St. Louis Cardinals vs Detroit Tigers Prediction, 4/29/2024 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: St. Louis Cardinals vs Detroit Tigers

Date: Monday, April 29, 2024

Location: Comerica Park in Detroit, MI

TV: Bally Sports Detroit

The St. Louis Cardinals (12-14) are en route to Comerica Park on Monday where they will take on the Detroit Tigers (14-12). The expected starting pitchers are Steven Matz and Kenta Maeda.

The Cardinals have compiled 37 doubles as a unit and have hit 18 balls out of the stadium. St. Louis is slugging .339 and have struck out 216 times, while being walked on 90 occasions. As a unit, the St. Louis Cardinals are scoring 3.5 runs/g, which has them at 26th in the league. They have amassed 86 RBI's in addition to 184 hits for the year, and their batting average is at .219. They have earned 91 runs scored while holding a team on-base percentage of .302.

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The Cardinals have an ERA of 4.03 so far this year (19th in MLB), and their staff has struck out 217 hitters. Cardinals pitchers have given up 30 home runs in addition to 115 total runs (20th in baseball). They have walked 74 players from the other team and their FIP is 3.98 as a team this year. St. Louis has given up 226 hits (8.8 per 9 innings) in addition to 103 earned runs. They have earned a strikeout to walk ratio of 2.93 and the pitching staff has earned a collective WHIP of 1.30.

Cardinals bullpen pitchers have entered the contest with opponents on base 25 times in addition to having 20 appearances in high leverage situations. The bullpen have accumulated 22 holds this year (2nd in baseball). The Cardinals relievers have earned a save percentage of 81.8% and has come into the game in 33 save situations. They have earned 9 saves this season and have not converted 2 out of their 11 chances to save the game. The bullpen pitchers have inherited 31 base runners over the course of the season and 38.7% of them crossed the plate. The Cardinals have dispatched 81 relief pitchers to the hill so far this year.

The St. Louis Cardinals have accounted for 690 putouts for the season, as well as 236 assists and 9 errors. Their fielding rate is currently at .990 which is 3rd in MLB, and have earned 32 double plays. The Cardinals have turned 68.4% of balls in play into outs out of their 2,070 innings on the diamond, which has them sitting at 25th in baseball.

Matz (55-60 career win-loss record) has earned a FIP of 4.24 while facing 3,893 opposing batters in the majors. He has surrendered 931 base knocks (9.2 hits per 9 innings) and has 274 free passes. His ERA is 4.28 (432 earned runs allowed) and he has a career WHIP of 1.328. Matz has taken the hill for 907 frames and has accounted for 864 strikeouts in his MLB career.

The Tigers hold a slugging % of .343 and they are recording 3.88 runs per game (21st in MLB). They have notched 35 doubles, while walking 84 times as well as recording 101 runs. Detroit has a total of 20 home runs this year to go along with 93 runs batted in. They have been called out on strikes on 244 occasions (8th in MLB) and have earned 193 hits. The Detroit Tigers have an OBP of .294 in addition to a team batting average of .219 over the course of the season.

The Detroit pitching staff have surrendered 102 runs for the year while having an ERA of 3.19 (84 earned runs yielded). They have allowed 27 long balls and they yield 3.87 runs per 9 innings (7th in MLB). The Tigers have a team WHIP of 1.101 in addition to having a FIP of 3.84 as a pitching staff so far this year. They currently have a strikeout to walk ratio of 8.60 (228 strikeouts vs 75 walks). They rank 2nd in baseball as a staff in total hits conceded with 186.

Detroit relievers have an inherited score rate of 28.1% out of 32 inherited runners. Their relievers have stepped onto the mound 37 times in high leverage situations and on 25 occasions with runners on. Sitting with 20 save situations, the Tigers have accumulated 6 holds in addition to 6 blown saves. They are ranked 23rd in MLB with a save percentage of 57.1%, and they have sent 79 relievers to the hill for the season. Detroit has called on relievers to take the mound in 14 save opportunities and they have converted 8 saves.

The Detroit Tigers have gotten 19 double plays and have a fielding percentage of .982 (24th in baseball). The Tigers have 225 assists, 17 errors and have accounted for 712 putouts this year. Out of their 2,136 innings on the diamond, the Tigers have a defensive efficiency of 73.0% (1st in pro baseball).

Maeda (65-50 career win-loss record) has a 3.97 ERA while giving up 7.7 hits per 9 innings. He has a K/BB ratio of 3.80 and he has faced 3,658 batters so far in his pro baseball career. He has given up a total of 392 ER's while earning a WHIP of 1.146 and a FIP of 3.8. Thus far in his career, Maeda has surrendered 764 base knocks while totaling 968 punch outs in 889 frames.

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Detroit

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