San Francisco Giants vs St. Louis Cardinals Prediction, 6/22/2024 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: San Francisco Giants vs St. Louis Cardinals

Date: Saturday, June 22, 2024

Location: Busch Stadium in St. Louis, MO

TV: Bally Sports Midwest

The St. Louis Cardinals (36-37) will try to defeat the San Francisco Giants (36-39) at Busch Stadium on Saturday. The expected starting pitchers will be Jordan Hicks and Miles Mikolas.

The Giants have hit 115 doubles as a unit and have hit 73 baseballs out of the stadium. San Francisco has a slugging percentage of .384 and have struck out 608 times, while drawing a walk on 250 occasions. As a squad, the San Francisco Giants are recording 4.4 runs per contest, which has them sitting at 14th in baseball. They have accounted for 315 RBI's in addition to 624 hits over the course of the season, and their team batting average sits at .246. They have tallied 329 runs and have an on-base percentage of .317.

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They have a strikeout to walk ratio of 2.73 and the pitching staff holds a WHIP of 1.34. Giants pitchers have surrendered 74 long balls in addition to 355 runs in total (24th in the league). San Francisco has given up 660 hits (9.0 per 9 innings) and 325 earned runs. The Giants have compiled a team ERA of 4.42 so far this season (24th in baseball), and their staff has struck out 623 hitters. They have walked 228 batters and their FIP comes in at 3.92 as a team this year.

The Giants relief pitchers have compiled a save rate of 56.0% and has entered the game in 70 save situations. The relievers have inherited 91 runners for the season and 39.6% of those players ended up crossing the plate. Giants relief pitchers have come into the game with runners on base 62 times as well as having 65 appearances in high leverage situations. The Giants have sent 263 relievers to the mound on the season. The bullpen have tallied 45 holds so far this year (10th in the league). They have compiled 14 saves on the season and have not converted 11 of 25 save opportunities.

The Seattle Mariners are sitting with 1,985 putouts on the campaign, as well as 759 assists and 48 errors. Their fielding rate is holding at .983 which ranks 25th in pro baseball, and they have turned 71 double plays. The Giants have converted 67.2% of balls hit into play into outs out of their 5,955 innings, which has them sitting 29th in professional baseball.

Hicks has taken the mound for 319 innings and has earned 323 K's in his MLB career. Hicks (15-24 career record) has a FIP of 3.55 and he has gone up against 1,361 batters during his time in the majors. His ERA is 3.61 (128 ER's allowed) and he has a WHIP of 1.284. He has surrendered 249 base hits (7.0 hits per nine innings) and has had 161 free passes.

St. Louis has accumulated 72 long balls this season and 269 runs batted in. They have hit 106 doubles, while walking 218 times as well as putting up 287 runs. The St. Louis Cardinals have compiled an OBP of .304 in addition to a team batting average of .236 for the year. The Cardinals hold a team slugging % of .374 and they average 3.93 runs per contest (24th in the league). They have been called out on strikes on 621 occasions (13th in the league) and have tallied 583 base hits.

The Cardinals have a team WHIP of 1.256 and are the owners of a FIP of 3.92 as a unit for the year. They have a ranking of 17th in the league as a pitching staff in total hits conceded with 602. The St. Louis pitching staff have conceded 326 runs this year while holding a team ERA of 3.93 (283 earned runs yielded). Their K/BB ratio is 8.40 (604 strikeouts against 212 walks). They have surrendered 78 dingers and they allow 4.53 runs per 9 innings (20th in the league).

St. Louis has had relievers take the mound in 38 save chances and they have recorded 27 saves. They are ranked 8th in MLB with a save rate of 71.1%, and they have sent 234 relief pitchers onto the field on the year. Their relievers have stepped onto the hill 84 times in high leverage situations and on 72 occasions with runners on. St. Louis relievers have an inherited score percentage of 36.4% of 99 inherited base runners. Sitting with 91 save situations, the Cardinals have 53 holds and also 11 blown saves.

In 5,832 innings played, the Cardinals hold a defensive efficiency of 69.3% (22nd in the majors). The St. Louis Cardinals have turned 74 double plays and own a fielding percentage of .983 (22nd in baseball). The Cardinals have racked up 673 assists, 44 errors and have earned 1,944 putouts for the season.

Thus far in his career, Mikolas has surrendered 996 base hits while tallying 737 K's in 1,008 frames. Mikolas (59-59 win-loss mark in his career) is the owner of a 3.99 earned run average while allowing 8.9 hits per 9 innings. He has surrendered 447 ER's while earning a WHIP of 1.185 and a FIP of 3.9. He has a K/BB ratio of 3.70 and he has gone up against 4,172 opposing batters in his MLB career.

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take St. Louis

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