St. Louis Cardinals vs San Francisco Giants Prediction, 4/24/2023 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: St. Louis Cardinals vs San Francisco Giants

Date: Monday, April 24, 2023

Location: Oracle Park in San Francisco, CA

TV: NBC Sports Bay Area

Oracle Park is the site where the San Francisco Giants (7-13) will try to beat the St. Louis Cardinals (8-13) on Monday. The expected starting pitchers are Jordan Montgomery and Alex Cobb.

St. Louis has a slugging % of .426 and have been called out on strikes 176 times, while taking a walk on 80 occasions. They have 95 runs batted in and 193 hits on the year, and their team batting average is sitting at .266. The Cardinals have accounted for 40 two-baggers as a unit and have smacked 24 baseballs out of the stadium. They have 97 runs scored while holding a team OBP of .344. As a squad, the St. Louis Cardinals are recording 4.6 runs/g, which has them sitting at 14th in the league.

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The Cardinals have compiled a team ERA of 4.74 on the campaign (22nd in baseball), and their staff has struck out 185 batters. Cardinals pitchers have given up 25 home runs in addition to 103 runs in total (20th in MLB). Their pitching staff has walked 73 opposing players and their FIP sits at 4.36 as a team for the season. St. Louis has yielded 199 base hits (9.6 per 9 innings) as well as 98 earned runs. They have a K/BB ratio of 2.53 and the pitching staff has earned a collective WHIP of 1.46.

The Cardinals relief pitchers have a save percentage of 50.0% and has stepped onto the mound in 15 save situations. The relief pitchers have inherited 41 base runners on the season with 34.1% of those players crossed home plate. Cardinals relief pitchers have come into the game with runners on base 27 times as well as having 21 appearances in high leverage situations. The Cardinals have dispatched 69 relief pitchers to the hill this season. The relief pitchers have racked up 7 holds for the year (23rd in MLB). They have recorded 4 saves this year and have blown 4 out of their 8 save opportunities.

The St. Louis Cardinals have amassed 558 putouts this year, as well as 218 assists and 6 errors. Their fielding percentage is currently at .992 which has them ranked 4th in baseball, and have earned 25 double plays. The Cardinals have converted 65.9% of baseballs in play into outs out of 1,674 innings on the diamond, which has them ranked 28th in baseball.

Montgomery has thrown 588 innings and has racked up 558 punch outs so far in his career. His ERA is 3.88 (254 earned runs allowed) and his career WHIP is 1.220. He has given up 554 base hits (8.5 hits per 9 innings) and has 164 free passes. Montgomery (30-25 career win-loss record) has earned a FIP of 3.78 and he has gone up against 2,459 hitters during his time in the major leagues.

San Francisco has knocked in 32 long balls on the year as well as 89 runs batted in. They have 25 doubles, while taking a walk 71 times and scoring 90 runs. The San Francisco Giants have tallied an on-base percentage of .316 as well as a batting average of .235 on the campaign. The Giants have a SLG% of .412 and they score 4.50 runs per game (17th in the league). They have been rung up on 216 occasions (1st in MLB) and have totaled 163 base knocks.

The Giants have a team WHIP of 1.328 with a FIP of 4.32 as a team for the season. Their K/BB ratio is 9.50 (189 strikeouts vs 53 free passes). They rank 20th in baseball as a staff in total hits conceded with 185. They have conceded 28 homers and they allow 5.27 runs per 9 innings (23rd in the league). The San Francisco pitching staff have given up 105 runs so far this season while holding an ERA of 4.52 (90 earned runs conceded).

With 10 save situations, the Giants have tallied 5 holds and also 1 blown save. San Francisco has had bullpen pitchers step onto the hill in 4 save opportunities and they have walked away with 3 saves. Their relief pitchers have come in 17 times in high leverage situations in addition to 22 occasions with runners on base. San Francisco relief pitchers have an inherited score percentage of 25.8% of 31 inherited base runners. They are currently ranked 6th in the league with a save percentage of 75.0%, and they have dispatched 60 relief pitchers to the hill this year.

Out of their 1,617 innings on the diamond, the Giants have a defensive efficiency of 66.3% (27th in pro baseball). The San Francisco Giants have gotten 17 double plays and hold a fielding percentage of .980 (29th in baseball). The Giants have recorded 190 assists, 15 errors and have a total of 539 putouts so far this year.

Cobb (70-69 career mark) has a 3.83 ERA while giving up 8.8 hits per 9 innings. He has a strikeout to walk ratio of 2.86 and he has gone up against 4,955 opposing batters so far in his pro baseball career. He has given up a total of 502 earned runs while holding a WHIP of 1.274 and a FIP of 3.8. In his MLB career, Cobb has allowed 1,156 hits and he has 989 K's in 1,179 innings pitched.

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take St. Louis

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