Colorado Rockies vs St. Louis Cardinals Prediction, 6/9/2024 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Colorado Rockies vs St. Louis Cardinals

Date: Sunday, June 9, 2024

Location: Busch Stadium in St. Louis, MO

TV: Rockies.TV

Odds/Point Spread: Colorado (+158) St. Louis (-188)

The Colorado Rockies (22-40) are hitting the road to Busch Stadium on Sunday where they will try to beat the St. Louis Cardinals (29-32). The odds on this game have Colorado at +158 while St. Louis is opening at -188. The over/under is 7.5. The pitchers taking the mound are Ty Blach and Andre Pallante.

As a unit, the Colorado Rockies are knocking in 4.1 runs per contest, which has them sitting at 21st in baseball. They have accumulated 252 runs while holding a team OBP of .307. The Rockies have tallied 112 doubles as a unit and have knocked 51 baseballs out of the stadium. They have earned 239 RBI's and 518 hits on the season, and their team batting average is at .245. Colorado is slugging .379 and have struck out 586 times, while being walked on 173 occasions.

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They have earned a strikeout to walk ratio of 1.68 and their pitching staff has a collective WHIP of 1.54. Rockies pitchers have surrendered 70 home runs and also 348 runs in total (30th in the league). Colorado has surrendered 605 hits (9.9 per 9 innings) as well as 326 earned runs. The Rockies have compiled a team ERA of 5.34 over the course of the season (30th in the league), and their staff has struck out 399 batters. They have walked 238 opposing hitters and their FIP sits at 4.75 as a unit for the year.

The Rockies have sent 185 relief pitchers to the mound over the course of the season. The relief pitchers have inherited 102 base runners on the campaign and 36.3% of those runners earned a run for their team. They have accumulated 13 saves on the year and have not converted 8 of their 21 save chances. The Rockies relief pitchers have accumulated a save percentage of 61.9% and has come into the game in 47 save situations. The bullpen have accumulated 26 holds over the course of the season (25th in the league). Rockies bullpen pitchers have entered the game with runners on base 65 times as well as having 61 appearances in high leverage situations.

The Rockies have turned 67.7% of balls hit into play into outs out of their 4,941 innings on the diamond, which has them ranked 29th in the majors. The Colorado Rockies have accounted for 1,647 putouts thus far, as well as 637 assists and 28 errors. Their fielding percentage is holding steady at .988 which puts them in 5th in professional baseball, and they have turned 66 double plays.

Blach has pitched in 488 innings and has tallied 276 punch outs during his pro baseball career. His ERA is 5.13 (278 earned runs allowed) and he has a career WHIP of 1.467. He has allowed 568 base hits (10.5 hits per 9 innings) with 148 walks. Blach (22-28 career win-loss mark) sits with a FIP of 5.05 and he has faced 2,117 opposing batters during his time in the major leagues.

The Cardinals hold a slugging percentage of .372 and they are scoring 3.87 runs per game (26th in the league). They have notched 94 doubles, while taking a walk 201 times and earning 236 runs. St. Louis has 59 long balls on the year and 222 runs batted in. They have struck out on 516 instances (17th in the league) and have notched a total of 477 hits. The St. Louis Cardinals have earned a team OBP of .307 in addition to a team batting average of .233 on the campaign.

The Cardinals have a team WHIP of 1.283 with a FIP of 4.02 as a unit on the season. They are currently ranked 18th in baseball as a staff in total hits allowed with 511. The St. Louis pitching staff have given up 282 runs for the season and come in with a team ERA of 4.09 (244 earned runs allowed). Their K/BB ratio comes in at 8.50 (505 strikeouts against 178 walks). They have conceded 69 dingers and they allow 4.72 runs per 9 innings (22nd in the league).

Sitting with 74 save situations, the Cardinals have amassed 46 holds in addition to 6 blown saves. St. Louis has had bullpen pitchers take the mound in 28 save opportunities and they have walked away with 22 saves. Their relief pitchers have come in 62 times in high leverage situations and on 59 occasions with base runners. St. Louis relief pitchers hold an inherited score percentage of 34.9% of 83 inherited base runners. They are currently ranked 2nd in MLB with a save percentage of 78.6%, and they have dispatched 194 relief pitchers to the mound over the course of the season.

The St. Louis Cardinals have gotten 60 double plays and have earned a fielding percentage of .983 (22nd in the majors). The Cardinals have 552 assists, 37 errors and have earned a total of 1,613 putouts on the campaign. In 4,839 innings on the field, the Cardinals have earned a efficiency on defense of 68.9% (22nd in baseball).

During his MLB career, Pallante has allowed 212 base hits while accumulating 127 strikeouts in 195 innings pitched. He has given up 87 earned runs while holding a WHIP of 1.503 and a FIP of 4.0. His K/BB ratio is 1.57 and he has gone up against 849 opposing batters in his MLB career. Pallante (11-8 win-loss record in his career) holds a 4.02 earned run average while giving up 9.8 hits per 9 innings.

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take St. Louis (-188)

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