St. Louis Cardinals vs Colorado Rockies Prediction, 9/26/2024 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: St. Louis Cardinals vs Colorado Rockies

Date: Thursday, September 26, 2024

Location: Coors Field in Denver, CO

TV: Rockies.TV

The Colorado Rockies (60-97) will try to defeat the St. Louis Cardinals (80-77) at Coors Field on Thursday. The pitchers expected to start will be Kyle Gibson and Kyle Freeland.

As a team, the St. Louis Cardinals are knocking in 4.1 runs per game, which ranks them 24th in the league. They have a total of 642 runs and hold an OBP of .310. The Cardinals have hit 242 two-baggers as a unit and have hit 159 balls out of the stadium. They have 609 RBI's in addition to 1,307 base knocks for the year, while their batting average sits at .246. St. Louis is slugging .388 and have struck out 1,274 times, while drawing a walk on 459 occasions.

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They have a strikeout to walk ratio of 2.86 and their pitching staff has a collective WHIP of 1.25. Cardinals pitchers have allowed 171 long balls and 697 total runs (18th in MLB). St. Louis has conceded 1,313 hits (8.4 per 9 innings) as well as 628 earned runs. The Cardinals have compiled a team earned run average of 4.03 this year (16th in the league), and they have struck out 1,268 batters. Their pitching staff has walked 443 opposing batters and their FIP is 3.98 as a squad over the course of the season.

The Cardinals relief pitchers have accumulated a save rate of 66.3% and has come into the game in 179 save situations. The relievers have inherited 215 runners on the campaign with 37.2% of them crossed the plate. Cardinals relief pitchers have come into the game with players on base 156 times and also have had 180 appearances in high leverage situations. The Cardinals have dispatched 493 relief pitchers to the hill this season. The relief pitchers have notched 99 holds so far this season (5th in MLB). They have 53 saves this year and have blown 27 of their 80 save opportunities.

The St. Louis Cardinals have a total of 4,203 putouts at this point in the season, in addition to 1,474 assists and 71 errors. Their fielding rate sits at .988 which is 5th in the majors, and they have turned 145 double plays. The Cardinals have transformed 69.8% of balls hit into play into outs in their 12,609 innings, which has them sitting at 16th in the majors.

Gibson has thrown 1,861 innings and is sitting with 1,505 punch outs in his MLB career. Gibson (112-108 win-loss record in his career) sits with a FIP of 4.44 and he has gone up against 7,976 hitters in the majors. His ERA is 4.51 (932 ER's allowed) and he has a WHIP of 1.374. He has conceded 1,903 base knocks (9.2 hits per nine innings) and has 654 walks.

The Colorado Rockies have accounted for a team on-base percentage of .303 in addition to a team batting average of .241 so far this season. They have been rung up on 1,563 occasions (2nd in the league) and have earned 1,276 hits. Colorado has tallied 175 home runs over the course of the season as well as 637 runs batted in. The Rockies have a team SLG% of .400 and they are recording 4.22 runs per game (18th in the league). They have tallied 268 doubles, while taking a walk 438 times as well as putting up 663 runs.

The Rockies hold a team WHIP of 1.512 and are the owners of a FIP of 4.91 as a squad on the campaign. They are currently ranked 30th in baseball as a staff in total hits conceded with 1,543. The Colorado pitching staff have surrendered 890 runs on the season while holding an ERA of 5.40 (829 earned runs conceded). Their K/BB ratio comes in at 7.00 (1,079 strikeouts against 546 free passes). They have conceded 211 dingers and they concede 5.80 runs per 9 innings (30th in the league).

Colorado has had relief pitchers step onto the mound in 63 save chances and they have tallied 36 saves. They rank 27th in the league with a save percentage of 57.1%, and they have dispatched 478 bullpen pitchers onto the field so far this year. Their bullpen pitchers have stepped onto the mound 159 times in high leverage situations and on 152 occasions with base runners. Colorado bullpen pitchers have an inherited score percentage of 33.1% out of 236 inherited base runners. With 124 save situations, the Rockies have 59 holds in addition to 27 blown saves.

The Colorado Rockies have gotten 160 double plays and have earned a fielding percentage of .986 (10th in pro baseball). The Rockies have recorded 1,504 assists, 80 errors and have earned a total of 4,145 putouts on the campaign. In their 12,435 innings played, the Rockies have earned a defensive efficiency of 67.3% (30th in baseball).

In his career, Freeland has surrendered 1,191 hits and he has 816 punch outs in 1,092 innings. He has allowed a total of 540 ER's while earning a WHIP of 1.413 and having a FIP of 4.4. His K/BB ratio is 2.31 and he has gone up against 4,734 batters during his pro baseball career. Freeland (60-73 career record) has earned a 4.45 ERA while allowing 9.8 hits per nine innings.

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take St. Louis

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