Pittsburgh Pirates vs St. Louis Cardinals Prediction, 9/17/2024 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Pittsburgh Pirates vs St. Louis Cardinals

Date: Tuesday, September 17, 2024

Location: Busch Stadium in St. Louis, MO

TV: SportsNet Pittsburgh

The St. Louis Cardinals (74-75) are hosting the Pittsburgh Pirates (71-78) at Busch Stadium on Tuesday. The men taking the mound will be Bailey Falter and Lance Lynn.

The Pirates have hit 219 doubles as a unit and have hit 144 balls out of the stadium. Pittsburgh has a slugging percentage of .371 and have been rung up 1,377 times, while drawing a walk on 450 occasions. As a squad, the Pittsburgh Pirates are compiling 4.2 runs per game, which has them at 20th in the league. They have compiled 605 runs batted in as well as 1,190 hits on the year, and their team batting average comes in at .236. They have accumulated 627 runs while holding a team on-base percentage of .303.

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The Pirates hold a team ERA of 4.13 so far this season (19th in baseball), and the staff has rung up 1,245 hitters. Pirates pitchers have conceded 156 home runs and 680 runs in total (20th in baseball). Their pitching staff has walked 466 players from the other team and their FIP is 4.06 as a squad for the season. Pittsburgh has relinquished 1,275 hits (8.6 per 9 innings) as well as 609 earned runs. They have accrued a K/BB ratio of 2.67 and their pitching staff holds a WHIP of 1.31.

The Pirates relievers have recorded a save rate of 57.6% and stepped onto the hill in 146 save situations. The relievers have inherited 181 runners for the season and 32.6% of them earned a run for their team. Pirates bullpen pitchers have entered the contest with opponents on base 120 times and also have had 157 appearances in high leverage situations. The Pirates have sent 465 relief pitchers to the hill for the season. The bullpen have recorded 79 holds over the course of the season (14th in the league). They have accumulated 38 saves on the campaign and have missed out on 28 of 66 chances to get a save.

The Pittsburgh Pirates have earned a total of 3,983 putouts at this point in the season, as well as 1,272 assists and 81 errors. Their fielding percentage is currently at .985 which has them sitting 17th in professional baseball, and have earned 131 double plays. The Pirates have turned 68.6% of balls in play into outs out of 11,949 innings, which ranks them 23rd in the majors.

Falter has pitched in 326 frames and has tallied 257 strikeouts during his pro baseball career. His earned run average is 4.56 (165 ER's allowed) and he has a career WHIP of 1.290. He has surrendered 338 base hits (9.3 hits per 9 innings) and has 82 free passes. Falter (18-21 career record) holds a FIP of 4.49 and he has gone up against 1,364 hitters during his time in the majors.

The St. Louis Cardinals have accumulated a team on-base percentage of .309 in addition to a team batting average of .246 on the year. They have struck out on 1,214 occasions (20th in the league) and have accounted for 1,245 hits. St. Louis has accumulated 153 home runs so far this year to go along with 576 RBIs. The Cardinals hold a team slugging percentage of .388 and they earn 4.07 runs per game (25th in the league). They have put up 229 two-baggers, while taking a walk 432 times as well as scoring 607 runs.

The Cardinals have a team WHIP of 1.265 and are the owners of a FIP of 4.00 as a squad on the campaign. They rank 22nd in baseball as a pitching staff in total hits conceded with 1,252. The St. Louis pitching staff have conceded 674 runs this season and come in with a team ERA of 4.10 (606 earned runs relinquished). Their strikeout to walk ratio is 8.20 (1,204 strikeouts against 429 bases on balls). They have allowed 162 HR's and they concede 4.56 runs per 9 innings (19th in the league).

St. Louis has called on bullpen pitchers to step onto the hill in 75 save chances and they have tallied 50 saves. They are currently ranked 9th in the league with a save percentage of 66.7%, and they have dispatched 471 relievers to the hill for the season. Their bullpen pitchers have stepped onto the mound 167 times in high leverage situations and on 153 occasions with runners on base. St. Louis relief pitchers hold an inherited score rate of 36.0% out of their 211 inherited base runners. Sitting with 168 save situations, the Cardinals have accrued 93 holds in addition to 25 blown saves.

The St. Louis Cardinals have turned 138 double plays and own a fielding percentage of .988 (4th in pro baseball). The Cardinals have 1,390 assists, 67 errors and have 3,987 putouts so far this year. In 11,961 innings played, the Cardinals hold a defensive efficiency of 69.7% (17th in the majors).

Lynn (142-99 record in his career) has a 3.75 ERA while allowing 8.3 hits per nine innings. His strikeout to walk ratio is 2.86 and he has gone up against 8,497 hitters so far in his career. He has allowed 833 ER's while holding a WHIP of 1.278 and being the owner of a FIP of 3.7. During his MLB career, Lynn has surrendered 1,852 base knocks while accumulating 2,010 K's in 1,999 frames.

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take St. Louis

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