Miami Marlins at St. Louis Cardinals 6/28/22 - MLB Picks & Predictions

Last Updated: 06/27/2022 at 10:05 PM ET

On Tuesday, the Miami Marlins play the second game of a three-game series on the road against the St Louis Cardinals. Miami is 33-38 following its 3-2 victory over the New York Mets on Sunday. Nick Fortes hit a walk-off solo home run in the bottom of the ninth inning with two outs to give Miami the win. Miami is fourth in the National League East, 12 ½ games behind the first-place New York Mets.

Garrett Cooper is batting .307 to lead Miami and the right fielder has team highs in hits with 70 and on-base percentage at .372. Second baseman Jazz Chisholm Jr is the leader in home runs with 14 and RBIs with 45. On Tuesday, the Miami Marlins will send Braxton Garrett to the mound. The left hander is 1-2 with a 4.08 ERA, 17 Ks and 5 BBs.

St.Louis is 41-34 following its 6-5 loss at home on Sunday to the Chicago Cubs. St Louis has squandered a five-run lead in Sunday’s loss and the Cardinals have lost three out of the last four including two of three to Chicago. St Louis has dropped to second place in the National League Central, one game behind the first-place Milwaukee Brewers.

First baseman Paul Goldschmidt is batting .337 with 18 home runs, 62 RBIs, 91 hits and an on-base percentage of .421 to lead St Louis in each category. Third baseman Nolan Arenado has 14 home runs and 49 home runs which are both second. On Tuesday, the St Louis Cardinals will send Dakota Hudson to the mound. The right-hander is 5-4 with a 3.72 ERA, 41 Ks and 35 BBs.

St Louis has lost three of the last four, while Miami has won four of the last six. Miami starting pitcher Braxton Garrett has had two strong outings in the last three starts allowing a combined four earned runs on 20 hits across 14 ⅓ innings and Miami won two of the three. St Louis starting pitcher Dakota Hudson is coming off a poor start in which the right-hander allowed five runs on seven hits across only 4 ⅓ innings resulting in a 6-4 loss. Final Score Prediction, Miami Marlins win 5-3.

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