St. Louis Cardinals vs Houston Astros Prediction, 6/4/2024 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: St. Louis Cardinals vs Houston Astros

Date: Tuesday, June 4, 2024

Location: Minute Maid Park in Houston, TX

TV: Bally Sports Midwest

The St. Louis Cardinals (28-29) are headed to Minute Maid Park on Tuesday where they will meet the Houston Astros (26-34). The pitchers expected to start will be Andre Pallante and Spencer Arrighetti.

As a unit, the St. Louis Cardinals are notching 3.9 runs per outing, which is 26th in the league. They have accumulated 221 runs scored while having a team OBP of .307. The Cardinals have tallied 89 two-baggers as a unit and have knocked 52 balls out of the stadium. They have 208 RBI's in addition to 445 base knocks on the year, while their team batting average is sitting at .233. St. Louis has a slugging percentage of .368 and have been called out on strikes 491 times, while drawing a walk on 185 occasions.

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They have a strikeout to walk ratio of 2.85 and their pitching staff has a team WHIP of 1.29. Cardinals pitchers have conceded 63 home runs in addition to 262 total runs (16th in MLB). St. Louis has relinquished 483 hits (8.6 per 9 innings) in addition to 226 earned runs. The Cardinals have an earned run average of 4.04 on the year (18th in the league), and the staff has struck out 473 hitters. They have walked 166 opposing players and their FIP is 3.98 as a unit on the season.

The Cardinals have dispatched 181 relief pitchers to the mound for the year. The bullpen pitchers have inherited 76 base runners so far this year and 36.8% of those runners ended up crossing the plate. They have earned 21 saves for the season and have blown 5 of their 26 save chances. The Cardinals relief pitchers have accumulated a save rate of 80.8% and stepped onto the hill in 69 save situations. The relievers have a total of 43 holds on the season (4th in MLB). Cardinals relief pitchers have stepped onto the hill with players on base 55 times as well as having 57 appearances in high leverage situations.

The St. Louis Cardinals have notched a total of 1,511 putouts for the season, as well as 516 assists and 33 errors. Their fielding percentage is at .984 which has them ranked 18th in baseball, and they have turned 58 double plays. The Cardinals have transformed 68.6% of balls in play into outs out of their 4,533 innings, which ranks them 25th in pro baseball.

Pallante has thrown 192 innings and has accumulated 126 strikeouts so far in his MLB career. Pallante (11-7 record in his career) sits with a FIP of 4.22 while facing 830 batters during his time in the major leagues. His earned run average is 3.80 (81 earned runs allowed) and his WHIP is 1.479. He has surrendered 206 hits (9.7 hits per 9 innings) and has 78 free passes.

Houston has 74 home runs over the course of the season as well as 249 RBIs. They have notched 90 doubles, while taking a walk 179 times as well as racking up 260 runs. The Houston Astros have accumulated a team on-base percentage of .321 in addition to a batting average of .258 on the campaign. The Astros hold a slugging percentage of .414 and they tally 4.33 runs per outing (14th in baseball). They have been rung up on 407 instances (30th in baseball) and have earned a total of 530 base knocks.

The Houston pitching staff have yielded 267 runs so far this year while having an ERA of 4.27 (252 earned runs yielded). They have relinquished 66 dingers and they give up 4.52 runs per 9 innings (18th in baseball). The Astros are sitting with a team WHIP of 1.337 and have a FIP of 4.30 as a staff over the course of the season. They currently have a K/BB ratio of 8.70 (511 strikeouts against 229 bases on balls). They are currently ranked 14th in baseball as a staff in total hits surrendered with 481.

Houston relievers have an inherited score rate of 30.0% out of their 50 inherited base runners. Their relief pitchers have stepped onto the mound 56 times in high leverage situations and also on 32 occasions with runners on base. Sitting with 48 save situations, the Astros have 28 holds in addition to 10 blown saves. They rank 28th in the league holding a save rate of 50.0%, and they have dispatched 188 bullpen pitchers to the hill on the season. Houston has called on bullpen pitchers to step onto the hill in 20 save opportunities and they have converted 10 saves.

The Houston Astros have gotten 55 double plays and hold a fielding percentage of .987 (8th in baseball). The Astros have accrued 516 assists, 27 errors and have earned a total of 1,595 putouts over the course of the season. Out of their 4,785 innings played, the Astros have earned a efficiency on defense of 70.0% (15th in pro baseball).

Arrighetti (3-5 mark in his career) has a 5.98 ERA and has given up 10.1 hits per nine innings. He has a strikeout to walk ratio of 2.22 and he has gone up against 200 hitters during his career. He has given up a total of 29 ER's while earning a WHIP of 1.649 and having a FIP of 3.7. In his pro baseball career, Arrighetti has surrendered 49 base knocks while he has earned 51 punch outs in 43 frames.

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take St. Louis

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