Chicago White Sox vs St. Louis Cardinals Prediction, 5/3/2024 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Chicago White Sox vs St. Louis Cardinals

Date: Friday, May 3, 2024

Location: Busch Stadium in St. Louis, MO

TV: Bally Sports Midwest

The St. Louis Cardinals (14-17) host the Chicago White Sox (6-24) at Busch Stadium on Friday. The starting pitchers are Brad Keller and Sonny Gray.

The White Sox have compiled 47 two-baggers as a team and have knocked 22 baseballs out of the stadium. Chicago has a slugging % of .327 and have been called out on strikes 264 times, while taking a walk on 80 occasions. As a team, the Chicago White Sox are earning 2.9 runs per game, which ranks them 30th in baseball. They have accumulated 81 RBI's as well as 213 base knocks so far this season, and their batting average is sitting at .212. They have racked up 89 runs while having a team on-base percentage of .276.

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The White Sox are sitting with a team ERA of 5.15 for the year (29th in MLB), and the staff has struck out 249 batters. White Sox pitchers have surrendered 43 home runs and 173 total runs (28th in baseball). They have walked 126 players from the other team and their FIP comes in at 4.91 as a team for the year. Chicago has allowed 269 base hits (9.0 per 9 innings) in addition to 154 earned runs. Their strikeout to walk ratio is 1.98 and the pitching staff has earned a collective WHIP of 1.47.

White Sox relief pitchers have come into the game with runners on 45 times as well as having 45 appearances in high leverage situations. The relievers are sitting with 14 holds on the campaign (24th in baseball). The White Sox bullpen have accumulated a save percentage of 30.8% and has stepped onto the mound in 27 save situations. They have earned 4 saves over the course of the season and have not converted 9 out of their 13 save opportunities. The bullpen pitchers have inherited 72 base runners on the season and 41.7% of those runners ended up crossing the plate. The White Sox have sent 116 relievers to the mound on the year.

The Chicago White Sox have accounted for 807 putouts this season, as well as 254 assists and 19 errors. Their fielding percentage is at .982 which has them sitting 21st in baseball, and they have turned 20 double plays. The White Sox have converted 68.9% of balls hit into play into outs out of 2,421 innings, which has them sitting 25th in the majors.

Keller (38-53 career record) sits with a FIP of 4.32 while he has gone up against 2,956 opposing hitters in the major leagues. He has given up 679 hits (9.0 hits per 9 innings) and has had 305 free passes. His ERA is 4.26 (322 earned runs allowed) and his career WHIP is 1.446. Keller has taken the hill for 680 innings and has accumulated 507 punch outs during his career.

St. Louis has tallied 21 long balls on the year to go along with 103 RBIs. They have tallied 46 doubles, while walking 105 times as well as earning 109 runs. The St. Louis Cardinals have accumulated an OBP of .300 as well as a team batting average of .220 for the season. The Cardinals hold a team slugging percentage of .338 and they score 3.52 runs per contest (27th in MLB). They have struck out on 266 instances (15th in MLB) and have tallied 223 base knocks.

The Cardinals are sitting with a team WHIP of 1.309 in addition to having a FIP of 4.13 as a unit on the year. They rank 22nd in MLB as a staff in total hits allowed with 267. The St. Louis pitching staff have surrendered 139 runs for the year and come in with a team ERA of 4.04 (123 earned runs conceded). Their strikeout to walk ratio sits at 8.50 (260 strikeouts vs 92 free passes). They have given up 38 home runs and they allow 4.56 runs per 9 innings (21st in baseball).

Sitting with 37 save situations, the Cardinals have accumulated 24 holds and also 2 blown saves. St. Louis has called on relief pitchers to take the mound in 13 save opportunities and they have tallied 11 saves. Their relievers have come in 26 times in high leverage situations and on 30 occasions with runners on base. St. Louis relievers have an inherited score percentage of 37.5% out of their 40 inherited base runners. They rank 3rd in MLB holding a save rate of 84.6%, and they have sent 95 relievers to the mound on the season.

The St. Louis Cardinals have turned 36 double plays and hold a fielding percentage of .991 (3rd in the majors). The Cardinals have accrued 276 assists, 10 errors and have amassed 824 putouts on the campaign. In their 2,472 innings played, the Cardinals have a defensive efficiency of 68.9% (23rd in the majors).

Gray (101-86 record in his career) has a 3.44 ERA while conceding 7.7 hits per 9 innings. He has a K/BB ratio of 2.83 and he has gone up against 6,617 opposing batters during his pro baseball career. He has surrendered a total of 609 earned runs while holding a WHIP of 1.201 and being the owner of a FIP of 3.5. So far in his career, Gray has surrendered 1,366 hits while he has accumulated 1,553 punch outs in 1,594 innings.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take St. Louis

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