Pittsburgh Pirates vs St. Louis Cardinals Prediction, 6/13/2024 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Pittsburgh Pirates vs St. Louis Cardinals

Date: Thursday, June 13, 2024

Location: Busch Stadium in St. Louis, MO

TV: Bally Sports Midwest

Odds/Point Spread: Pittsburgh (+145) St. Louis (-166)

The Pittsburgh Pirates (32-34) are headed to Busch Stadium on Thursday where they will take on the St. Louis Cardinals (31-34). The moneyline on this game has Pittsburgh at +145 while St. Louis is opening at -166. The total has been set at 7.5. The starting pitchers are Mitch Keller and Lance Lynn.

Pittsburgh has a slugging % of .358 and have struck out 632 times, while taking a walk on 220 occasions. They have accrued 260 RBI's and 517 hits over the course of the season, while their team batting average is .230. The Pirates have accounted for 94 doubles as a team and have smacked 60 baseballs out of the stadium. They have a total of 271 runs scored while holding a team on-base percentage of .301. As a unit, the Pittsburgh Pirates are notching 4.1 runs per game, which ranks them 20th in MLB.

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The Pirates have an earned run average of 3.89 for the season (12th in MLB), and their staff has rung up 562 hitters. Pirates pitchers have allowed 71 home runs and 293 total runs (16th in MLB). Their pitching staff has walked 209 opposing batters and their FIP sits at 4.02 as a unit this season. Pittsburgh has conceded 547 hits (8.3 per 9 innings) and also 257 earned runs. They have accumulated a K/BB ratio of 2.69 and their pitching staff has earned a collective WHIP of 1.27.

Pirates relief pitchers have come into the game with opponents on base 63 times and also have had 88 appearances in high leverage situations. The bullpen have racked up 35 holds on the season (20th in baseball). The Pirates relief pitchers have a save percentage of 55.9% and has stepped onto the mound in 70 save situations. They have earned 19 saves on the year and have missed out on 15 of 34 chances to save the game. The relievers have inherited 95 runners on the season with 33.7% of them crossed the plate. The Pirates have sent 210 relievers to the mound for the year.

The Pittsburgh Pirates have accumulated 1,783 putouts at this point in the season, in addition to 558 assists and 40 errors. Their fielding percentage is holding steady at .983 which ranks 22nd in MLB, and have a total of 48 double plays. The Pirates have converted 69.7% of balls in play into outs out of 5,349 innings on the diamond, which has them ranked 17th in baseball.

Keller (33-41 career win-loss record) holds a FIP of 4.44 while he has faced 2,633 opposing batters during his time in the major leagues. He has surrendered 638 base knocks (9.5 hits per nine innings) with 220 walks. His earned run average is 4.51 (302 ER's allowed) and his WHIP is 1.424. Keller has taken the mound for 602 frames and is sitting with 595 punch outs so far in his pro baseball career.

St. Louis has accounted for 62 long balls over the course of the season to go along with 238 runs batted in. They have recorded 99 doubles, while walking 207 times and racking up 255 runs. The St. Louis Cardinals have an OBP of .306 as well as a team batting average of .235 on the season. The Cardinals hold a team slugging percentage of .371 and they are scoring 3.92 runs per contest (24th in baseball). They have struck out on 550 occasions (16th in baseball) and are sitting with 512 hits.

The Cardinals have a WHIP of 1.272 and are the owners of a FIP of 3.94 as a unit on the campaign. They rank 16th in the league as a staff in total hits conceded with 541. The St. Louis pitching staff have allowed 296 runs so far this year while holding a team ERA of 4.05 (258 earned runs conceded). Their K/BB ratio sits at 8.50 (543 strikeouts vs 188 walks). They have given up 71 HR's and they surrender 4.65 runs per 9 innings (21st in MLB).

Sitting with 76 save situations, the Cardinals have 46 holds in addition to 7 blown saves. St. Louis has called on bullpen pitchers to step onto the hill in 30 save opportunities and they have walked away with 23 saves. Their relievers have stepped onto the mound 67 times in high leverage situations and also on 60 occasions with runners on. St. Louis relievers have an inherited score rate of 34.5% out of 84 inherited base runners. They are ranked 2nd in the league with a save percentage of 76.7%, and they have sent 206 bullpen pitchers to the hill this season.

In their 5,163 innings played, the Cardinals are sitting with a defensive efficiency of 68.8% (24th in MLB). The St. Louis Cardinals have turned 66 double plays and have notched a fielding percentage of .983 (25th in professional baseball). The Cardinals have 587 assists, 41 errors and have earned a total of 1,721 putouts this year.

During his MLB career, Lynn has given up 1,806 base hits while tallying 1,969 punch outs in 1,953 frames. Lynn (138-98 career mark) has a 3.73 earned run average while giving up 8.3 hits per nine innings. He has allowed 810 earned runs while earning a WHIP of 1.277 and being the owner of a FIP of 3.7. His K/BB ratio is 2.87 and he has faced 8,298 hitters so far in his MLB career.

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

Parlay's Pundit's Pick: Take St. Louis (-166) and under 7.5 runs

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