Pittsburgh Pirates vs St. Louis Cardinals Prediction, 9/2/2023 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Pittsburgh Pirates vs St. Louis Cardinals

Date: Saturday, September 2, 2023

Location: Busch Stadium in St. Louis, MO

TV: Bally Sports Midwest

The St. Louis Cardinals (58-76) are hosting the Pittsburgh Pirates (61-73) at Busch Stadium on Saturday. The pitchers who are expected to start will be Bailey Falter and Drew Rom.

The Pirates have accounted for 236 doubles as a squad and have smacked 131 balls out of the stadium. Pittsburgh is slugging .388 and have struck out 1,191 times, while being walked on 473 occasions. As a unit, the Pittsburgh Pirates are compiling 4.2 runs per game, which has them at 24th in MLB. They have accumulated 538 RBI's and 1,044 hits this season, while their batting average is at .235. They have 562 runs and have an OBP of .314.

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Their K/BB ratio is 2.35 and the pitching staff has a collective WHIP of 1.38. Pirates pitchers have yielded 143 long balls and 647 runs in total (20th in baseball). Pittsburgh has conceded 1,149 hits (8.7 per 9 innings) as well as 595 earned runs. The Pirates have a team ERA of 4.53 on the year (21st in baseball), and their staff has struck out 1,142 batters. Their pitching staff has walked 486 opposing players and their FIP comes in at 4.31 as a squad so far this year.

The Pirates relievers have earned a save percentage of 70.6% and has stepped onto the mound in 121 save situations. The relief pitchers have inherited 196 runners this year and 32.7% of those runners ended up crossing the plate. Pirates pitchers have gone to the mound with runners on 133 times in addition to having 132 appearances in high leverage situations. The Pirates have dispatched 425 relievers to the mound on the season. The relievers have racked up 67 holds over the course of the season (19th in baseball). They have accumulated 36 saves on the year and have blown 15 of their 51 save opportunities.

The Pirates have converted 68.2% of baseballs in play into outs in their 10,644 innings, which has them sitting 24th in baseball. The Pittsburgh Pirates have earned a total of 3,548 putouts on the campaign, as well as 1,127 assists and 76 errors. Their fielding percentage sits at .984 which has them ranked 24th in pro baseball, and have 113 double plays.

Falter has thrown 182 innings and has accounted for 157 punch outs so far in his career. His earned run average is 4.60 (93 earned runs allowed) and his career WHIP is 1.291. He has surrendered 197 hits (9.7 hits per 9 innings) and has 38 walks. Falter (9-13 career win-loss mark) has a FIP of 4.57 while facing 767 opposing batters during his time in the major leagues.

The St. Louis Cardinals have tallied an OBP of .328 as well as a batting average of .254 for the year. They have struck out on 1,114 instances (19th in MLB) and have recorded 1,161 hits. St. Louis has knocked in 181 home runs for the season to go along with 582 runs batted in. The Cardinals have a team slugging percentage of .426 and they are earning 4.49 runs per contest (16th in the league). They have 224 two-baggers, while walking 456 times and scoring 601 runs.

The Cardinals hold a team WHIP of 1.450 with a FIP of 4.25 as a squad so far this season. They currently have a K/BB ratio of 7.90 (1,031 strikeouts against 430 walks). They come in at 29th in the league as a pitching staff in total hits allowed with 1,281. They have conceded 136 home runs and they relinquish 5.16 runs per 9 innings (24th in the league). The St. Louis pitching staff have allowed 677 runs over the course of the season and come in with a team ERA of 4.71 (617 earned runs relinquished).

St. Louis has had relief pitchers step onto the mound in 53 save opportunities and they have walked away with 28 saves. They sit at 25th in MLB holding a save rate of 52.8%, and they have dispatched 391 bullpen pitchers onto the diamond on the year. Their bullpen pitchers have stepped onto the hill 134 times in high leverage situations and also on 143 occasions with base runners. St. Louis bullpen pitchers have an inherited score percentage of 30.6% of 229 inherited runners. With 121 save situations, the Cardinals have 67 holds and 25 blown saves.

In their 10,623 innings on the field, the Cardinals hold a efficiency on defense of 66.6% (30th in pro baseball). The St. Louis Cardinals have turned 121 double plays and hold a fielding percentage of .989 (4th in the majors). The Cardinals have accrued 1,297 assists, 55 errors and have earned a total of 3,541 putouts so far this year.

In his pro baseball career, Rom has allowed 13 base knocks while he has tallied 10 K's in 9 innings pitched. Rom (0-2 career win-loss record) has a 8.00 ERA and has surrendered 13.0 hits per nine innings. He has allowed 8 earned runs while earning a WHIP of 2.000 and being the owner of a FIP of 5.6. His strikeout to walk ratio is 2.00 and he has gone up against 46 batters in his career.

Who will win tonight's MLB game against the spread or moneyline?

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Pittsburgh

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