St. Louis Cardinals vs New York Yankees Prediction, 8/31/2024 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: St. Louis Cardinals vs New York Yankees

Date: Saturday, August 31, 2024

Location: Yankee Stadium in Bronx, NY

TV: Bally Sports Midwest

The New York Yankees (78-56) will try to defeat the St. Louis Cardinals (66-67) at Yankee Stadium on Saturday. The pitchers expected to start will be Kyle Gibson and Will Warren.

The Cardinals have hit 198 two-baggers as a team and have hit 136 baseballs out of the park. St. Louis has a slugging % of .388 and have been called out on strikes 1,086 times, while being walked on 389 occasions. As a team, the St. Louis Cardinals are earning 4.1 runs per game, which puts them at 24th in the league. They have compiled 517 RBI's as well as 1,114 base knocks on the season, while their team batting average is .247. They have notched a total of 545 runs while holding a team on-base percentage of .311.

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The Cardinals hold a team ERA of 4.15 this season (19th in the league), and the staff has rung up 1,046 batters. Cardinals pitchers have given up 147 long balls and also 605 runs (20th in the league). Their pitching staff has walked 375 batters and their FIP comes in at 4.06 as a unit on the season. St. Louis has yielded 1,130 base hits (8.6 per 9 innings) in addition to 546 earned runs. They have earned a strikeout to walk ratio of 2.79 and the pitching staff has earned a collective WHIP of 1.27.

The Cardinals bullpen have a save percentage of 66.7% and has entered the game in 155 save situations. The relief pitchers have inherited 183 runners so far this year with 36.6% of them ended up crossing the plate. Cardinals pitchers have come into the game with players on base 134 times in addition to having 145 appearances in high leverage situations. The Cardinals have dispatched 420 relievers to the hill this season. The relievers are sitting with 89 holds on the campaign (3rd in MLB). They have compiled 44 saves on the year and have missed out on 22 of their 66 save opportunities.

The St. Louis Cardinals have a total of 3,551 putouts on the year, in addition to 1,253 assists and 59 errors. Their fielding percentage sits at .988 which puts them in 4th in baseball, and have accumulated 129 double plays. The Cardinals have converted 69.6% of balls hit into play into outs out of their 10,653 innings, which has them sitting at 17th in the majors.

Gibson has pitched in 1,836 innings and has accumulated 1,487 punch outs during his pro baseball career. His ERA is 4.55 (927 ER's allowed) and he has a WHIP of 1.378. He has surrendered 1,885 base hits (9.2 hits per 9 innings) and has had 645 walks. Gibson (111-106 career win-loss record) has a FIP of 4.48 and he has faced 7,873 batters in the majors.

New York has recorded 207 home runs for the season as well as 654 RBIs. They have notched 202 doubles, while getting a free base 553 times and putting up 678 runs. The New York Yankees hold an on-base percentage of .335 and a batting average of .251 this season. The Yankees have a slugging percentage of .440 and they score 5.06 runs per outing (2nd in baseball). They have been rung up on 1,070 occasions (22nd in baseball) and have notched a total of 1,132 base knocks.

The Yankees have a team WHIP of 1.252 and have a FIP of 4.14 as a pitching staff for the season. They are currently ranked 7th in the league as a pitching staff in total hits conceded with 1,055. The New York pitching staff have given up 552 runs on the campaign while holding a team ERA of 3.75 (500 earned runs conceded). Their strikeout to walk ratio comes in at 8.90 (1,185 strikeouts vs 446 bases on balls). They have given up 151 dingers and they yield 4.14 runs per 9 innings (8th in the league).

With 123 save situations, the Yankees have 67 holds and 18 blown saves. New York has called on relievers to step onto the mound in 54 save opportunities and they have walked away with 36 saves. Their bullpen pitchers have come in 122 times in high leverage situations and also on 147 occasions with runners on. New York relief pitchers hold an inherited score percentage of 34.5% of 220 inherited runners. They rank 10th in MLB with a save rate of 66.7%, and they have sent 429 bullpen pitchers onto the diamond for the year.

The New York Yankees have gotten 90 double plays and hold a fielding percentage of .983 (24th in professional baseball). The Yankees have recorded 1,082 assists, 79 errors and have earned a total of 3,598 putouts so far this year. In their 10,794 innings on the field, the Yankees have accumulated a defensive efficiency of 70.4% (11th in pro baseball).

Warren (0-2 win-loss record in his career) has earned a 9.94 ERA while surrendering 13.6 hits per 9 innings. He has a strikeout to walk ratio of 3.83 and he has faced 85 hitters so far in his career. He has surrendered a total of 19 ER's while earning a WHIP of 1.860 and a FIP of 9.8. During his pro baseball career, Warren has surrendered 26 hits while earning 23 strikeouts in 17 innings.

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take St. Louis

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