Pittsburgh Pirates vs St. Louis Cardinals Prediction, 9/16/2024 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Pittsburgh Pirates vs St. Louis Cardinals

Date: Monday, September 16, 2024

Location: Busch Stadium in St. Louis, MO

TV: SportsNet Pittsburgh

Busch Stadium is the site where the St. Louis Cardinals (74-72) will try to defeat the Pittsburgh Pirates (70-76) on Monday. The starting pitchers will be Paul Skenes and Andre Pallante.

Pittsburgh is slugging .372 and have been called out on strikes 1,340 times, while being walked on 436 occasions. They have accumulated 597 runs batted in in addition to 1,165 base knocks for the year, while their batting average is at .235. The Pirates have compiled 214 two-baggers as a team and have knocked 144 balls out of the stadium. They have accounted for 619 runs scored while holding a team on-base percentage of .302. As a squad, the Pittsburgh Pirates are earning 4.2 runs per game, which ranks them 19th in MLB.

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The Pirates have compiled a team ERA of 4.12 on the season (17th in the league), and the staff has struck out 1,219 batters. Pirates pitchers have conceded 152 long balls and 664 runs in total (20th in the league). Their pitching staff has walked 454 opposing batters and their FIP sits at 4.05 as a unit over the course of the season. Pittsburgh has surrendered 1,251 hits (8.7 per 9 innings) as well as 596 earned runs. They have a strikeout to walk ratio of 2.69 and the pitching staff holds a collective WHIP of 1.31.

The Pirates relievers have accumulated a save percentage of 56.9% and has entered the game in 142 save situations. The bullpen pitchers have inherited 178 runners on the season and 33.1% of those runners ended up crossing the plate. Pirates relief pitchers have entered the game with opponents on base 119 times as well as having 154 appearances in high leverage situations. The Pirates have sent 454 relief pitchers to the mound for the year. The bullpen have 76 holds this season (15th in the league). They have tallied 37 saves on the season and have blown 28 of 65 chances to get a save.

The Pittsburgh Pirates are sitting with 3,902 putouts over the course of the season, in addition to 1,248 assists and 78 errors. Their fielding percentage is holding steady at .985 which has them ranked 16th in the majors, and have earned 127 double plays. The Pirates have converted 68.6% of balls in play into outs out of their 11,706 innings, which ranks them 23rd in professional baseball.

Skenes has taken the hill for 120 innings and has racked up 151 strikeouts during his pro baseball career. His ERA is 2.10 (28 earned runs allowed) and his WHIP is 0.992. He has allowed 88 base knocks (6.6 hits per nine innings) and has 31 walks. Skenes (10-2 career mark) holds a FIP of 2.07 while he has gone up against 468 opposing batters in the major leagues.

St. Louis has recorded 150 home runs so far this year as well as 569 RBIs. They have 225 two-baggers, while getting a free base 425 times and putting up 600 runs. The St. Louis Cardinals have tallied an OBP of .310 and a batting average of .247 on the season. The Cardinals have a team SLG% of .389 and they are recording 4.11 runs per outing (24th in baseball). They have struck out on 1,198 occasions (20th in the league) and have earned a total of 1,223 base knocks.

The St. Louis pitching staff have allowed 660 runs so far this year while having a team ERA of 4.13 (597 earned runs relinquished). They have allowed 160 long balls and they surrender 4.56 runs per 9 innings (19th in baseball). The Cardinals have a WHIP of 1.264 and are the owners of a FIP of 4.01 as a staff this year. Their strikeout to walk ratio comes in at 8.20 (1,185 strikeouts vs 420 bases on balls). They are sitting at 22nd in the league as a staff in total hits given up with 1,226.

With 168 save situations, the Cardinals have recorded 93 holds and 25 blown saves. St. Louis has called on relievers to step onto the hill in 75 save opportunities and they have tallied 50 saves. Their relievers have stepped onto the mound 164 times in high leverage situations in addition to 150 occasions with runners on. St. Louis relief pitchers hold an inherited score rate of 35.4% out of 206 inherited runners. They are currently ranked 9th in MLB with a save rate of 66.7%, and they have sent 463 relief pitchers to the hill this year.

The St. Louis Cardinals have turned 134 double plays and hold a fielding percentage of .988 (4th in professional baseball). The Cardinals have racked up 1,362 assists, 66 errors and have a total of 3,908 putouts this year. In their 11,724 innings played, the Cardinals hold a efficiency on defense of 69.7% (17th in professional baseball).

In his MLB career, Pallante has conceded 287 base knocks while tallying 193 strikeouts in 278 innings pitched. Pallante (16-14 career record) is the owner of a 3.92 ERA while allowing 9.3 hits per 9 innings. He has allowed 121 earned runs while earning a WHIP of 1.446 and a FIP of 3.9. He has a K/BB ratio of 1.68 and he has gone up against 1,198 hitters in his MLB career.

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Tony Sink's Pick: Take Pittsburgh

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