St. Louis Cardinals vs Kansas City Royals Prediction, 8/10/2024 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: St. Louis Cardinals vs Kansas City Royals

Date: Saturday, August 10, 2024

Location: Kauffman Stadium in Kansas City, MO

TV: Bally Sports Midwest

The St. Louis Cardinals (59-56) are traveling to Kauffman Stadium on Saturday where they will go up against the Kansas City Royals (64-52). The expected starting pitchers are Miles Mikolas and Michael Lorenzen.

The Cardinals have hit 168 two-baggers as a squad and have knocked 118 balls out of the park. St. Louis has a slugging rate of .387 and have struck out 951 times, while drawing a walk on 328 occasions. As a unit, the St. Louis Cardinals are putting up 4.2 runs per outing, which has them sitting at 23rd in baseball. They have accounted for 451 runs batted in in addition to 957 base knocks over the course of the season, while their team batting average comes in at .246. They have accounted for 477 runs scored while having a team OBP of .309.

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The Cardinals hold a team ERA of 4.07 for the year (18th in MLB), and the staff has struck out 918 batters. Cardinals pitchers have surrendered 123 home runs and 521 runs in total (20th in baseball). Their pitching staff has walked 320 opposing players and their FIP is 3.95 as a team so far this year. St. Louis has conceded 976 base knocks (8.6 per 9 innings) and also 464 earned runs. They have earned a K/BB ratio of 2.87 and their pitching staff holds a collective WHIP of 1.26.

Cardinals relief pitchers have entered the game with opponents on base 112 times in addition to having 130 appearances in high leverage situations. The bullpen have notched 83 holds on the campaign (3rd in the league). The Cardinals relievers have earned a save rate of 70.2% and stepped onto the hill in 140 save situations. They have earned 40 saves over the course of the season and have missed out on 17 out of their 57 save opportunities. The relief pitchers have inherited 156 runners this season with 36.5% of those players earned a run for their team. The Cardinals have sent 362 relief pitchers to the hill on the campaign.

The St. Louis Cardinals have amassed 3,077 putouts at this point in the season, in addition to 1,071 assists and 51 errors. Their fielding rate is currently at .988 which puts them in 3rd in baseball, and have earned 110 double plays. The Cardinals have converted 69.5% of balls in play into outs out of their 9,231 innings on the diamond, which has them sitting 19th in the majors.

Mikolas has taken the ball for 1,052 innings and has racked up 759 K's in his career. His ERA is 4.08 (477 earned runs allowed) and he has a career WHIP of 1.198. He has given up 1,055 base hits (9.0 hits per 9 innings) and has had 206 walks. Mikolas (62-62 win-loss mark in his career) has earned a FIP of 4.02 and he has faced 4,363 opposing hitters in the majors.

The Royals have a team slugging % of .414 and they average 4.78 runs per contest (10th in baseball). They have put up 193 doubles, while taking a walk 304 times and scoring 554 runs. Kansas City has accumulated 126 home runs so far this year as well as 538 runs batted in. They have struck out on 784 occasions (29th in MLB) and have earned a total of 980 hits. The Kansas City Royals have accumulated a team OBP of .311 and a team batting average of .253 so far this season.

The Kansas City pitching staff have given up 460 runs for the year while having an ERA of 3.77 (427 earned runs given up). They have allowed 107 long balls and they allow 4.06 runs per 9 innings (6th in MLB). The Royals have a WHIP of 1.255 and have a FIP of 3.88 as a pitching staff so far this season. They have earned a strikeout to walk ratio of 8.10 (917 strikeouts against 343 free passes). They come in at 18th in the league as a staff in total hits allowed with 937.

Kansas City has called on relief pitchers to step onto the hill in 44 save opportunities and they have recorded 27 saves. They are ranked 17th in the league with a save rate of 61.4%, and they have sent 358 relief pitchers onto the field for the year. Their relief pitchers have taken the field 106 times in high leverage situations in addition to 88 occasions with runners on. Kansas City relievers hold an inherited score rate of 26.6% out of their 154 inherited runners. With 100 save situations, the Royals have 55 holds in addition to 17 blown saves.

In 9,186 innings on the diamond, the Royals are sitting with a defensive efficiency of 70.0% (16th in professional baseball). The Kansas City Royals have gotten 93 double plays and have notched a fielding percentage of .987 (5th in the majors). The Royals have recorded 1,066 assists, 54 errors and have accumulated 3,062 putouts for the season.

Thus far in his career, Lorenzen has surrendered 758 base knocks while tallying 682 strikeouts in 830 innings. He has given up a total of 375 earned runs while earning a WHIP of 1.320 and having a FIP of 4.0. He has a K/BB ratio of 2.02 and he has gone up against 3,515 hitters so far in his career. Lorenzen (45-44 career win-loss mark) has earned a 4.06 earned run average while giving up 8.2 hits per nine innings.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take St. Louis

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