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

Game: Chicago White Sox vs St. Louis Cardinals

Date: Sunday, May 5, 2024

Location: Busch Stadium in St. Louis, MO

TV: Bally Sports Midwest

Odds/Point Spread: Chicago (+152) St. Louis (-180)

The St. Louis Cardinals (15-17) will try to beat the Chicago White Sox (6-26) at Busch Stadium on Sunday. The line on this contest has Chicago at +152 while St. Louis is priced at -180. The total is set at 7.5. The expected starting pitchers will be Garrett Crochet and Kyle Gibson.

Chicago owns a slugging percentage of .321 and have struck out 270 times, while drawing a walk on 81 occasions. They have 81 runs batted in as well as 216 hits so far this season, and their batting average comes in at .209. The White Sox have accumulated 48 doubles as a unit and have hit 22 baseballs out of the stadium. They have earned a total of 89 runs scored while holding a team OBP of .272. As a team, the Chicago White Sox are knocking in 2.8 runs/g, which has them sitting at 30th in baseball.

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The White Sox hold a team earned run average of 5.10 so far this season (29th in baseball), and the staff has struck out 256 hitters. White Sox pitchers have allowed 43 home runs in addition to 176 runs in total (28th in the league). Their pitching staff has walked 129 players from the other team and their FIP is 4.84 as a squad so far this year. Chicago has allowed 275 hits (8.9 per 9 innings) and 157 earned runs. They have a K/BB ratio of 1.98 and the pitching staff has earned a collective WHIP of 1.46.

The White Sox relief pitchers have recorded a save percentage of 30.8% and stepped onto the hill in 27 save situations. The relief pitchers have inherited 73 base runners this year with 41.1% of those runners ended up crossing the plate. White Sox pitchers have stepped onto the hill with runners on base 46 times in addition to having 45 appearances in high leverage situations. The White Sox have sent 117 relief pitchers to the hill for the season. The bullpen have recorded 14 holds for the year (26th in the league). They have compiled 4 saves for the season and have not converted 9 out of their 13 save opportunities.

The Chicago White Sox have accounted for 831 putouts on the campaign, in addition to 261 assists and 20 errors. Their fielding percentage is currently at .982 which has them ranked 23rd in professional baseball, and have accumulated 20 double plays. The White Sox have turned 69.0% of balls in play into outs in their 2,493 innings, which ranks them 24th in professional baseball.

Crochet has pitched in 107 frames and is sitting with 132 punch outs during his MLB career. His earned run average is 3.76 (45 earned runs allowed) and he has a WHIP of 1.254. He has allowed 86 base hits (7.2 hits per 9 innings) with 49 free passes. Crochet (4-11 career win-loss mark) sits with a FIP of 3.43 while he has faced 459 hitters in the majors.

The Cardinals hold a slugging percentage of .336 and they are recording 3.50 runs per outing (27th in MLB). They have hit 49 doubles, while getting a free base 108 times as well as earning 112 runs. St. Louis has knocked in 21 home runs on the campaign to go along with 106 runs batted in. They have struck out on 273 occasions (15th in baseball) and have notched a total of 229 base hits. The St. Louis Cardinals have recorded a team OBP of .299 and a batting average of .219 on the season.

The Cardinals hold a team WHIP of 1.282 and are the owners of a FIP of 4.07 as a squad for the season. They have earned a strikeout to walk ratio of 8.40 (266 strikeouts vs 93 free passes). They have a ranking of 20th in baseball as a staff in total hits allowed with 270. They have surrendered 38 HR's and they surrender 4.42 runs per 9 innings (19th in baseball). The St. Louis pitching staff have relinquished 139 runs this year while holding a team ERA of 3.91 (123 earned runs given up).

With 39 save situations, the Cardinals have tallied 25 holds in addition to 2 blown saves. St. Louis has had relief pitchers take the mound in 14 save opportunities and they have recorded 12 saves. Their bullpen pitchers have stepped onto the hill 26 times in high leverage situations in addition to 30 occasions with runners on. St. Louis relievers have an inherited score percentage of 37.5% out of their 40 inherited runners. They are ranked 1st in MLB holding a save percentage of 85.7%, and they have sent 97 relievers to the mound this season.

In 2,553 innings played, the Cardinals have a efficiency on defense of 69.5% (18th in baseball). The St. Louis Cardinals have turned 36 double plays and have notched a fielding percentage of .991 (3rd in pro baseball). The Cardinals have racked up 291 assists, 10 errors and have amassed 851 putouts this season.

Gibson (106-102 mark in his career) has a 4.53 earned run average while allowing 9.2 hits per nine innings. His strikeout to walk ratio is 2.30 and he has faced 7,426 hitters during his MLB career. He has given up a total of 872 earned runs while holding a WHIP of 1.372 and having a FIP of 4.3. So far in his pro baseball career, Gibson has given up 1,776 base hits while he has tallied 1,388 punch outs in 1,734 innings.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Chicago (+152)

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