Kansas City Royals vs St. Louis Cardinals Prediction, 7/10/2024 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Kansas City Royals vs St. Louis Cardinals

Date: Wednesday, July 10, 2024

Location: Busch Stadium in St. Louis, MO

TV: Bally Sports Kansas City

The St. Louis Cardinals (48-42) will take on the Kansas City Royals (49-43) at Busch Stadium on Wednesday. The starting pitchers will be Alec Marsh and Sonny Gray.

As a team, the Kansas City Royals are putting up 4.5 runs per game, which has them at 13th in the league. They have racked up 418 runs and have an OBP of .306. The Royals have accounted for 154 doubles as a team and have hit 93 balls out of the park. They have compiled 405 RBI's and 750 base knocks for the season, and their average at the plate is at .246. Kansas City has a slugging rate of .404 and have struck out 636 times, while being walked on 251 occasions.

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The Royals have an earned run average of 3.79 this season (10th in the league), and their staff has struck out 738 hitters. Royals pitchers have conceded 82 home runs in addition to 362 total runs (8th in the league). Their pitching staff has walked 286 opposing players and their FIP comes in at 3.87 as a team this season. Kansas City has conceded 740 hits (8.3 per 9 innings) as well as 339 earned runs. They have earned a K/BB ratio of 2.58 and their pitching staff holds a WHIP of 1.27.

The Royals relief pitchers have a save percentage of 64.7% and has stepped onto the mound in 77 save situations. The relief pitchers have inherited 124 runners this year with 26.6% of those players ended up scoring. Royals bullpen pitchers have gone to the mound with opponents on base 71 times in addition to having 84 appearances in high leverage situations. The Royals have dispatched 289 relief pitchers to the mound for the year. The relief pitchers have tallied 42 holds so far this year (21st in baseball). They have earned 22 saves for the season and have blown 12 out of their 34 chances to save the game.

The Kansas City Royals have accumulated 2,415 putouts so far this season, in addition to 830 assists and 45 errors. Their fielding percentage is at .986 which has them ranked 10th in professional baseball, and they have turned 69 double plays. The Royals have turned 69.7% of baseballs in play into outs out of their 7,245 innings on the diamond, which has them sitting 17th in MLB.

Marsh (9-15 record in his career) sits with a FIP of 5.04 and he has gone up against 697 batters in the majors. He has conceded 156 base hits (8.9 hits per nine innings) and has 67 walks. His earned run average is 5.12 (90 earned runs allowed) and his WHIP is 1.409. Marsh has taken the hill for 158 frames and has earned 160 punch outs during his MLB career.

St. Louis has tallied 86 home runs so far this year as well as 346 runs batted in. They have recorded 139 doubles, while walking 267 times and putting up 369 runs. The St. Louis Cardinals have an on-base percentage of .310 and a batting average of .244 on the campaign. The Cardinals have a team slugging % of .381 and they are scoring 4.10 runs per game (22nd in the league). They have been called out on strikes on 762 occasions (13th in MLB) and have earned 745 base hits.

The Cardinals hold a team WHIP of 1.265 and are the owners of a FIP of 3.87 as a squad so far this season. They currently have a strikeout to walk ratio of 8.30 (740 strikeouts against 262 bases on balls). They rank 19th in MLB as a staff in total hits surrendered with 754. They have conceded 91 homers and they surrender 4.51 runs per 9 innings (20th in baseball). The St. Louis pitching staff have surrendered 402 runs for the season while holding a team ERA of 3.91 (349 earned runs allowed).

With 121 save situations, the Cardinals have earned 74 holds in addition to 13 blown saves. St. Louis has had relief pitchers enter the game in 47 save opportunities and they have come away with 34 saves. Their relievers have come in 105 times in high leverage situations and on 94 occasions with base runners. St. Louis relief pitchers have an inherited score rate of 35.1% out of their 134 inherited base runners. They rank 4th in the league with a save percentage of 72.3%, and they have sent 287 bullpen pitchers to the mound on the year.

The St. Louis Cardinals have gotten 92 double plays and own a fielding percentage of .986 (11th in the majors). The Cardinals have racked up 832 assists, 46 errors and have amassed 2,410 putouts over the course of the season. In 7,230 innings on the diamond, the Cardinals have earned a defensive efficiency of 69.2% (21st in MLB).

Gray (107-90 career record) has earned a 3.46 ERA while allowing 7.7 hits per 9 innings. He has a K/BB ratio of 2.88 and he has faced 6,898 batters in his MLB career. He has given up a total of 640 earned runs while earning a WHIP of 1.195 and having a FIP of 3.4. So far in his pro baseball career, Gray has conceded 1,420 base knocks and he has 1,636 strikeouts in 1,663 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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