St. Louis Cardinals vs Colorado Rockies Prediction, 9/25/2024 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: St. Louis Cardinals vs Colorado Rockies

Date: Wednesday, September 25, 2024

Location: Coors Field in Denver, CO

TV: Bally Sports Midwest

The Colorado Rockies (60-96) will compete against the St. Louis Cardinals (79-77) at Coors Field on Wednesday. The pitchers taking the mound will be Erick Fedde and Austin Gomber.

St. Louis is slugging .388 and have struck out 1,264 times, while drawing a walk on 456 occasions. They have accounted for 602 runs batted in and 1,296 base knocks on the season, while their team batting average comes in at .245. The Cardinals have accounted for 240 two-baggers as a squad and have hit 158 balls out of the stadium. They have accounted for 635 runs and have an OBP of .309. As a team, the St. Louis Cardinals are notching 4.1 runs per outing, which is 25th in MLB.

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The Cardinals have compiled a team ERA of 4.04 for the year (17th in MLB), and the staff has struck out 1,258 hitters. Cardinals pitchers have yielded 170 home runs and 694 runs (18th in MLB). They have walked 442 opposing batters and their FIP comes in at 3.98 as a unit on the campaign. St. Louis has yielded 1,305 hits (8.4 per 9 innings) in addition to 625 earned runs. Their K/BB ratio is 2.85 and the pitching staff has a collective WHIP of 1.26.

The Cardinals have dispatched 489 relief pitchers to the mound this season. The relief pitchers have inherited 215 runners on the year with 37.2% of them crossed home plate. They have 53 saves this year and have missed out on 27 out of their 80 save opportunities. The Cardinals relievers have a save percentage of 66.3% and has stepped onto the mound in 179 save situations. The bullpen have tallied 99 holds on the year (5th in MLB). Cardinals bullpen pitchers have gone to the mound with opponents on base 156 times in addition to having 179 appearances in high leverage situations.

The St. Louis Cardinals are sitting with 4,176 putouts over the course of the season, as well as 1,463 assists and 71 errors. Their fielding percentage is currently at .988 which ranks 5th in MLB, and have accumulated 143 double plays. The Cardinals have turned 69.8% of balls in play into outs out of their 12,528 innings on the diamond, which has them sitting at 16th in the majors.

Fedde (29-42 career mark) sits with a FIP of 4.79 while he has gone up against 2,714 batters in the majors. He has surrendered 649 base knocks (9.4 hits per nine innings) and has had 242 free passes. His ERA is 4.86 (337 ER's allowed) and he has a career WHIP of 1.427. Fedde has taken the hill for 624 innings and is sitting with 496 strikeouts thus far in his career.

Colorado has recorded 174 HRs for the year to go along with 634 runs batted in. They have recorded 265 two-baggers, while taking a walk 437 times and scoring 660 runs. The Colorado Rockies have an on-base percentage of .303 and a team batting average of .241 this year. The Rockies have a team slugging % of .399 and they are earning 4.23 runs per contest (18th in the league). They have struck out on 1,553 occasions (2nd in MLB) and have earned 1,268 hits.

The Rockies have a team WHIP of 1.512 and have a FIP of 4.92 as a squad this year. They have earned a strikeout to walk ratio of 7.00 (1,069 strikeouts vs 543 bases on balls). They rank 30th in baseball as a pitching staff in total hits relinquished with 1,532. They have allowed 210 homers and they surrender 5.79 runs per 9 innings (30th in baseball). The Colorado pitching staff have surrendered 883 runs on the season while holding an ERA of 5.39 (822 earned runs relinquished).

Colorado bullpen pitchers hold an inherited score percentage of 32.5% out of their 234 inherited runners. Their relievers have come in 157 times in high leverage situations and on 151 occasions with base runners. Sitting with 123 save situations, the Rockies have compiled 59 holds and 26 blown saves. They are ranked 26th in the league with a save rate of 58.1%, and they have sent 475 relievers to the hill for the season. Colorado has called on bullpen pitchers to enter the contest in 62 save chances and they have walked away with 36 saves.

Out of their 12,354 innings on the field, the Rockies have earned a defensive efficiency of 67.3% (30th in baseball). The Colorado Rockies have turned 159 double plays and have a fielding percentage of .986 (10th in the majors). The Rockies have accrued 1,493 assists, 80 errors and have earned a total of 4,118 putouts so far this year.

Thus far in his career, Gomber has given up 674 hits while earning 502 K's in 643 innings pitched. Gomber (35-39 win-loss mark in his career) holds a 4.84 ERA and has given up 9.4 hits per 9 innings. He has allowed 346 earned runs while holding a WHIP of 1.364 and a FIP of 4.8. His strikeout to walk ratio is 2.47 and he has gone up against 2,747 opposing batters during his pro baseball career.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Colorado

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