St. Louis Cardinals vs New York Yankees Prediction, 8/30/2024 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: St. Louis Cardinals vs New York Yankees

Date: Friday, August 30, 2024

Location: Yankee Stadium in Bronx, NY

TV: Bally Sports Midwest

The St. Louis Cardinals (66-67) are hitting the road to Yankee Stadium on Friday where they will try to defeat the New York Yankees (78-56). The pitchers who are expected to start are Erick Fedde and Marcus Stroman.

As a team, the St. Louis Cardinals are putting up 4.1 runs per game, which has them at 24th in the league. They have 545 runs while holding a team OBP of .311. The Cardinals have tallied 198 doubles as a team and have knocked 136 baseballs out of the park. They have amassed 517 runs batted in and 1,114 base knocks this season, and their average at the plate is at .247. St. Louis has a slugging percentage of .388 and have struck out 1,086 times, while taking a walk on 389 occasions.

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The Cardinals are sitting with a team ERA of 4.15 on the campaign (19th in MLB), and their staff has struck out 1,046 batters. Cardinals pitchers have allowed 147 home runs and 605 total runs (20th in the league). Their pitching staff has walked 375 hitters and their FIP sits at 4.06 as a team on the campaign. St. Louis has conceded 1,130 base knocks (8.6 per 9 innings) in addition to 546 earned runs. They have earned a K/BB ratio of 2.79 and the pitching staff has a collective WHIP of 1.27.

The Cardinals have dispatched 420 relievers to the hill over the course of the season. The relievers have inherited 183 base runners so far this year with 36.6% of them crossed home plate. They have earned 44 saves this year and have missed out on 22 of 66 chances to get a save. The Cardinals bullpen have recorded a save percentage of 66.7% and stepped onto the hill in 155 save situations. The relief pitchers have recorded 89 holds this year (3rd in MLB). Cardinals pitchers have gone to the mound with runners on base 134 times in addition to having 145 appearances in high leverage situations.

The St. Louis Cardinals have amassed 3,551 putouts on the campaign, as well as 1,253 assists and 59 errors. Their fielding percentage is at .988 which has them ranked 4th in pro baseball, and have accumulated 129 double plays. The Cardinals have turned 69.6% of baseballs in play into outs out of their 10,653 innings on the diamond, which ranks them 17th in baseball.

Fedde has thrown 603 innings and has tallied 481 punch outs in his career. Fedde (29-40 win-loss record in his career) sits with a FIP of 4.82 and he has gone up against 2,628 hitters in the major leagues. His ERA is 4.89 (328 earned runs allowed) and his career WHIP is 1.436. He has surrendered 630 base knocks (9.4 hits per 9 innings) and has 236 free passes.

New York has 207 home runs for the season to go along with 654 runs batted in. They have put up 202 two-baggers, while getting a free base 553 times and putting up 678 runs. The New York Yankees have earned an OBP of .335 as well as a batting average of .251 this season. The Yankees have a team slugging percentage of .440 and they are scoring 5.06 runs per game (2nd in the league). They have been called out on strikes on 1,070 instances (22nd in MLB) and have recorded 1,132 hits.

The Yankees are sitting with a team WHIP of 1.252 in addition to having a FIP of 4.14 as a pitching staff on the season. They are sitting at 7th in the league as a staff in total hits conceded with 1,055. The New York pitching staff have conceded 552 runs over the course of the season while having an ERA of 3.75 (500 earned runs conceded). They currently have a strikeout to walk ratio of 8.90 (1,185 strikeouts against 446 bases on balls). They have given up 151 dingers and they allow 4.14 runs per 9 innings (8th in the league).

New York relievers have an inherited score percentage of 34.5% of 220 inherited runners. Their relief pitchers have taken the field 122 times in high leverage situations and also on 147 occasions with base runners. Sitting with 123 save situations, the Yankees have earned 67 holds and also 18 blown saves. They rank 10th in baseball with a save percentage of 66.7%, and they have dispatched 429 relievers to the mound for the season. New York has called on bullpen pitchers to take the mound in 54 save opportunities and they have tallied 36 saves.

The New York Yankees have turned 90 double plays and have a fielding percentage of .983 (24th in baseball). The Yankees have recorded 1,082 assists, 79 errors and have 3,598 putouts for the year. In their 10,794 innings played, the Yankees have a defensive efficiency of 70.4% (11th in MLB).

So far in his career, Stroman has allowed 1,384 hits while he has totaled 1,188 punch outs in 1,435 innings. Stroman (86-82 win-loss mark in his career) has a 3.68 ERA while allowing 8.7 hits per 9 innings. He has conceded 586 ER's while holding a WHIP of 1.267 and a FIP of 3.6. His strikeout to walk ratio is 2.74 and he has faced 5,993 hitters in his MLB career.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take New York

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