St. Louis Cardinals vs Cincinnati Reds Prediction, 5/28/2024 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: St. Louis Cardinals vs Cincinnati Reds

Date: Tuesday, May 28, 2024

Location: Great American Ball Park in Cincinnati, OH

TV: Bally Sports Midwest

The Cincinnati Reds (23-30) welcome the St. Louis Cardinals (25-26) at Great American Ball Park on Tuesday. The starting pitchers will be Kyle Gibson and Andrew Abbott.

As a squad, the St. Louis Cardinals are notching 3.9 runs per game, which has them sitting at 26th in MLB. They have a total of 200 runs scored while holding a team OBP of .311. The Cardinals have hit 80 two-baggers as a squad and have knocked 43 balls out of the park. They have 187 RBI's as well as 398 hits on the campaign, and their team batting average is at .234. St. Louis owns a slugging percentage of .364 and have been called out on strikes 436 times, while taking a walk on 173 occasions.

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The Cardinals have an ERA of 4.24 this season (21st in the league), and the staff has struck out 420 hitters. Cardinals pitchers have allowed 59 long balls and 241 total runs (17th in baseball). They have walked 145 players from the other team and their FIP is 4.03 as a unit so far this year. St. Louis has allowed 445 base hits (8.9 per 9 innings) and 213 earned runs. Their strikeout to walk ratio is 2.90 and the pitching staff holds a WHIP of 1.31.

The Cardinals have dispatched 162 relief pitchers to the mound this year. The bullpen pitchers have inherited 68 runners so far this season and 41.2% of those runners ended up scoring. They have tallied 19 saves so far this season and have blown 5 of their 24 chances to get a save. The Cardinals bullpen have accumulated a save percentage of 79.2% and has come into the game in 64 save situations. The relievers have earned 40 holds this year (3rd in baseball). Cardinals bullpen pitchers have entered the game with players on base 49 times and also have had 51 appearances in high leverage situations.

The Cardinals have converted 68.3% of balls in play into outs out of their 4,065 innings on the field, which has them sitting 25th in baseball. The St. Louis Cardinals have 1,355 putouts over the course of the season, in addition to 470 assists and 26 errors. Their fielding rate sits at .986 which has them sitting 10th in professional baseball, and they have turned 53 double plays.

Gibson (107-102 career record) has earned a FIP of 4.27 while facing 7,520 batters in the majors. He has allowed 1,799 hits (9.2 hits per 9 innings) with 612 free passes. His ERA is 4.52 (881 earned runs allowed) and he has a WHIP of 1.374. Gibson has taken the mound for 1,755 frames and has accumulated 1,405 punch outs during his MLB career.

The Cincinnati Reds have accounted for an OBP of .299 and a batting average of .218 for the year. They have struck out on 494 instances (6th in MLB) and have earned a total of 373 base knocks. Cincinnati has hit 50 long balls so far this year as well as 208 runs batted in. The Reds have a team SLG% of .361 and they tally 4.15 runs per contest (20th in MLB). They have put up 77 two-baggers, while getting a free base 177 times and putting up 220 runs.

The Reds hold a team WHIP of 1.241 and are the owners of a FIP of 3.97 as a staff on the season. Their K/BB ratio comes in at 8.50 (443 strikeouts against 162 walks). They are currently ranked 12th in MLB as a staff in total hits surrendered with 418. They have given up 54 dingers and they relinquish 4.30 runs per 9 innings (12th in the league). The Cincinnati pitching staff have surrendered 223 runs this year while having a team ERA of 3.89 (202 earned runs yielded).

Cincinnati bullpen pitchers hold an inherited score percentage of 25.0% of 72 inherited runners. Their bullpen pitchers have stepped onto the hill 55 times in high leverage situations and on 45 occasions with base runners. Sitting with 40 save situations, the Reds have tallied 26 holds in addition to 3 blown saves. They are currently ranked 2nd in MLB holding a save percentage of 76.9%, and they have dispatched 167 bullpen pitchers to the hill on the year. Cincinnati has had bullpen pitchers enter the contest in 13 save opportunities and they have recorded 10 saves.

The Cincinnati Reds have gotten 33 double plays and have a fielding rate of .985 (13th in the majors). The Reds have accrued 385 assists, 27 errors and have amassed 1,403 putouts this season. In 4,209 innings played, the Reds have accumulated a defensive efficiency of 70.5% (8th in baseball).

Abbott (11-10 win-loss mark in his career) holds a 3.46 ERA and has conceded 8.0 hits per nine innings. His K/BB ratio is 2.76 and he has gone up against 688 opposing hitters thus far in his career. He has allowed 64 earned runs while holding a WHIP of 1.238 and being the owner of a FIP of 4.3. In his MLB career, Abbott has conceded 147 base knocks while totaling 163 strikeouts in 166 frames.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take St. Louis

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