St. Louis Cardinals vs Atlanta Braves Prediction, 7/20/2024 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: St. Louis Cardinals vs Atlanta Braves

Date: Saturday, July 20, 2024

Location: Truist Park in Cumberland, GA

TV: Bally Sports South

The St. Louis Cardinals (50-46) are en route to Truist Park on Saturday where they will go up against the Atlanta Braves (53-42). The pitchers taking the mound will be Miles Mikolas and Chris Sale.

The Cardinals have hit 149 doubles as a unit and have knocked 94 balls out of the stadium. St. Louis has a slugging % of .384 and have struck out 807 times, while being walked on 279 occasions. As a team, the St. Louis Cardinals are putting up 4.2 runs per game, which is 22nd in MLB. They have 374 RBI's in addition to 799 base knocks this season, and their team batting average comes in at .245. They have earned 398 runs scored while holding a team on-base percentage of .310.

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The Cardinals are sitting with a team ERA of 4.02 on the year (16th in MLB), and their staff has struck out 780 batters. Cardinals pitchers have allowed 104 long balls in addition to 436 runs (19th in the league). They have walked 269 opposing players and their FIP is 3.94 as a squad so far this year. St. Louis has yielded 818 base hits (8.6 per 9 innings) in addition to 383 earned runs. They have accumulated a K/BB ratio of 2.90 and their pitching staff has a collective WHIP of 1.27.

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

The Cardinals have turned 69.2% of balls hit into play into outs out of 7,716 innings on the field, which has them sitting at 21st in the majors. The St. Louis Cardinals have accounted for 2,572 putouts thus far, as well as 888 assists and 46 errors. Their fielding percentage is holding steady at .987 which puts them in 7th in the majors, and have 97 double plays.

Mikolas has taken the hill for 1,036 frames and has accumulated 750 punch outs during his MLB career. His earned run average is 4.06 (468 ER's allowed) and he has a career WHIP of 1.192. He has allowed 1,033 base knocks (9.0 hits per nine innings) and has 202 walks. Mikolas (61-61 career record) has a FIP of 4.00 and he has gone up against 4,293 opposing hitters in the major leagues.

Atlanta is sitting with 109 home runs so far this year as well as 386 RBIs. They have hit 178 two-baggers, while walking 266 times and racking up 407 runs. The Atlanta Braves are sitting with a team OBP of .304 and a batting average of .241 on the season. The Braves hold a team slugging percentage of .405 and they score 4.28 runs per contest (17th in baseball). They have been called out on strikes on 844 instances (10th in baseball) and have accounted for 774 hits.

The Atlanta pitching staff have conceded 342 runs over the course of the season while having a team ERA of 3.40 (318 earned runs yielded). They have yielded 81 long balls and they allow 3.66 runs per 9 innings (1st in the league). The Braves hold a team WHIP of 1.188 and are the owners of a FIP of 3.53 as a squad for the season. Their K/BB ratio is 9.00 (840 strikeouts against 269 bases on balls). They have a ranking of 3rd in the league as a pitching staff in total hits relinquished with 731.

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

In 7,578 innings on the field, the Braves are sitting with a defensive efficiency of 70.0% (14th in professional baseball). The Atlanta Braves have turned 80 double plays and have earned a fielding percentage of .989 (1st in baseball). The Braves have recorded 876 assists, 39 errors and have accounted for 2,526 putouts this season.

So far in his MLB career, Sale has surrendered 1,530 hits and he has 2,329 punch outs in 1,890 frames. He has given up 647 ER's while holding a WHIP of 1.043 and a FIP of 3.0. His K/BB ratio is 5.29 and he has gone up against 7,609 batters in his career. Sale (133-83 win-loss record in his career) has earned a 3.08 ERA while surrendering 7.3 hits per 9 innings.

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take St. Louis

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