Pittsburgh Pirates vs St. Louis Cardinals Prediction, 6/11/2024 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Pittsburgh Pirates vs St. Louis Cardinals

Date: Tuesday, June 11, 2024

Location: Busch Stadium in St. Louis, MO

TV: SportsNet Pittsburgh

The Pittsburgh Pirates (31-34) are en route to Busch Stadium on Tuesday where they will attempt to defeat the St. Louis Cardinals (31-33). The expected starting pitchers are Paul Skenes and Miles Mikolas.

Pittsburgh is slugging .360 and have struck out 625 times, while being walked on 217 occasions. They have 258 RBI's in addition to 514 base knocks so far this year, and their batting average sits at .231. The Pirates have recorded 93 two-baggers as a unit and have hit 60 baseballs out of the park. They have tallied 269 runs and have an OBP of .302. As a unit, the Pittsburgh Pirates are notching 4.1 runs per game, which has them sitting at 20th in MLB.

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The Pirates are sitting with a team ERA of 3.94 for the year (14th in MLB), and the staff has struck out 552 hitters. Pirates pitchers have relinquished 70 long balls and 292 total runs (18th in MLB). Their pitching staff has walked 208 opposing hitters and their FIP is 4.05 as a squad over the course of the season. Pittsburgh has allowed 539 hits (8.3 per 9 innings) in addition to 256 earned runs. They have earned a K/BB ratio of 2.65 and their pitching staff holds a WHIP of 1.28.

Pirates relief pitchers have entered the game with opponents on base 62 times in addition to having 85 appearances in high leverage situations. The relief pitchers have a total of 35 holds for the season (18th in baseball). The Pirates relief pitchers have earned a save percentage of 54.5% and has come into the game in 69 save situations. They have compiled 18 saves this year and have blown 15 out of their 33 save opportunities. The relief pitchers have inherited 94 runners so far this year with 34.0% of them earned a run for their team. The Pirates have sent 207 relievers to the mound over the course of the season.

The Pittsburgh Pirates have a total of 1,756 putouts at this point in the season, in addition to 549 assists and 39 errors. Their fielding percentage is currently at .983 which is 21st in professional baseball, and have a total of 47 double plays. The Pirates have converted 69.7% of balls in play into outs out of 5,268 innings on the diamond, which ranks them 18th in MLB.

Skenes has pitched in 27 innings and has accounted for 38 strikeouts in his career. His earned run average is 3.00 (9 ER's allowed) and his WHIP is 1.000. He has given up 21 hits (7.0 hits per 9 innings) and has 6 free passes. Skenes (3-0 record in his career) is the owner of a FIP of 2.96 while going up against 107 opposing hitters during his time in the major leagues.

The Cardinals have a slugging percentage of .372 and they score 3.97 runs per game (24th in MLB). They have put up 98 two-baggers, while walking 206 times and putting up 254 runs. St. Louis has hit 61 long balls over the course of the season to go along with 237 runs batted in. They have struck out on 540 occasions (16th in the league) and have 504 hits. The St. Louis Cardinals have tallied an on-base percentage of .307 in addition to a team batting average of .235 for the season.

The St. Louis pitching staff have given up 294 runs this season while having an ERA of 4.08 (256 earned runs allowed). They have conceded 71 homers and they relinquish 4.69 runs per 9 innings (21st in the league). The Cardinals have a team WHIP of 1.281 with a FIP of 3.97 as a unit on the campaign. They have earned a strikeout to walk ratio of 8.50 (536 strikeouts vs 185 bases on balls). They rank 19th in MLB as a pitching staff in total hits surrendered with 538.

St. Louis relief pitchers hold an inherited score percentage of 34.5% of 84 inherited base runners. Their relievers have come in 65 times in high leverage situations and also on 60 occasions with runners on. With 76 save situations, the Cardinals have amassed 46 holds and also 7 blown saves. They rank 2nd in the league holding a save rate of 76.7%, and they have dispatched 204 relief pitchers to the hill on the year. St. Louis has called on bullpen pitchers to enter the contest in 30 save chances and they have recorded 23 saves.

In 5,082 innings on the diamond, the Cardinals hold a defensive efficiency of 68.5% (27th in professional baseball). The St. Louis Cardinals have turned 64 double plays and have notched a fielding percentage of .982 (26th in pro baseball). The Cardinals have recorded 581 assists, 41 errors and have earned a total of 1,694 putouts over the course of the season.

During his MLB career, Mikolas has conceded 991 base hits while he has earned 726 punch outs in 995 innings pitched. He has conceded a total of 446 ER's while holding a WHIP of 1.195 and being the owner of a FIP of 4.0. His K/BB ratio is 3.67 and he has faced 4,126 opposing batters in his pro baseball career. Mikolas (58-59 record in his career) is the owner of a 4.03 ERA and has allowed 9.0 hits per 9 innings.

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take St. Louis

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