Cardinals at Marlins 8/8/18 - MLB Picks & Predictions

On Wednesday, the St. Louis Cardinals continue their series on the road with the Miami Marlins. St. Louis lost the opening game of the series on Monday 2-1. Marcell Ozuna, the former All-Star for the Marlins appeared in his first game for St. Louis since leaving Miami during the offseason. Ozuna was 3-for-4 on the night.

Wei-Yin Chen pitched one hit ball for 5 2/3 innings and going into the ninth, the Marlins led 2-0, but two straight singles started the ninth, followed by a walk then Kolten Wong was struck out. Matt Carpenter walked with the based full to narrow the lead to 2-1, but Javy Guerra came on in relief and induced Yadier Molina into a game ending double play. Jose Martinez leads St. Louis with a .296 batting average and a team high in RBIs with 63. Matt Carpenter is the Cardinals leader in home runs with 29. St. Louis has a team batting average of .249 while opposing hitters are averaging .244 at the plate against Cardinals pitching. On Wednesday, the Cardinals will send John Gant to the mound. The right-hander this season is 3-4 with an ERA of 4.12, 55 Ks and 30 BBs.

J.T. Realmuto leads the Marlins with a .297 batting average. Starlin Castro leads the team in hits with 127. Justin Bour leads in home runs with 19 and RBIs with 53. Miami has a team batting average of .243 while opposing hitters are averaging .255 at the plate against Marlins pitching. On Wednesday, the Marlins will send Trevor Richards to the mound. The right-hander this season is 3-6 with an ERA of 3.92, 78 Ks and 36 BBs.