St. Louis Cardinals vs New York Mets Prediction, 4/26/2024 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: St. Louis Cardinals vs New York Mets

Date: Friday, April 26, 2024

Location: Citi Field in Queens, NY

TV: Bally Sports Midwest

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

The New York Mets (13-11) will play the St. Louis Cardinals (11-14) at Citi Field on Friday. The moneyline on this game has St. Louis at +100 and New York is sitting at -118. The over/under is 7.5. The pitchers taking the mound will be Miles Mikolas and Jose Butto.

The Cardinals have accounted for 37 two-baggers as a team and have hit 16 baseballs out of the park. St. Louis has a slugging % of .337 and have been called out on strikes 206 times, while drawing a walk on 86 occasions. As a unit, the St. Louis Cardinals are scoring 3.5 runs/g, which is 27th in the league. They have 82 runs batted in and 178 base knocks on the season, while their average at the plate is at .220. They have notched a total of 87 runs scored while having a team on-base percentage of .302.

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Their K/BB ratio is 2.81 and the pitching staff holds a collective WHIP of 1.32. Cardinals pitchers have yielded 29 long balls and also 113 total runs (21st in the league). St. Louis has allowed 218 base hits (8.9 per 9 innings) and also 101 earned runs. The Cardinals hold a team ERA of 4.11 this season (20th in the league), and the staff has struck out 208 batters. They have walked 74 opposing players and their FIP is 4.06 as a squad for the year.

Cardinals bullpen pitchers have come into the game with players on base 24 times as well as having 17 appearances in high leverage situations. The relief pitchers have a total of 20 holds on the year (3rd in MLB). The Cardinals bullpen have accumulated a save percentage of 80.0% and has come into the game in 30 save situations. They have accumulated 8 saves so far this year and have missed out on 2 of 10 save chances. The bullpen pitchers have inherited 30 runners on the campaign and 40.0% of those runners earned a run for their team. The Cardinals have dispatched 78 relief pitchers to the mound this season.

The St. Louis Cardinals have a total of 663 putouts on the year, as well as 229 assists and 9 errors. Their fielding percentage is holding at .990 which puts them in 4th in pro baseball, and have earned 31 double plays. The Cardinals have transformed 68.3% of balls hit into play into outs out of 1,989 innings on the field, which has them sitting 25th in the majors.

Mikolas (55-56 career win-loss mark) holds a FIP of 4.06 while he has gone up against 3,945 opposing hitters in the major leagues. He has given up 947 base hits (9.0 hits per 9 innings) and has 191 walks. His earned run average is 4.00 (423 earned runs allowed) and his WHIP is 1.197. Mikolas has pitched in 950 frames and has totaled 693 strikeouts so far in his career.

The Mets hold a team slugging percentage of .385 and they tally 4.71 runs per contest (11th in baseball). They have hit 34 doubles, while getting a free base 83 times and putting up 113 runs. New York has tallied 26 home runs for the year to go along with 107 RBIs. They have been called out on strikes on 177 occasions (28th in MLB) and have accounted for 202 hits. The New York Mets have accounted for an on-base percentage of .325 as well as a team batting average of .246 for the season.

The Mets have a WHIP of 1.332 in addition to having a FIP of 3.56 as a staff this year. Their K/BB ratio is 9.70 (231 strikeouts against 107 free passes). They are currently ranked 3rd in the league as a staff in total hits allowed with 178. They have conceded 14 long balls and they concede 4.33 runs per 9 innings (12th in baseball). The New York pitching staff have relinquished 103 runs on the season while having an ERA of 3.53 (84 earned runs conceded).

New York has called on bullpen pitchers to enter the game in 10 save chances and they have come away with 7 saves. They are currently ranked 11th in baseball holding a save percentage of 70.0%, and they have dispatched 82 relievers to the mound this season. Their relief pitchers have come in 35 times in high leverage situations and on 24 occasions with base runners. New York relief pitchers have an inherited score rate of 34.4% out of their 32 inherited runners. Sitting with 26 save situations, the Mets have accumulated 16 holds in addition to 3 blown saves.

The New York Mets have gotten 20 double plays and have a fielding rate of .979 (28th in the majors). The Mets have recorded 186 assists, 18 errors and have notched a total of 642 putouts on the season. In 1,926 innings played, the Mets hold a efficiency on defense of 68.6% (23rd in baseball).

Butto (1-4 win-loss mark in his career) has a 3.90 ERA and has given up 7.2 hits per nine innings. He has a strikeout to walk ratio of 1.88 and he has faced 268 opposing hitters during his MLB career. He has given up 27 earned runs while earning a WHIP of 1.348 and a FIP of 3.9. During his pro baseball career, Butto has surrendered 50 base knocks while tallying 64 punch outs in 62 innings pitched.

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take St. Louis (+100)

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