Boston Red Sox vs St. Louis Cardinals Prediction, 5/19/2024 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Boston Red Sox vs St. Louis Cardinals

Date: Sunday, May 19, 2024

Location: Busch Stadium in St. Louis, MO

TV: NESN

The Boston Red Sox (22-22) are en route to Busch Stadium on Sunday where they will attempt to beat the St. Louis Cardinals (18-25). The starting pitchers are Nick Pivetta and Matthew Liberatore.

As a team, the Boston Red Sox are putting up 4.3 runs per game, which has them sitting at 16th in baseball. They have earned 188 runs scored while holding a team on-base percentage of .314. The Red Sox have accrued 81 doubles as a squad and have knocked 45 baseballs out of the park. They have 181 runs batted in in addition to 363 base knocks on the campaign, while their average at the plate is at .242. Boston owns a slugging percentage of .399 and have been called out on strikes 437 times, while taking a walk on 139 occasions.

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They have earned a strikeout to walk ratio of 3.28 and their pitching staff sits with a WHIP of 1.12. Red Sox pitchers have given up 36 home runs and 159 runs in total (6th in MLB). Boston has conceded 327 hits (7.4 per 9 innings) as well as 123 earned runs. The Red Sox have an ERA of 2.79 so far this year (1st in baseball), and they have struck out 377 hitters. Their pitching staff has walked 115 opposing batters and their FIP sits at 3.43 as a team on the year.

The Red Sox relievers have recorded a save rate of 52.6% and has entered the game in 41 save situations. The relief pitchers have inherited 38 base runners so far this season and 36.8% of them ended up crossing the plate. Red Sox relief pitchers have entered the contest with runners on base 32 times as well as having 55 appearances in high leverage situations. The Red Sox have sent 142 relievers to the hill for the season. The relief pitchers have earned 21 holds this year (23rd in the league). They have accumulated 10 saves on the season and have missed out on 9 out of their 19 save opportunities.

The Boston Red Sox are sitting with 1,189 putouts this season, as well as 391 assists and 34 errors. Their fielding percentage is holding at .979 which puts them in 29th in MLB, and they have turned 30 double plays. The Red Sox have turned 70.9% of balls in play into outs in their 3,567 innings on the diamond, which has them ranked 8th in professional baseball.

Pivetta (51-61 win-loss mark in his career) sits with a FIP of 4.42 while he has gone up against 3,871 opposing hitters in the majors. He has conceded 869 hits (8.6 hits per 9 innings) with 343 walks. His earned run average is 4.83 (485 earned runs allowed) and his WHIP is 1.340. Pivetta has taken the ball for 904 innings and is sitting with 989 punch outs in his pro baseball career.

The Cardinals have a team slugging % of .347 and they are scoring 3.60 runs per outing (29th in MLB). They have put up 68 doubles, while taking a walk 151 times and notching 155 runs. St. Louis has compiled 32 long balls over the course of the season and 145 runs batted in. They have been rung up on 373 occasions (15th in the league) and have a total of 322 base hits. The St. Louis Cardinals have accounted for an on-base percentage of .305 as well as a team batting average of .225 so far this year.

The Cardinals hold a team WHIP of 1.326 in addition to having a FIP of 4.04 as a pitching staff for the season. Their K/BB ratio is 8.60 (361 strikeouts against 124 walks). They are sitting at 25th in the league as a pitching staff in total hits relinquished with 379. They have surrendered 51 long balls and they relinquish 4.87 runs per 9 innings (23rd in MLB). The St. Louis pitching staff have allowed 205 runs over the course of the season and come in with a team ERA of 4.39 (185 earned runs yielded).

St. Louis relievers hold an inherited score rate of 43.1% out of 58 inherited runners. Their relievers have come in 41 times in high leverage situations and also on 43 occasions with runners on. Sitting with 50 save situations, the Cardinals have tallied 32 holds and 4 blown saves. They are ranked 1st in the league with a save rate of 77.8%, and they have dispatched 135 bullpen pitchers onto the field this year. St. Louis has had relief pitchers take the mound in 18 save chances and they have recorded 14 saves.

The St. Louis Cardinals have turned 44 double plays and have a fielding rate of .989 (5th in pro baseball). The Cardinals have accrued 387 assists, 17 errors and have accounted for 1,139 putouts so far this season. In 3,417 innings played, the Cardinals have a defensive efficiency of 68.0% (25th in MLB).

Liberatore (6-9 career record) holds a 5.33 earned run average and has allowed 9.7 hits per nine innings. He has a K/BB ratio of 1.72 and he has faced 530 opposing hitters thus far in his career. He has allowed 71 ER's while earning a WHIP of 1.517 and a FIP of 4.4. So far in his pro baseball career, Liberatore has allowed 129 hits and he has 91 strikeouts in 120 innings pitched.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Boston

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