San Diego Padres vs St. Louis Cardinals Prediction, 8/28/2024 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: San Diego Padres vs St. Louis Cardinals

Date: Wednesday, August 28, 2024

Location: Busch Stadium in St. Louis, MO

TV: Bally Sports Midwest

The San Diego Padres (75-58) are hitting the road to Busch Stadium on Wednesday where they will go up against the St. Louis Cardinals (65-66). The pitchers who are expected to start are Joe Musgrove and Andre Pallante.

San Diego has a slugging percentage of .418 and have struck out 873 times, while taking a walk on 370 occasions. They have 609 runs batted in and 1,203 hits on the season, and their batting average comes in at .265. The Padres have tallied 202 doubles as a unit and have knocked 152 baseballs out of the park. They have 632 runs and have an on-base percentage of .326. As a team, the San Diego Padres are knocking in 4.8 runs per game, which puts them at 11th in MLB.

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They have accumulated a K/BB ratio of 3.23 and the pitching staff has a collective WHIP of 1.23. Padres pitchers have allowed 142 home runs and 565 runs in total (14th in the league). San Diego has yielded 1,080 base knocks (8.2 per 9 innings) and also 520 earned runs. The Padres have a team ERA of 3.96 so far this year (14th in the league), and their staff has rung up 1,204 hitters. Their pitching staff has walked 373 opposing hitters and their FIP is 3.77 as a unit so far this year.

The Padres relievers have earned a save percentage of 63.5% and stepped onto the hill in 114 save situations. The relievers have inherited 204 base runners this year and 37.3% of those players ended up scoring. Padres relief pitchers have entered the contest with runners on 134 times as well as having 108 appearances in high leverage situations. The Padres have sent 439 relievers to the hill so far this season. The relievers have a total of 60 holds on the year (24th in baseball). They have tallied 33 saves on the year and have blown 19 out of their 52 save opportunities.

The Padres have converted 69.2% of balls in play into outs out of 10,626 innings on the field, which has them sitting at 21st in MLB. The San Diego Padres have notched a total of 3,542 putouts on the year, in addition to 1,050 assists and 62 errors. Their fielding rate sits at .987 which is 6th in baseball, and have accumulated 97 double plays.

Musgrove (64-61 career record) sits with a FIP of 3.71 and he has gone up against 4,245 opposing batters in the majors. He has given up 940 base knocks (8.3 hits per 9 innings) with 257 free passes. His earned run average is 3.76 (427 earned runs allowed) and his WHIP is 1.172. Musgrove has taken the ball for 1,021 innings and has 1,009 K's during his MLB career.

The Cardinals have a team slugging percentage of .387 and they earn 4.09 runs per contest (24th in the league). They have 194 doubles, while walking 381 times and racking up 536 runs. St. Louis has hit 135 long balls on the season as well as 509 runs batted in. They have struck out on 1,071 occasions (20th in the league) and have totaled 1,092 base knocks. The St. Louis Cardinals have accumulated an OBP of .310 as well as a batting average of .246 over the course of the season.

The Cardinals have a team WHIP of 1.270 and have a FIP of 4.05 as a staff on the year. Their strikeout to walk ratio is 8.00 (1,035 strikeouts vs 370 bases on balls). They are currently ranked 23rd in the league as a staff in total hits allowed with 1,110. They have conceded 145 dingers and they relinquish 4.60 runs per 9 innings (20th in baseball). The St. Louis pitching staff have given up 595 runs on the year while holding an ERA of 4.14 (536 earned runs allowed).

With 151 save situations, the Cardinals have accrued 87 holds in addition to 20 blown saves. St. Louis has called on bullpen pitchers to take the mound in 64 save opportunities and they have tallied 44 saves. Their bullpen pitchers have stepped onto the hill 142 times in high leverage situations and on 131 occasions with runners on. St. Louis bullpen pitchers have an inherited score rate of 37.2% out of their 180 inherited runners. They are currently ranked 7th in MLB with a save percentage of 68.8%, and they have sent 413 relief pitchers to the hill on the year.

The St. Louis Cardinals have turned 128 double plays and have a fielding rate of .988 (4th in pro baseball). The Cardinals have accrued 1,231 assists, 58 errors and have notched a total of 3,497 putouts so far this season. In their 10,491 innings on the field, the Cardinals have a defensive efficiency of 69.7% (17th in baseball).

Thus far in his career, Pallante has allowed 268 hits and he has 181 strikeouts in 262 frames. Pallante (16-12 career mark) has a 3.81 earned run average and has conceded 9.2 hits per 9 innings. He has given up a total of 111 earned runs while holding a WHIP of 1.415 and being the owner of a FIP of 3.8. He has a K/BB ratio of 1.76 and he has gone up against 1,122 hitters so far in his MLB career.

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take St. Louis

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