Colorado Rockies vs St. Louis Cardinals Prediction, 6/6/2024 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Colorado Rockies vs St. Louis Cardinals

Date: Thursday, June 6, 2024

Location: Busch Stadium in St. Louis, MO

TV: Rockies.TV

Busch Stadium is the location where the St. Louis Cardinals (28-31) will take on the Colorado Rockies (21-39) on Thursday. The pitchers taking the mound will be Cal Quantrill and Sonny Gray.

The Rockies have tallied 108 doubles as a team and have hit 50 balls out of the stadium. Colorado is slugging .380 and have struck out 571 times, while drawing a walk on 167 occasions. As a squad, the Colorado Rockies are recording 4.0 runs per contest, which has them at 21st in MLB. They have accounted for 230 runs batted in in addition to 501 base knocks over the course of the season, while their batting average is .245. They have racked up 242 runs while holding a team on-base percentage of .306.

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They have accrued a K/BB ratio of 1.70 and their pitching staff holds a WHIP of 1.53. Rockies pitchers have given up 66 home runs in addition to 334 total runs (30th in baseball). Colorado has surrendered 585 base knocks (9.9 per 9 innings) and 312 earned runs. The Rockies have a team earned run average of 5.29 for the season (30th in MLB), and their staff has rung up 384 hitters. Their pitching staff has walked 226 opposing hitters and their FIP sits at 4.68 as a squad on the season.

The Rockies relief pitchers have a save rate of 63.2% and has come into the game in 40 save situations. The relievers have inherited 95 runners on the season with 35.8% of those players crossed home plate. Rockies bullpen pitchers have entered the contest with runners on 62 times as well as having 54 appearances in high leverage situations. The Rockies have sent 176 relief pitchers to the hill for the season. The bullpen have tallied 21 holds over the course of the season (30th in the league). They have earned 12 saves for the year and have missed out on 7 of their 19 chances to get a save.

The Rockies have turned 67.6% of balls in play into outs out of 4,779 innings on the diamond, ranking them 29th in baseball. The Colorado Rockies have a total of 1,593 putouts over the course of the season, in addition to 622 assists and 27 errors. Their fielding percentage is at .988 which has them ranked 6th in MLB, and have accumulated 66 double plays.

Quantrill has taken the hill for 638 innings and has 477 strikeouts during his career. His earned run average is 3.83 (272 earned runs allowed) and he has a career WHIP of 1.265. He has given up 618 base hits (8.7 hits per nine innings) with 190 walks. Quantrill (39-27 mark in his career) is the owner of a FIP of 4.26 while he has faced 2,689 hitters in the major leagues.

The St. Louis Cardinals have accumulated an OBP of .308 and a batting average of .234 for the year. They have struck out on 507 instances (16th in the league) and have tallied 464 hits. St. Louis has hit 58 long balls for the year and 217 runs batted in. The Cardinals hold a slugging percentage of .375 and they are recording 3.90 runs per outing (25th in baseball). They have 92 two-baggers, while walking 193 times as well as racking up 230 runs.

The St. Louis pitching staff have conceded 277 runs for the year and come in with a team ERA of 4.14 (239 earned runs surrendered). They have surrendered 67 long balls and they surrender 4.80 runs per 9 innings (23rd in the league). The Cardinals have a WHIP of 1.298 in addition to having a FIP of 4.02 as a team over the course of the season. They currently have a strikeout to walk ratio of 8.50 (489 strikeouts against 172 walks). They come in at 21st in baseball as a pitching staff in total hits conceded with 502.

With 71 save situations, the Cardinals have accumulated 44 holds and 6 blown saves. St. Louis has had bullpen pitchers enter the contest in 27 save chances and they have walked away with 21 saves. Their relievers have come in 59 times in high leverage situations and on 58 occasions with base runners. St. Louis bullpen pitchers have an inherited score rate of 35.8% out of 81 inherited base runners. They are currently ranked 2nd in baseball with a save rate of 77.8%, and they have sent 188 relief pitchers to the mound for the season.

In 4,677 innings on the field, the Cardinals hold a defensive efficiency of 68.4% (25th in MLB). The St. Louis Cardinals have turned 58 double plays and hold a fielding percentage of .983 (25th in pro baseball). The Cardinals have accrued 535 assists, 37 errors and have earned 1,559 putouts during this campaign.

Thus far in his career, Gray has conceded 1,393 base knocks and he has 1,598 K's in 1,628 innings pitched. He has conceded 625 ER's while earning a WHIP of 1.199 and being the owner of a FIP of 3.5. He has a strikeout to walk ratio of 2.86 and he has faced 6,758 batters during his MLB career. Gray (105-88 career win-loss mark) has earned a 3.46 earned run average while surrendering 7.7 hits per nine innings.

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take St. Louis

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