St. Louis Cardinals vs Atlanta Braves Prediction, 7/19/2024 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: St. Louis Cardinals vs Atlanta Braves

Date: Friday, July 19, 2024

Location: Truist Park in Cumberland, GA

TV: Bally Sports South

The St. Louis Cardinals (50-46) are en route to Truist Park on Friday where they will attempt to beat the Atlanta Braves (53-42). The pitchers taking the mound are Sonny Gray and Max Fried.

St. Louis has a slugging rate of .384 and have been called out on strikes 807 times, while being walked on 279 occasions. They have 374 RBI's as well as 799 base knocks this season, while their team batting average comes in at .245. The Cardinals have recorded 149 two-baggers as a squad and have hit 94 balls out of the stadium. They have tallied 398 runs scored and have an on-base percentage of .310. As a team, the St. Louis Cardinals are scoring 4.2 runs per game, which ranks them 22nd in the league.

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The Cardinals hold a team earned run average of 4.02 on the season (16th in the league), and their staff has struck out 780 batters. Cardinals pitchers have yielded 104 long balls and 436 runs in total (19th in the league). They have walked 269 players from the other team and their FIP is 3.94 as a squad on the year. St. Louis has given up 818 hits (8.6 per 9 innings) and also 383 earned runs. Their K/BB ratio is 2.90 and the pitching staff holds a WHIP of 1.27.

The Cardinals relievers have recorded a save rate of 72.9% and stepped onto the hill in 122 save situations. The relief pitchers have inherited 141 runners over the course of the season with 36.2% of them earned a run for their team. Cardinals relief pitchers have stepped onto the hill with runners on 99 times as well as having 106 appearances in high leverage situations. The Cardinals have dispatched 306 relievers to the hill this year. The bullpen have tallied 74 holds so far this season (3rd in MLB). They have compiled 35 saves so far this year and have not converted 13 of 48 chances to get a save.

The St. Louis Cardinals have amassed 2,572 putouts so far this season, in addition to 888 assists and 46 errors. Their fielding percentage is holding steady at .987 which puts them in 7th in the majors, and have earned 97 double plays. The Cardinals have turned 69.2% of baseballs in play into outs out of 7,716 innings on the field, which ranks them 21st in pro baseball.

Gray has thrown 1,670 innings and has accounted for 1,642 K's in his career. His ERA is 3.46 (643 earned runs allowed) and he has a WHIP of 1.196. He has allowed 1,429 base knocks (7.7 hits per 9 innings) with 568 walks. Gray (107-91 career mark) sits with a FIP of 3.41 while he has gone up against 6,927 batters during his time in the major leagues.

Atlanta has hit 109 home runs over the course of the season as well as 386 runs batted in. They have recorded 178 doubles, while taking a walk 266 times and scoring 407 runs. The Atlanta Braves have recorded a team OBP of .304 as well as a batting average of .241 over the course of the season. The Braves have a team SLG% of .405 and they have an average of 4.28 runs per contest (17th in the league). They have struck out on 844 occasions (10th in the league) and have 774 base knocks.

The Braves hold a team WHIP of 1.188 in addition to having a FIP of 3.53 as a unit this season. They sit at 3rd in baseball as a staff in total hits relinquished with 731. The Atlanta pitching staff have conceded 342 runs on the campaign while having an ERA of 3.40 (318 earned runs yielded). Their strikeout to walk ratio sits at 9.00 (840 strikeouts vs 269 walks). They have allowed 81 home runs and they surrender 3.66 runs per 9 innings (1st in the league).

Atlanta relievers have an inherited score percentage of 31.7% out of their 82 inherited base runners. Their bullpen pitchers have taken the field 84 times in high leverage situations and also on 61 occasions with runners on. With 76 save situations, the Braves have tallied 39 holds and also 11 blown saves. They are ranked 6th in baseball with a save rate of 70.3%, and they have sent 275 relief pitchers to the hill on the campaign. Atlanta has had relief pitchers step onto the hill in 37 save chances and they have walked away with 26 saves.

The Atlanta Braves have turned 80 double plays and have accounted for a fielding rate of .989 (1st in pro baseball). The Braves have accrued 876 assists, 39 errors and have notched a total of 2,526 putouts for the season. Out of their 7,578 innings on the field, the Braves have a defensive efficiency of 70.0% (14th in professional baseball).

In his pro baseball career, Fried has surrendered 728 base hits while tallying 792 punch outs in 817 innings pitched. He has allowed 276 ER's while holding a WHIP of 1.164 and having a FIP of 3.0. He has a strikeout to walk ratio of 3.55 and he has gone up against 3,341 batters so far in his career. Fried (69-31 career mark) has a 3.04 ERA while giving up 8.0 hits per 9 innings.

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Atlanta

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