St. Louis Cardinals vs Detroit Tigers Prediction, 5/1/2024 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: St. Louis Cardinals vs Detroit Tigers

Date: Wednesday, May 1, 2024

Location: Comerica Park in Detroit, MI

TV: Bally Sports Detroit

Odds/Point Spread: St. Louis (+100) Detroit (-118)

The Detroit Tigers (16-12) will take on the St. Louis Cardinals (13-15) at Comerica Park on Wednesday. The line on this matchup has St. Louis at +100 and Detroit is priced at -118. The over/under is set at 8. The pitchers expected to start will be Miles Mikolas and Kenta Maeda.

As a squad, the St. Louis Cardinals are putting up 3.6 runs per outing, which puts them at 27th in baseball. They have notched a total of 100 runs while holding a team OBP of .300. The Cardinals have compiled 44 doubles as a team and have hit 18 balls out of the stadium. They have compiled 94 runs batted in and 198 base knocks on the year, while their batting average sits at .217. St. Louis owns a slugging percentage of .336 and have been called out on strikes 232 times, while drawing a walk on 97 occasions.

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The Cardinals hold a team earned run average of 3.86 on the year (14th in MLB), and their staff has rung up 236 batters. Cardinals pitchers have surrendered 33 long balls in addition to 123 total runs (14th in MLB). They have walked 84 opposing hitters and their FIP comes in at 4.07 as a squad on the year. St. Louis has given up 241 base hits (8.7 per 9 innings) and 107 earned runs. They have a K/BB ratio of 2.81 and their pitching staff sits with a WHIP of 1.30.

The Cardinals have dispatched 87 relief pitchers to the mound on the campaign. The relievers have inherited 35 runners this season and 34.3% of those runners ended up crossing the plate. They have compiled 10 saves on the year and have blown 2 of 12 chances to get a save. The Cardinals bullpen have earned a save rate of 83.3% and stepped onto the hill in 36 save situations. The bullpen have notched 24 holds this year (2nd in MLB). Cardinals relief pitchers have come into the game with runners on base 27 times as well as having 24 appearances in high leverage situations.

The Cardinals have turned 68.9% of balls hit into play into outs in their 2,247 innings on the diamond, which has them sitting at 23rd in baseball. The St. Louis Cardinals have earned 749 putouts on the campaign, in addition to 254 assists and 10 errors. Their fielding percentage sits at .990 which is 3rd in the majors, and have earned 35 double plays.

Mikolas (106-102 win-loss mark in his career) has a FIP of 4.29 and he has faced 7,399 batters during his time in the majors. He has surrendered 1,772 base hits (9.2 hits per nine innings) with 601 free passes. His earned run average is 4.54 (871 ER's allowed) and his career WHIP is 1.374. Mikolas has thrown 1,727 frames and has tallied 1,379 punch outs so far in his career.

Detroit has accounted for 23 home runs so far this year as well as 103 runs batted in. They have recorded 37 doubles, while walking 91 times and recording 111 runs. The Detroit Tigers have accounted for a team OBP of .298 and a batting average of .223 on the year. The Tigers hold a team slugging % of .352 and they have an average of 3.96 runs per game (21st in the league). They have been called out on strikes on 256 occasions (12th in MLB) and have 211 hits.

The Tigers have a WHIP of 1.086 in addition to having a FIP of 3.77 as a team so far this year. They currently have a strikeout to walk ratio of 8.40 (239 strikeouts against 77 walks). They come in at 2nd in MLB as a pitching staff in total hits allowed with 200. They have relinquished 27 home runs and they relinquish 3.81 runs per 9 innings (6th in the league). The Detroit pitching staff have yielded 108 runs this year while holding an ERA of 3.14 (89 earned runs conceded).

Detroit has had bullpen pitchers step onto the mound in 16 save opportunities and they have walked away with 10 saves. They are ranked 18th in the league with a save rate of 62.5%, and they have sent 84 relievers to the hill this year. Their relievers have come in 37 times in high leverage situations in addition to 25 occasions with base runners. Detroit relievers hold an inherited score percentage of 28.1% out of their 32 inherited base runners. With 24 save situations, the Tigers have 8 holds and also 6 blown saves.

In 2,298 innings played, the Tigers are sitting with a defensive efficiency of 72.9% (1st in professional baseball). The Detroit Tigers have turned 20 double plays and hold a fielding percentage of .980 (28th in pro baseball). The Tigers have accrued 240 assists, 21 errors and have accounted for 766 putouts over the course of the season.

During his MLB career, Maeda has surrendered 584 base knocks and he has 784 strikeouts in 697 innings. He has surrendered a total of 294 ER's while earning a WHIP of 1.208 and having a FIP of 4.0. His strikeout to walk ratio is 3.04 and he has gone up against 2,914 batters in his MLB career. Maeda (42-35 career mark) has earned a 3.80 ERA and has allowed 7.5 hits per 9 innings.

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take St. Louis (+100)

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