Cleveland Guardians vs St. Louis Cardinals Prediction, 9/22/2024 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Cleveland Guardians vs St. Louis Cardinals

Date: Sunday, September 22, 2024

Location: Busch Stadium in St. Louis, MO

TV: Bally Sports Great Lakes

The St. Louis Cardinals (77-76) will go up against the Cleveland Guardians (89-65) at Busch Stadium on Sunday. The pitchers taking the mound are Gavin Williams and Andre Pallante.

The Guardians have accumulated 234 doubles as a team and have hit 175 balls out of the park. Cleveland owns a slugging percentage of .394 and have been called out on strikes 1,147 times, while taking a walk on 449 occasions. As a unit, the Cleveland Guardians are notching 4.4 runs per contest, which has them at 14th in MLB. They have 643 runs batted in and 1,213 base knocks for the season, while their average at the plate is sitting at .238. They are sitting with 681 runs scored and hold an OBP of .309.

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Their K/BB ratio is 2.89 and the pitching staff holds a WHIP of 1.20. Guardians pitchers have surrendered 175 long balls and also 600 runs in total (3rd in the league). Cleveland has allowed 1,172 base hits (7.7 per 9 innings) in addition to 558 earned runs. The Guardians hold a team ERA of 3.67 this season (5th in MLB), and their staff has rung up 1,354 batters. Their pitching staff has walked 468 opposing players and their FIP is 4.01 as a squad for the season.

Guardians pitchers have entered the contest with players on base 163 times and also have had 196 appearances in high leverage situations. The relievers have accumulated 118 holds so far this year (1st in the league). The Guardians bullpen have a save rate of 77.3% and has come into the game in 186 save situations. They have earned 51 saves so far this season and have blown 15 of 66 save chances. The relief pitchers have inherited 227 base runners so far this season and 26.4% of them crossed the plate. The Guardians have sent 567 relief pitchers to the mound this year.

The Cleveland Guardians have accounted for 4,101 putouts on the year, in addition to 1,307 assists and 80 errors. Their fielding percentage is holding steady at .985 which ranks 14th in pro baseball, and have 120 double plays. The Guardians have turned 71.0% of balls in play into outs in their 12,303 innings on the field, which has them sitting at 3rd in pro baseball.

Williams has thrown 152 innings and has earned 157 punch outs thus far in his career. His earned run average is 4.14 (70 ER's allowed) and he has a career WHIP of 1.321. He has given up 134 hits (7.9 hits per 9 innings) and has 67 free passes. Williams (6-15 career win-loss mark) is the owner of a FIP of 4.08 while he has faced 655 opposing batters in the major leagues.

St. Louis is sitting with 156 long balls on the season to go along with 595 RBIs. They have 235 doubles, while walking 446 times as well as putting up 626 runs. The St. Louis Cardinals have accounted for an OBP of .310 and a batting average of .246 over the course of the season. The Cardinals have a team slugging % of .388 and they score 4.09 runs per contest (24th in baseball). They have struck out on 1,245 occasions (22nd in baseball) and have accounted for 1,277 hits.

The Cardinals hold a team WHIP of 1.260 with a FIP of 3.97 as a squad this year. Their strikeout to walk ratio comes in at 8.20 (1,242 strikeouts against 435 walks). They have a ranking of 22nd in MLB as a staff in total hits surrendered with 1,285. They have conceded 165 dingers and they concede 4.50 runs per 9 innings (18th in the league). The St. Louis pitching staff have given up 683 runs so far this season while having an ERA of 4.05 (615 earned runs surrendered).

St. Louis relief pitchers hold an inherited score percentage of 36.9% out of 214 inherited base runners. Their bullpen pitchers have taken the field 174 times in high leverage situations and also on 155 occasions with runners on. Sitting with 174 save situations, the Cardinals have amassed 96 holds and also 27 blown saves. They are currently ranked 11th in the league holding a save rate of 65.4%, and they have sent 482 bullpen pitchers onto the diamond for the year. St. Louis has had relief pitchers enter the contest in 78 save opportunities and they have recorded 51 saves.

In their 12,285 innings on the field, the Cardinals have earned a defensive efficiency of 69.6% (17th in the majors). The St. Louis Cardinals have turned 143 double plays and hold a fielding percentage of .988 (4th in MLB). The Cardinals have racked up 1,425 assists, 69 errors and have amassed 4,095 putouts this year.

Pallante (17-14 record in his career) is the owner of a 3.82 ERA while giving up 9.2 hits per 9 innings. He has a K/BB ratio of 1.74 and he has gone up against 1,224 opposing hitters in his MLB career. He has allowed 121 earned runs while earning a WHIP of 1.428 and being the owner of a FIP of 3.8. So far in his MLB career, Pallante has surrendered 291 base knocks while he has earned 202 punch outs in 285 innings pitched.

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take St. Louis

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