St. Louis Cardinals vs Pittsburgh Pirates Prediction, 7/2/2024 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: St. Louis Cardinals vs Pittsburgh Pirates

Date: Tuesday, July 2, 2024

Location: PNC Park in Pittsburgh, PA

TV: Bally Sports Midwest

The St. Louis Cardinals (43-40) are headed to PNC Park on Tuesday where they will compete against the Pittsburgh Pirates (40-43). The expected starting pitchers will be Kyle Gibson and Mitch Keller.

As a squad, the St. Louis Cardinals are notching 4.0 runs per game, which has them sitting at 26th in MLB. They have racked up 328 runs scored and have an OBP of .306. The Cardinals have tallied 123 two-baggers as a team and have knocked 79 balls out of the park. They have accounted for 308 runs batted in in addition to 664 hits for the year, and their average at the plate sits at .239. St. Louis owns a slugging percentage of .376 and have been called out on strikes 702 times, while being walked on 245 occasions.

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The Cardinals have compiled a team earned run average of 3.89 on the season (12th in the league), and they have rung up 686 hitters. Cardinals pitchers have yielded 83 home runs in addition to 368 total runs (18th in the league). Their pitching staff has walked 244 players from the other team and their FIP comes in at 3.84 as a unit this season. St. Louis has yielded 681 base hits (8.3 per 9 innings) and 319 earned runs. They have a strikeout to walk ratio of 2.81 and their pitching staff has recorded a WHIP of 1.25.

The Cardinals bullpen have a save percentage of 75.0% and has stepped onto the mound in 113 save situations. The bullpen pitchers have inherited 118 base runners so far this year and 38.1% of those runners crossed the plate. Cardinals pitchers have come into the game with opponents on base 84 times in addition to having 96 appearances in high leverage situations. The Cardinals have sent 265 relievers to the hill this year. The relief pitchers have racked up 69 holds this season (3rd in baseball). They have accumulated 33 saves this year and have missed out on 11 out of their 44 chances to save the game.

The St. Louis Cardinals have earned a total of 2,214 putouts this season, as well as 750 assists and 45 errors. Their fielding percentage is holding steady at .985 which has them sitting 16th in baseball, and they have turned 80 double plays. The Cardinals have turned 69.5% of balls hit into play into outs out of their 6,642 innings on the diamond, which has them ranked 19th in pro baseball.

Gibson has pitched in 1,783 innings and has 1,436 strikeouts in his career. Gibson (109-103 record in his career) sits with a FIP of 4.44 and he has faced 7,638 hitters during his time in the major leagues. His earned run average is 4.50 (892 ER's allowed) and his career WHIP is 1.372. He has given up 1,820 base knocks (9.2 hits per 9 innings) and has 625 walks.

The Pirates have a SLG% of .359 and they earn 4.01 runs per game (24th in baseball). They have 116 two-baggers, while getting a free base 262 times and scoring 333 runs. Pittsburgh is sitting with 78 home runs so far this season and 322 runs batted in. They have been called out on strikes on 789 occasions (4th in MLB) and have totaled 640 base hits. The Pittsburgh Pirates have earned an OBP of .296 in addition to a batting average of .227 this season.

The Pirates hold a team WHIP of 1.277 and are the owners of a FIP of 3.93 as a staff this season. They come in at 20th in MLB as a pitching staff in total hits surrendered with 697. The Pittsburgh pitching staff have conceded 367 runs for the year while having an ERA of 3.98 (328 earned runs relinquished). They have earned a K/BB ratio of 8.50 (704 strikeouts against 251 bases on balls). They have surrendered 85 dingers and they yield 4.45 runs per 9 innings (17th in baseball).

Pittsburgh relief pitchers hold an inherited score rate of 31.7% of 104 inherited runners. Their relievers have stepped onto the hill 96 times in high leverage situations and also on 72 occasions with base runners. With 80 save situations, the Pirates have tallied 41 holds and 15 blown saves. They are ranked 18th in baseball with a save rate of 60.5%, and they have sent 256 relievers to the mound on the campaign. Pittsburgh has called on relief pitchers to step onto the mound in 38 save opportunities and they have come away with 23 saves.

In their 6,681 innings on the diamond, the Pirates have earned a defensive efficiency of 69.1% (23rd in the majors). The Pittsburgh Pirates have turned 65 double plays and own a fielding percentage of .985 (15th in baseball). The Pirates have accrued 705 assists, 44 errors and have notched a total of 2,227 putouts during this campaign.

During his career, Keller has conceded 654 base hits while totaling 612 strikeouts in 621 frames. Keller (34-42 career mark) has a 4.48 earned run average while allowing 9.5 hits per nine innings. He has conceded 309 earned runs while earning a WHIP of 1.415 and having a FIP of 4.4. His K/BB ratio is 2.72 and he has gone up against 2,715 hitters in his MLB career.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take St. Louis

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