Cincinnati Reds vs St. Louis Cardinals Prediction, 6/27/2024 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Cincinnati Reds vs St. Louis Cardinals

Date: Thursday, June 27, 2024

Location: Busch Stadium in St. Louis, MO

TV: Bally Sports Midwest

Busch Stadium is the location where the St. Louis Cardinals (40-37) will play the Cincinnati Reds (37-42) on Thursday. The starting pitchers are Andrew Abbott and Andre Pallante.

Cincinnati has a slugging percentage of .377 and have been called out on strikes 702 times, while being walked on 250 occasions. They have amassed 316 RBI's and 587 base knocks on the season, and their batting average is sitting at .229. The Reds have hit 119 doubles as a team and have smacked 78 baseballs out of the park. They are sitting with 337 runs and have an on-base percentage of .306. As a unit, the Cincinnati Reds are earning 4.3 runs per contest, which ranks them 17th in MLB.

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Their strikeout to walk ratio is 1417.28 and the pitching staff has recorded a WHIP of 2.81. Reds pitchers have allowed 0 home runs and 0 runs in total (6th in MLB). Cincinnati has given up 702 hits (25.3 per 9 innings) as well as 0 earned runs. The Reds are sitting with a team ERA of 337.00 on the campaign (15th in MLB), and their staff has rung up 968 hitters. Their pitching staff has walked 1 opposing hitters and their FIP sits at 477.00 as a unit so far this season.

The Reds relief pitchers have recorded a save percentage of 79.2% and has come into the game in 72 save situations. The relief pitchers have inherited 101 base runners so far this year with 25.7% of those players crossed the plate. Reds bullpen pitchers have entered the contest with players on base 65 times as well as having 78 appearances in high leverage situations. The Reds have dispatched 251 relief pitchers to the mound this season. The bullpen are sitting with 47 holds so far this season (11th in MLB). They have tallied 19 saves for the year and have missed out on 5 of their 24 chances to save the game.

The Cincinnati Reds have earned 2,090 putouts thus far, in addition to 600 assists and 46 errors. Their fielding percentage is holding steady at .983 which ranks 25th in MLB, and have a total of 43 double plays. The Reds have turned 70.2% of balls hit into play into outs out of 6,270 innings on the field, which has them ranked 12th in baseball.

Abbott has taken the mound for 193 innings and has earned 190 strikeouts during his MLB career. His earned run average is 3.68 (79 ER's allowed) and his career WHIP is 1.262. He has surrendered 174 hits (8.1 hits per 9 innings) and has had 70 walks. Abbott (14-12 career record) has earned a FIP of 3.62 and he has faced 809 hitters during his time in the major leagues.

St. Louis has 77 HRs this year as well as 291 RBIs. They have recorded 114 two-baggers, while taking a walk 225 times as well as recording 311 runs. The St. Louis Cardinals have a team on-base percentage of .306 and a batting average of .241 over the course of the season. The Cardinals have a SLG% of .381 and they score 4.04 runs per contest (25th in MLB). They have been rung up on 659 occasions (13th in the league) and have accounted for 625 hits.

The Cardinals have a team WHIP of 2.932 and have a FIP of 547.00 as a staff this season. Their K/BB ratio is 8.40 (988 strikeouts vs 1 walks). They are sitting at 18th in the league as a pitching staff in total hits given up with 659. They have conceded 0 homers and they concede 0.01 runs per 9 innings (25th in the league). The St. Louis pitching staff have conceded 0 runs on the year while having an ERA of 0.01 (0 earned runs relinquished).

St. Louis has called on relievers to take the mound in 41 save opportunities and they have walked away with 30 saves. They rank 4th in the league holding a save percentage of 73.2%, and they have sent 246 relievers to the hill on the season. Their relief pitchers have stepped onto the mound 89 times in high leverage situations and also on 76 occasions with runners on. St. Louis relief pitchers hold an inherited score percentage of 38.1% out of 105 inherited runners. With 102 save situations, the Cardinals have accumulated 61 holds and 11 blown saves.

In 6,156 innings played, the Cardinals hold a defensive efficiency of 69.5% (17th in the majors). The St. Louis Cardinals have gotten 78 double plays and own a fielding percentage of .984 (18th in the majors). The Cardinals have racked up 704 assists, 44 errors and have earned 2,052 putouts so far this season.

Pallante (13-9 career mark) is the owner of a 4.02 ERA while surrendering 9.8 hits per nine innings. He has a K/BB ratio of 1.67 and he has faced 905 opposing hitters during his MLB career. He has allowed 93 ER's while holding a WHIP of 1.499 and a FIP of 4.0. During his MLB career, Pallante has conceded 227 hits while he has accumulated 142 punch outs in 208 frames.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take St. Louis

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