St. Louis Cardinals vs Minnesota Twins Prediction, 8/25/2024 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: St. Louis Cardinals vs Minnesota Twins

Date: Sunday, August 25, 2024

Location: Target Field in Minneapolis, MN

TV: Bally Sports North

The Minnesota Twins (71-56) will go up against the St. Louis Cardinals (63-64) at Target Field on Sunday. The pitchers who are expected to start will be Erick Fedde and Zebby Matthews.

As a squad, the St. Louis Cardinals are earning 4.1 runs per game, which has them sitting at 24th in the league. They have accumulated 523 runs scored and have an OBP of .310. The Cardinals have compiled 187 two-baggers as a team and have smacked 133 balls out of the stadium. They have amassed 496 runs batted in and 1,059 hits this year, and their average at the plate is sitting at .246. St. Louis owns a slugging percentage of .388 and have been called out on strikes 1,034 times, while taking a walk on 368 occasions.

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The Cardinals are sitting with a team earned run average of 4.14 on the campaign (20th in MLB), and the staff has struck out 1,010 hitters. Cardinals pitchers have conceded 140 home runs and 579 total runs (21st in MLB). They have walked 357 opposing hitters and their FIP sits at 4.02 as a team so far this season. St. Louis has surrendered 1,082 hits (8.6 per 9 innings) and also 520 earned runs. Their K/BB ratio is 2.83 and the pitching staff has earned a collective WHIP of 1.27.

The Cardinals relievers have earned a save rate of 68.3% and has entered the game in 150 save situations. The relief pitchers have inherited 177 base runners so far this season and 37.3% of those players crossed home plate. Cardinals relief pitchers have stepped onto the hill with runners on 128 times in addition to having 139 appearances in high leverage situations. The Cardinals have sent 401 relievers to the mound on the season. The relievers have 87 holds this season (3rd in baseball). They have compiled 43 saves this season and have blown 20 of their 63 chances to save the game.

The St. Louis Cardinals have a tally of 3,392 putouts this year, in addition to 1,189 assists and 57 errors. Their fielding percentage sits at .988 which has them ranked 4th in baseball, and they have turned 124 double plays. The Cardinals have turned 69.5% of balls in play into outs out of their 10,176 innings on the field, which has them sitting at 19th in pro baseball.

Fedde (29-40 career win-loss record) is the owner of a FIP of 4.85 and he has faced 2,605 batters in the majors. He has allowed 628 hits (9.5 hits per nine innings) with 233 free passes. His earned run average is 4.93 (327 earned runs allowed) and he has a WHIP of 1.442. Fedde has taken the ball for 597 innings and has earned 474 punch outs so far in his pro baseball career.

The Minnesota Twins have a team OBP of .323 as well as a batting average of .254 this season. They have struck out on 1,018 occasions (22nd in baseball) and have notched a total of 1,094 base hits. Minnesota has accumulated 156 home runs over the course of the season as well as 589 RBIs. The Twins hold a slugging percentage of .430 and they score 4.91 runs per game (6th in baseball). They have hit 251 doubles, while walking 378 times and scoring 624 runs.

The Twins hold a team WHIP of 1.170 with a FIP of 3.84 as a team for the year. They rank 6th in baseball as a pitching staff in total hits relinquished with 994. The Minnesota pitching staff have yielded 551 runs this season and come in with a team ERA of 4.09 (511 earned runs yielded). Their K/BB ratio comes in at 9.20 (1,146 strikeouts against 321 bases on balls). They have relinquished 148 homers and they relinquish 4.41 runs per 9 innings (17th in the league).

Minnesota has called on bullpen pitchers to step onto the hill in 51 save chances and they have tallied 36 saves. They sit at 4th in MLB with a save percentage of 70.6%, and they have sent 407 relief pitchers to the mound over the course of the season. Their relief pitchers have stepped onto the mound 148 times in high leverage situations and on 95 occasions with runners on. Minnesota relievers hold an inherited score percentage of 44.7% of 141 inherited base runners. Sitting with 129 save situations, the Twins have accrued 77 holds in addition to 15 blown saves.

In 10,122 innings played, the Twins are sitting with a efficiency on defense of 70.7% (8th in baseball). The Minnesota Twins have gotten 55 double plays and own a fielding percentage of .986 (9th in pro baseball). The Twins have accrued 957 assists, 60 errors and have amassed 3,374 putouts this season.

Thus far in his career, Matthews has given up 9 hits and he has 6 strikeouts in 10 innings pitched. He has surrendered a total of 4 earned runs while holding a WHIP of 1.100 and being the owner of a FIP of 3.5. He has a strikeout to walk ratio of 3.00 and he has faced 43 hitters in his pro baseball career. Matthews (1-1 career win-loss record) has earned a 3.60 ERA while giving up 8.1 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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