St. Louis Cardinals vs New York Yankees Prediction, 9/1/2024 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: St. Louis Cardinals vs New York Yankees

Date: Sunday, September 1, 2024

Location: Yankee Stadium in Bronx, NY

TV: YES

The St. Louis Cardinals (67-67) are headed to Yankee Stadium on Sunday where they will attempt to defeat the New York Yankees (78-56). The expected starting pitchers will be Miles Mikolas and Nestor Cortes Jr.

As a unit, the St. Louis Cardinals are knocking in 4.1 runs per outing, which has them at 24th in baseball. They have accumulated 549 runs while holding a team OBP of .312. The Cardinals have accounted for 201 doubles as a team and have hit 137 balls out of the stadium. They have 521 RBI's and 1,124 hits for the season, while their average at the plate is .247. St. Louis has a slugging % of .389 and have been called out on strikes 1,092 times, while drawing a walk on 393 occasions.

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The Cardinals have an ERA of 4.13 on the campaign (18th in baseball), and their staff has rung up 1,053 hitters. Cardinals pitchers have surrendered 148 long balls and 606 runs in total (21st in the league). Their pitching staff has walked 377 opposing players and their FIP comes in at 4.05 as a squad so far this season. St. Louis has allowed 1,133 hits (8.6 per 9 innings) as well as 547 earned runs. Their strikeout to walk ratio sits at 2.79 and the pitching staff has a team WHIP of 1.27.

The Cardinals relief pitchers have accumulated a save percentage of 67.2% and has stepped onto the mound in 158 save situations. The bullpen pitchers have inherited 183 base runners so far this season and 36.6% of those players ended up scoring. Cardinals bullpen pitchers have gone to the mound with opponents on base 134 times in addition to having 145 appearances in high leverage situations. The Cardinals have sent 423 relief pitchers to the hill for the season. The relievers have notched 91 holds on the year (4th in MLB). They have compiled 45 saves on the season and have blown 22 out of their 67 save opportunities.

The St. Louis Cardinals have 3,578 putouts on the year, as well as 1,262 assists and 59 errors. Their fielding rate is holding at .988 which puts them in 4th in the majors, and have earned 129 double plays. The Cardinals have turned 69.8% of baseballs in play into outs in their 10,734 innings on the field, which has them sitting at 17th in pro baseball.

Mikolas has taken the mound for 1,073 frames and has earned 775 strikeouts in his MLB career. His earned run average is 4.12 (491 earned runs allowed) and he has a WHIP of 1.198. He has given up 1,078 base hits (9.0 hits per nine innings) and has 208 walks. Mikolas (62-63 career record) has earned a FIP of 4.06 and he has faced 4,452 hitters in the majors.

New York is sitting with 207 home runs over the course of the season as well as 654 runs batted in. They have recorded 202 two-baggers, while getting a free base 553 times and racking up 678 runs. The New York Yankees have accumulated a team on-base percentage of .335 as well as a batting average of .251 this year. The Yankees have a SLG% of .440 and they have an average of 5.06 runs per game (2nd in MLB). They have struck out on 1,070 occasions (22nd in baseball) and have notched a total of 1,132 base hits.

The New York pitching staff have yielded 552 runs this season while holding an ERA of 3.75 (500 earned runs conceded). They have surrendered 151 dingers and they allow 4.14 runs per 9 innings (8th in baseball). The Yankees hold a team WHIP of 1.252 with a FIP of 4.14 as a squad so far this season. Their K/BB ratio is 8.90 (1,185 strikeouts vs 446 bases on balls). They come in at 7th in baseball as a pitching staff in total hits surrendered with 1,055.

New York relief pitchers hold an inherited score rate of 34.5% of 220 inherited base runners. Their relief pitchers have stepped onto the mound 122 times in high leverage situations in addition to 147 occasions with runners on. With 123 save situations, the Yankees have amassed 67 holds and also 18 blown saves. They are ranked 10th in MLB with a save percentage of 66.7%, and they have sent 429 relief pitchers to the hill so far this year. New York has called on bullpen pitchers to enter the contest in 54 save opportunities and they have walked away with 36 saves.

The New York Yankees have turned 90 double plays and have accounted for a fielding rate of .983 (24th in baseball). The Yankees have accrued 1,082 assists, 79 errors and have 3,598 putouts this season. In their 10,794 innings on the diamond, the Yankees have earned a efficiency on defense of 70.4% (11th in MLB).

So far in his pro baseball career, Cortes Jr has surrendered 485 base hits and he has 555 strikeouts in 548 innings pitched. Cortes Jr (32-21 record in his career) has a 3.84 ERA while surrendering 8.0 hits per 9 innings. He has given up 234 earned runs while earning a WHIP of 1.162 and being the owner of a FIP of 3.8. He has a strikeout to walk ratio of 3.65 and he has gone up against 2,254 hitters in his pro baseball career.

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take St. Louis

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