St. Louis Cardinals vs Chicago Cubs Prediction, 8/4/2024 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: St. Louis Cardinals vs Chicago Cubs

Date: Sunday, August 4, 2024

Location: Wrigley Field in Chicago, IL

TV: Marquee

The St. Louis Cardinals (56-53) are hitting the road to Wrigley Field on Sunday where they will compete against the Chicago Cubs (53-58). The expected starting pitchers will be Miles Mikolas and Justin Steele.

The Cardinals have earned 159 doubles as a unit and have smacked 114 balls out of the park. St. Louis is slugging .389 and have struck out 908 times, while drawing a walk on 309 occasions. As a unit, the St. Louis Cardinals are putting up 4.2 runs per outing, which has them at 20th in baseball. They have 433 runs batted in and 916 base knocks so far this season, while their batting average is at .247. They have 458 runs scored while holding a team on-base percentage of .310.

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The Cardinals have a team ERA of 4.05 so far this year (17th in MLB), and they have rung up 873 batters. Cardinals pitchers have surrendered 116 home runs and 494 total runs (19th in baseball). They have walked 306 players from the other team and their FIP sits at 3.95 as a team on the campaign. St. Louis has given up 929 base knocks (8.6 per 9 innings) and also 438 earned runs. Their K/BB ratio is 2.85 and their pitching staff has recorded a WHIP of 1.27.

The Cardinals have sent 345 relief pitchers to the hill on the season. The relief pitchers have inherited 151 runners over the course of the season with 37.1% of those runners crossed home plate. They have compiled 37 saves this year and have blown 17 of 54 save opportunities. The Cardinals relief pitchers have earned a save rate of 68.5% and has stepped onto the mound in 134 save situations. The relievers have recorded 80 holds so far this season (3rd in the league). Cardinals bullpen pitchers have stepped onto the hill with opponents on base 109 times and also have had 126 appearances in high leverage situations.

The St. Louis Cardinals have notched a total of 2,921 putouts so far this season, as well as 1,015 assists and 49 errors. Their fielding percentage is currently at .988 which is 3rd in professional baseball, and they have turned 108 double plays. The Cardinals have transformed 69.4% of balls in play into outs in their 8,763 innings on the field, ranking them 21st in professional baseball.

Mikolas has taken the mound for 1,048 innings and has racked up 756 strikeouts during his career. Mikolas (62-61 career win-loss record) holds a FIP of 4.00 while he has gone up against 4,342 opposing batters during his time in the major leagues. His earned run average is 4.06 (473 earned runs allowed) and he has a WHIP of 1.193. He has given up 1,047 hits (9.0 hits per nine innings) and has had 204 walks.

The Cubs hold a team SLG% of .379 and they score 4.16 runs per game (23rd in the league). They have put up 173 doubles, while walking 367 times as well as putting up 462 runs. Chicago has hit 110 home runs for the season and 436 runs batted in. They have struck out on 971 occasions (9th in MLB) and have earned 866 base hits. The Chicago Cubs are sitting with an OBP of .310 as well as a team batting average of .234 so far this year.

The Cubs are sitting with a team WHIP of 1.247 with a FIP of 3.93 as a unit so far this season. They have earned a strikeout to walk ratio of 8.70 (949 strikeouts vs 332 walks). They are sitting at 17th in baseball as a pitching staff in total hits conceded with 889. They have conceded 118 homers and they concede 4.30 runs per 9 innings (13th in baseball). The Chicago pitching staff have conceded 468 runs so far this year and come in with a team ERA of 3.79 (412 earned runs yielded).

Chicago has had relief pitchers step onto the mound in 43 save chances and they have converted 23 saves. They are ranked 27th in the league with a save rate of 53.5%, and they have sent 333 relievers to the mound for the year. Their relievers have stepped onto the hill 124 times in high leverage situations and on 106 occasions with runners on. Chicago bullpen pitchers hold an inherited score percentage of 31.8% of 154 inherited base runners. Sitting with 91 save situations, the Cubs have earned 47 holds and also 20 blown saves.

The Chicago Cubs have gotten 60 double plays and have a fielding rate of .986 (9th in the majors). The Cubs have 885 assists, 53 errors and have notched a total of 2,937 putouts during this campaign. In 8,811 innings on the diamond, the Cubs hold a efficiency on defense of 70.2% (14th in professional baseball).

In his pro baseball career, Steele has given up 413 hits and he has 459 punch outs in 450 innings. Steele (26-21 career record) has a 3.32 ERA while allowing 8.3 hits per 9 innings. He has surrendered a total of 166 ER's while holding a WHIP of 1.228 and a FIP of 3.3. He has a strikeout to walk ratio of 3.28 and he has faced 1,895 batters in his career.

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Chicago

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