San Diego Padres vs St. Louis Cardinals Prediction, 8/26/2024 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: San Diego Padres vs St. Louis Cardinals

Date: Monday, August 26, 2024

Location: Busch Stadium in St. Louis, MO

TV: Padres.TV

Busch Stadium is the location where the St. Louis Cardinals (63-64) will attempt to beat the San Diego Padres (72-57) on Monday. The starting pitchers are Randy Vasquez and Kyle Gibson.

The Padres have earned 196 doubles as a team and have knocked 147 balls out of the stadium. San Diego has a slugging percentage of .418 and have been called out on strikes 856 times, while taking a walk on 359 occasions. As a unit, the San Diego Padres are recording 4.8 runs per game, which is 10th in the league. They have accumulated 591 RBI's and 1,166 hits so far this year, while their batting average comes in at .265. They have a total of 614 runs scored and hold an on-base percentage of .326.

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The Padres are sitting with a team ERA of 4.02 for the season (15th in the league), and the staff has rung up 1,165 hitters. Padres pitchers have conceded 137 home runs and also 552 total runs (16th in the league). They have walked 365 players from the other team and their FIP sits at 3.77 as a squad over the course of the season. San Diego has given up 1,055 base hits (8.3 per 9 innings) and also 511 earned runs. They have accrued a K/BB ratio of 3.19 and the pitching staff holds a WHIP of 1.24.

The Padres relief pitchers have accumulated a save rate of 63.5% and has stepped onto the mound in 114 save situations. The relievers have inherited 201 runners on the campaign with 37.8% of them ended up crossing the plate. Padres pitchers have come into the game with runners on 133 times as well as having 106 appearances in high leverage situations. The Padres have sent 426 relievers to the hill for the year. The relievers have tallied 60 holds this year (23rd in baseball). They have earned 33 saves for the season and have blown 19 of 52 save chances.

The Padres have converted 69.0% of balls hit into play into outs in their 10,302 innings on the field, ranking them 23rd in the majors. The San Diego Padres have accounted for 3,434 putouts on the year, as well as 1,018 assists and 59 errors. Their fielding percentage is currently at .987 which puts them in 5th in the majors, and have a total of 96 double plays.

Vasquez has taken the hill for 119 frames and has accounted for 86 strikeouts during his pro baseball career. Vasquez (5-8 career mark) has a FIP of 4.02 and he has gone up against 521 hitters in the major leagues. His ERA is 4.08 (54 earned runs allowed) and his WHIP is 1.436. He has given up 131 hits (9.9 hits per 9 innings) and has had 40 free passes.

The St. Louis Cardinals hold a team OBP of .310 as well as a batting average of .246 on the season. They have been rung up on 1,034 occasions (20th in baseball) and have earned a total of 1,059 base hits. St. Louis has a total of 133 home runs on the season as well as 496 runs batted in. The Cardinals hold a team slugging percentage of .388 and they earn 4.12 runs per outing (24th in baseball). They have hit 187 doubles, while walking 368 times as well as notching 523 runs.

The Cardinals are sitting with a team WHIP of 1.273 with a FIP of 4.02 as a team on the season. They have earned a strikeout to walk ratio of 8.00 (1,010 strikeouts against 357 bases on balls). They come in at 25th in MLB as a pitching staff in total hits conceded with 1,082. They have conceded 140 home runs and they concede 4.61 runs per 9 innings (21st in the league). The St. Louis pitching staff have conceded 579 runs this season while holding a team ERA of 4.14 (520 earned runs yielded).

St. Louis relievers have an inherited score rate of 37.3% out of their 177 inherited runners. Their relief pitchers have stepped onto the mound 139 times in high leverage situations and also on 128 occasions with runners on base. With 150 save situations, the Cardinals have amassed 87 holds and 20 blown saves. They are ranked 7th in MLB with a save rate of 68.3%, and they have dispatched 401 relievers to the mound on the season. St. Louis has called on bullpen pitchers to step onto the hill in 63 save chances and they have recorded 43 saves.

The St. Louis Cardinals have turned 124 double plays and own a fielding percentage of .988 (4th in professional baseball). The Cardinals have 1,189 assists, 57 errors and have amassed 3,392 putouts for the season. In 10,176 innings on the diamond, the Cardinals have earned a efficiency on defense of 69.5% (19th in the majors).

During his MLB career, Gibson has surrendered 1,880 base knocks and he has 1,485 K's in 1,831 frames. He has given up a total of 920 earned runs while earning a WHIP of 1.377 and a FIP of 4.5. He has a K/BB ratio of 2.32 and he has gone up against 7,850 opposing hitters during his career. Gibson (111-105 career record) holds a 4.52 earned run average while giving up 9.2 hits per nine innings.

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take San Diego

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