St. Louis Cardinals vs Houston Astros Prediction, 6/3/2024 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: St. Louis Cardinals vs Houston Astros

Date: Monday, June 3, 2024

Location: Minute Maid Park in Houston, TX

TV: Space City Home Network

The Houston Astros (26-33) will try to beat the St. Louis Cardinals (27-29) at Minute Maid Park on Monday. The pitchers who are expected to start are Kyle Gibson and Justin Verlander.

The Cardinals have compiled 88 two-baggers as a team and have knocked 50 baseballs out of the park. St. Louis has a slugging rate of .367 and have been rung up 482 times, while being walked on 182 occasions. As a squad, the St. Louis Cardinals are scoring 3.9 runs per game, which has them sitting at 26th in the league. They have accrued 203 runs batted in in addition to 436 base knocks so far this year, and their team batting average is .233. They have tallied 216 runs and hold an on-base percentage of .307.

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The Cardinals have compiled a team earned run average of 4.12 on the season (19th in the league), and their staff has rung up 462 batters. Cardinals pitchers have allowed 63 home runs and 258 total runs (16th in the league). Their pitching staff has walked 164 hitters and their FIP comes in at 4.03 as a squad for the year. St. Louis has surrendered 476 base knocks (8.7 per 9 innings) as well as 226 earned runs. Their strikeout to walk ratio is 2.82 and their pitching staff has a collective WHIP of 1.30.

The Cardinals relief pitchers have recorded a save rate of 80.0% and has come into the game in 68 save situations. The relief pitchers have inherited 72 runners so far this year and 38.9% of them crossed home plate. Cardinals bullpen pitchers have entered the contest with players on base 52 times and also have had 52 appearances in high leverage situations. The Cardinals have sent 175 relief pitchers to the mound this season. The relievers have a total of 43 holds so far this year (4th in baseball). They have recorded 20 saves so far this year and have blown 5 of 25 save chances.

The Cardinals have turned 68.6% of baseballs in play into outs in their 4,443 innings on the field, which has them sitting 24th in pro baseball. The St. Louis Cardinals have accumulated 1,481 putouts at this point in the season, as well as 509 assists and 30 errors. Their fielding percentage sits at .985 which ranks 11th in the majors, and they have turned 58 double plays.

Gibson has thrown 1,761 frames and has racked up 1,411 K's thus far in his career. His ERA is 4.51 (882 ER's allowed) and he has a WHIP of 1.371. He has surrendered 1,801 hits (9.2 hits per nine innings) with 614 free passes. Gibson (108-102 career mark) has earned a FIP of 4.27 while he has faced 7,542 opposing batters in the majors.

The Houston Astros have tallied a team OBP of .322 and a team batting average of .259 so far this year. They have been rung up on 399 occasions (30th in the league) and have earned 524 base hits. Houston has a total of 72 home runs on the season as well as 246 RBIs. The Astros have a team slugging % of .415 and they score 4.36 runs per game (14th in MLB). They have hit 90 two-baggers, while taking a walk 176 times and putting up 257 runs.

The Houston pitching staff have surrendered 263 runs so far this season while holding an ERA of 4.27 (248 earned runs yielded). They have given up 64 dingers and they concede 4.53 runs per 9 innings (18th in the league). The Astros are sitting with a team WHIP of 1.342 in addition to having a FIP of 4.30 as a unit for the season. Their strikeout to walk ratio sits at 8.60 (501 strikeouts against 227 bases on balls). They rank 15th in baseball as a staff in total hits allowed with 474.

Houston has called on relievers to enter the contest in 20 save chances and they have walked away with 10 saves. They sit at 27th in baseball with a save percentage of 50.0%, and they have dispatched 185 relievers to the mound this year. Their bullpen pitchers have stepped onto the hill 54 times in high leverage situations in addition to 32 occasions with runners on base. Houston relief pitchers hold an inherited score rate of 30.0% out of their 50 inherited runners. With 48 save situations, the Astros have compiled 28 holds and 10 blown saves.

In 4,704 innings on the field, the Astros have a efficiency on defense of 69.9% (16th in MLB). The Houston Astros have turned 55 double plays and own a fielding percentage of .987 (8th in MLB). The Astros have racked up 509 assists, 27 errors and have 1,568 putouts over the course of the season.

During his career, Verlander has conceded 2,831 hits while he has tallied 3,386 K's in 3,372 innings pitched. He has allowed 1,214 earned runs while earning a WHIP of 1.118 and a FIP of 3.4. He has a strikeout to walk ratio of 3.60 and he has faced 13,741 opposing batters during his MLB career. Verlander (260-143 win-loss record in his career) holds a 3.24 earned run average while giving up 7.6 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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