St. Louis Cardinals vs Cincinnati Reds Prediction, 8/13/2024 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: St. Louis Cardinals vs Cincinnati Reds

Date: Tuesday, August 13, 2024

Location: Great American Ball Park in Cincinnati, OH

TV: Bally Sports Midwest

Great American Ball Park is where the Cincinnati Reds (57-61) will go up against the St. Louis Cardinals (60-58) on Tuesday. The starting pitchers are Erick Fedde and Hunter Greene.

St. Louis has a slugging % of .389 and have been rung up 973 times, while drawing a walk on 339 occasions. They have tallied 465 runs batted in and 989 base knocks over the course of the season, while their batting average is at .247. The Cardinals have recorded 176 doubles as a squad and have knocked 122 balls out of the park. They have 492 runs while holding a team on-base percentage of .310. As a unit, the St. Louis Cardinals are notching 4.2 runs per game, which is 22nd in MLB.

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Their strikeout to walk ratio is 2.84 and the pitching staff has a team WHIP of 1.27. Cardinals pitchers have given up 125 home runs and also 540 runs (20th in baseball). St. Louis has conceded 1,010 hits (8.6 per 9 innings) as well as 482 earned runs. The Cardinals have compiled a team ERA of 4.12 so far this season (18th in MLB), and the staff has struck out 936 hitters. Their pitching staff has walked 329 players from the other team and their FIP is 3.97 as a team on the campaign.

Cardinals relief pitchers have entered the game with opponents on base 117 times as well as having 133 appearances in high leverage situations. The relief pitchers have earned 85 holds this season (3rd in the league). The Cardinals relief pitchers have a save rate of 68.3% and has entered the game in 145 save situations. They have tallied 41 saves on the campaign and have blown 19 of their 60 save opportunities. The bullpen pitchers have inherited 162 runners on the campaign with 37.0% of those players ended up scoring. The Cardinals have dispatched 372 relievers to the mound over the course of the season.

The Cardinals have transformed 69.3% of balls in play into outs out of their 9,465 innings on the field, which ranks them 20th in baseball. The St. Louis Cardinals have notched a total of 3,155 putouts on the campaign, as well as 1,108 assists and 53 errors. Their fielding rate is currently at .988 which ranks 4th in professional baseball, and they have turned 114 double plays.

Fedde has pitched in 585 innings and has totaled 470 strikeouts so far in his career. Fedde (29-38 record in his career) has earned a FIP of 4.86 while going up against 2,556 opposing hitters during his time in the major leagues. His ERA is 4.94 (321 ER's allowed) and he has a WHIP of 1.440. He has conceded 616 hits (9.5 hits per 9 innings) with 227 walks.

Cincinnati has accounted for 136 home runs on the campaign and 495 runs batted in. They have put up 197 two-baggers, while taking a walk 356 times as well as putting up 524 runs. The Cincinnati Reds have earned an OBP of .303 as well as a batting average of .230 so far this year. The Reds have a SLG% of .397 and they are scoring 4.44 runs per outing (14th in the league). They have struck out on 1,067 occasions (7th in the league) and have accounted for 892 base hits.

The Reds have a team WHIP of 1.241 in addition to having a FIP of 4.11 as a staff over the course of the season. Their K/BB ratio is 8.70 (1,009 strikeouts vs 364 free passes). They have a ranking of 6th in baseball as a staff in total hits relinquished with 926. They have allowed 129 homers and they surrender 4.19 runs per 9 innings (8th in the league). The Cincinnati pitching staff have conceded 484 runs on the year while holding an ERA of 3.91 (451 earned runs given up).

With 103 save situations, the Reds have accrued 67 holds and 9 blown saves. Cincinnati has called on relievers to step onto the hill in 34 save opportunities and they have earned 25 saves. Their bullpen pitchers have come in 111 times in high leverage situations and on 102 occasions with runners on base. Cincinnati relief pitchers have an inherited score rate of 28.6% out of their 161 inherited runners. They are currently ranked 2nd in the league with a save rate of 73.5%, and they have sent 383 relievers onto the field on the campaign.

The Cincinnati Reds have turned 70 double plays and have a fielding percentage of .982 (27th in MLB). The Reds have accrued 898 assists, 73 errors and have accounted for 3,119 putouts for the season. Out of their 9,357 innings played, the Reds have a defensive efficiency of 70.3% (12th in baseball).

During his pro baseball career, Greene has conceded 304 base hits while he has tallied 470 K's in 373 innings pitched. Greene (17-24 career win-loss record) holds a 4.00 ERA while surrendering 7.3 hits per nine innings. He has allowed 166 earned runs while holding a WHIP of 1.211 and having a FIP of 3.9. He has a K/BB ratio of 3.18 and he has faced 1,586 opposing hitters during 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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