San Diego Padres vs St. Louis Cardinals Prediction, 8/29/2024 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: San Diego Padres vs St. Louis Cardinals

Date: Thursday, August 29, 2024

Location: Busch Stadium in St. Louis, MO

TV: Bally Sports Midwest

Busch Stadium is the site where the St. Louis Cardinals (65-67) will take on the San Diego Padres (76-58) on Thursday. The starting pitchers are Michael King and Sonny Gray.

As a unit, the San Diego Padres are notching 4.8 runs per contest, which has them sitting at 11th in MLB. They are sitting with 639 runs scored and have an on-base percentage of .326. The Padres have hit 204 doubles as a team and have knocked 153 balls out of the park. They have accumulated 615 RBI's in addition to 1,213 hits for the season, and their batting average sits at .265. San Diego has a slugging rate of .418 and have struck out 877 times, while drawing a walk on 372 occasions.

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Their strikeout to walk ratio is 3.21 and the pitching staff has recorded a WHIP of 1.24. Padres pitchers have surrendered 143 long balls and also 570 runs in total (14th in MLB). San Diego has relinquished 1,091 base knocks (8.3 per 9 innings) and 525 earned runs. The Padres have an earned run average of 3.97 for the year (14th in baseball), and their staff has struck out 1,212 batters. Their pitching staff has walked 378 opposing batters and their FIP is 3.78 as a team this season.

The Padres relief pitchers have a save rate of 64.2% and stepped onto the hill in 117 save situations. The bullpen pitchers have inherited 205 runners over the course of the season with 37.6% of those players ended up crossing the plate. Padres pitchers have gone to the mound with runners on base 135 times and also have had 115 appearances in high leverage situations. The Padres have sent 444 relief pitchers to the mound this season. The relief pitchers are sitting with 62 holds this year (23rd in the league). They have recorded 34 saves over the course of the season and have not converted 19 of their 53 save chances.

The San Diego Padres have a total of 3,569 putouts at this point in the season, as well as 1,062 assists and 62 errors. Their fielding percentage is currently at .987 which is 6th in the majors, and they have turned 98 double plays. The Padres have converted 69.2% of balls in play into outs in their 10,707 innings, ranking them 21st in MLB.

King (24-24 career win-loss mark) holds a FIP of 3.25 while he has faced 1,643 opposing hitters in the major leagues. He has given up 331 base knocks (7.6 hits per nine innings) and has had 136 free passes. His earned run average is 3.30 (144 ER's allowed) and his career WHIP is 1.187. King has taken the ball for 393 innings and is sitting with 456 punch outs so far in his MLB career.

The St. Louis Cardinals have earned a team on-base percentage of .311 and a batting average of .246 over the course of the season. They have been rung up on 1,079 occasions (20th in the league) and have recorded 1,103 hits. St. Louis is sitting with 136 long balls this year to go along with 513 runs batted in. The Cardinals hold a slugging % of .388 and they average 4.10 runs per game (24th in the league). They have notched 197 doubles, while walking 386 times and scoring 541 runs.

The Cardinals are sitting with a team WHIP of 1.271 in addition to having a FIP of 4.05 as a team on the campaign. They currently have a K/BB ratio of 8.00 (1,039 strikeouts vs 372 walks). They are currently ranked 24th in MLB as a pitching staff in total hits given up with 1,120. They have relinquished 146 HR's and they surrender 4.61 runs per 9 innings (20th in baseball). The St. Louis pitching staff have given up 602 runs so far this year and come in with a team ERA of 4.16 (543 earned runs relinquished).

St. Louis relievers hold an inherited score percentage of 37.0% out of their 181 inherited base runners. Their relief pitchers have stepped onto the mound 142 times in high leverage situations and also on 132 occasions with base runners. Sitting with 152 save situations, the Cardinals have accumulated 87 holds and also 21 blown saves. They are ranked 9th in baseball with a save percentage of 67.7%, and they have dispatched 416 relievers to the hill for the year. St. Louis has called on relievers to step onto the mound in 65 save opportunities and they have converted 44 saves.

Out of their 10,572 innings played, the Cardinals have a efficiency on defense of 69.7% (17th in baseball). The St. Louis Cardinals have turned 129 double plays and hold a fielding percentage of .988 (4th in professional baseball). The Cardinals have accrued 1,239 assists, 58 errors and have accounted for 3,524 putouts for the season.

In his MLB career, Gray has surrendered 1,472 hits while he has totaled 1,696 punch outs in 1,712 frames. Gray (109-94 mark in his career) holds a 3.52 earned run average while allowing 7.7 hits per nine innings. He has given up a total of 670 earned runs while holding a WHIP of 1.198 and having a FIP of 3.5. He has a K/BB ratio of 2.92 and he has faced 7,104 batters so far in his career.

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

Parlay's Pundit's Pick: Take St. Louis

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