San Francisco Giants vs St. Louis Cardinals Prediction, 6/20/2024 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: San Francisco Giants vs St. Louis Cardinals

Date: Thursday, June 20, 2024

Location: Rickwood Field in Birmingham, AL

TV: Bally Sports Midwest

Rickwood Field is where the St. Louis Cardinals (36-36) will play the San Francisco Giants (36-38) on Thursday. The pitchers who are expected to start will be Keaton Winn and Andre Pallante.

San Francisco owns a slugging percentage of .385 and have been called out on strikes 597 times, while being walked on 244 occasions. They have recorded 310 runs batted in and 618 base knocks this year, while their batting average is at .247. The Giants have hit 114 two-baggers as a team and have hit 72 baseballs out of the stadium. They have accumulated 324 runs and hold an on-base percentage of .318. As a squad, the San Francisco Giants are compiling 4.4 runs per game, which has them at 14th in the league.

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Their strikeout to walk ratio is 2.73 and their pitching staff sits with a WHIP of 1.34. Giants pitchers have allowed 72 long balls and 349 total runs (24th in MLB). San Francisco has surrendered 649 base hits (8.9 per 9 innings) and 321 earned runs. The Giants are sitting with a team ERA of 4.42 on the year (24th in the league), and their staff has rung up 612 hitters. Their pitching staff has walked 224 players from the other team and their FIP sits at 3.91 as a team over the course of the season.

The Giants have dispatched 258 relievers to the hill over the course of the season. The relievers have inherited 90 base runners on the campaign with 38.9% of them crossed the plate. They have tallied 14 saves this season and have blown 11 of 25 chances to save the game. The Giants relief pitchers have a save percentage of 56.0% and has stepped onto the mound in 70 save situations. The relievers have recorded 45 holds over the course of the season (10th in baseball). Giants relief pitchers have gone to the mound with runners on 61 times and also have had 65 appearances in high leverage situations.

The Giants have turned 67.5% of baseballs in play into outs in their 5,883 innings, which has them ranked 29th in baseball. The Seattle Mariners have 1,961 putouts this season, as well as 749 assists and 45 errors. Their fielding percentage is holding steady at .984 which has them sitting 22nd in the majors, and they have turned 69 double plays.

Winn has taken the mound for 94 innings and is sitting with 81 strikeouts in his pro baseball career. Winn (4-10 career win-loss record) has earned a FIP of 5.73 and he has faced 396 opposing hitters in the majors. His ERA is 5.82 (61 earned runs allowed) and his WHIP is 1.209. He has surrendered 87 hits (8.3 hits per nine innings) and has 27 walks.

The St. Louis Cardinals hold an on-base percentage of .304 and a team batting average of .236 so far this season. They have been called out on strikes on 609 occasions (15th in baseball) and have tallied 573 base knocks. St. Louis has accumulated 71 home runs over the course of the season as well as 267 RBIs. The Cardinals hold a team slugging % of .374 and they score 3.94 runs per game (25th in the league). They have hit 105 doubles, while taking a walk 218 times as well as recording 284 runs.

The Cardinals have a team WHIP of 1.258 and have a FIP of 3.90 as a squad on the season. They currently have a strikeout to walk ratio of 8.40 (599 strikeouts vs 210 free passes). They come in at 16th in the league as a staff in total hits allowed with 594. They have relinquished 76 homers and they allow 4.53 runs per 9 innings (20th in baseball). The St. Louis pitching staff have given up 322 runs for the year while holding an ERA of 3.93 (279 earned runs yielded).

St. Louis relievers hold an inherited score rate of 36.7% out of their 98 inherited base runners. Their relief pitchers have taken the field 83 times in high leverage situations and on 71 occasions with runners on base. Sitting with 91 save situations, the Cardinals have 53 holds and 11 blown saves. They rank 9th in baseball with a save percentage of 71.1%, and they have dispatched 230 relievers to the hill this year. St. Louis has had bullpen pitchers take the mound in 38 save chances and they have walked away with 27 saves.

The St. Louis Cardinals have turned 73 double plays and have notched a fielding percentage of .983 (23rd in MLB). The Cardinals have accrued 662 assists, 44 errors and have 1,918 putouts this season. In 5,754 innings on the field, the Cardinals have accumulated a defensive efficiency of 69.2% (22nd in professional baseball).

So far in his pro baseball career, Pallante has given up 220 hits while he has totaled 137 strikeouts in 203 innings pitched. He has given up 88 earned runs while holding a WHIP of 1.487 and having a FIP of 3.8. He has a K/BB ratio of 1.67 and he has faced 881 batters so far in his career. Pallante (12-9 record in his career) is the owner of a 3.90 ERA while giving up 9.7 hits per nine innings.

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take St. Louis

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