New York with an 8-1 record and a 2.78 era. Cole has allowed 34 runs on 86 hits across 103.2 innings of work in 2023.
Offensively New York has been below average this season with a .231 team batting average to go along with 616 hits and 361 total run scored. Aaron Judge leads New York with nineteen home runs and forty RBI 's but hasn't played in nearly a month. Anthony Rizzo leads the team with a .269 batting average and 75 hits this year. Gleyber Torres has been a huge spark for New York’s second on the team with twelve home runs and has 32 RBIs in 80 games played.
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The Saint Louis Cardinals continue a homestand Saturday 14 games below .500 on a 2 game skid. Adam Wainwright was obliterated for Saint Louis in their last game giving up six runs on six hits after recording just five outs leading to the loss. The Saint Louis bullpen was just as bad giving up eight more runs on twelve hits over the final 7.1 innings of the game. Offensively St. Louis was terrible in their last game with just four hits in 29 at bats to leave four men on base.
Jack Flaherty will get his 16th start of the year Saturday afternoon for Saint Louis against New York. Flaherty has been terrible this season giving up 46 runs on 84 hits across 80 innings of work resulting in a 4.95 ERA. As a unit the Saint Louis pitchers have been terrible this season with a 4.58 ERA as opponents carry a .274 batting average through 80 games this season. The Saint Louis offense hasn't picked up much slack scoring just 365 runs on 681 hits.
Recent Betting Trends:
Yankees are 4-1 in their last 5 overall.
Yankees are 4-1 in their last 5 games on grass.
Yankees are 7-2 in their last 9 interleague games vs. a team with a losing record.
Cardinals are 4-1 in their last 5 games with the total set at 11.0 or higher.
Cardinals are 3-7 in their last 10 games vs. a starter with a WHIP less than 1.15.
Free Betting Pick: New York Yankees -125
The New York Yankees are the better team in this game and will use one of the best arms in the American League to get the job done. Gerrit Cole will take the mound for the Yankees and will have no issues with the Cardinals . Take Cole to continue to roll as the Yankees pull off the road win in St. Louis. Final Score Prediction, New York Yankees win 7-2.