St. Louis Cardinals vs Pittsburgh Pirates Prediction, 7/23/2024 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: St. Louis Cardinals vs Pittsburgh Pirates

Date: Tuesday, July 23, 2024

Location: PNC Park in Pittsburgh, PA

TV: Bally Sports Midwest

The Pittsburgh Pirates (50-49) will take on the St. Louis Cardinals (52-47) at PNC Park on Tuesday. The starting pitchers will be Lance Lynn and Paul Skenes.

The Cardinals have tallied 150 doubles as a unit and have hit 101 baseballs out of the stadium. St. Louis has a slugging percentage of .389 and have been called out on strikes 840 times, while being walked on 286 occasions. As a unit, the St. Louis Cardinals are knocking in 4.2 runs/g, which ranks them 20th in the league. They have amassed 390 RBI's in addition to 831 hits for the season, and their team batting average is .247. They are sitting with 415 runs and have an on-base percentage of .310.

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Their strikeout to walk ratio sits at 2.93 and the pitching staff sits with a WHIP of 1.26. Cardinals pitchers have allowed 110 home runs and 446 total runs (19th in baseball). St. Louis has conceded 842 hits (8.6 per 9 innings) in addition to 392 earned runs. The Cardinals have a team ERA of 3.99 so far this year (15th in baseball), and their staff has rung up 806 hitters. Their pitching staff has walked 275 players from the other team and their FIP is 3.96 as a team this season.

The Cardinals bullpen have recorded a save percentage of 72.0% and has entered the game in 126 save situations. The relief pitchers have inherited 142 runners so far this year and 36.6% of those players crossed the plate. Cardinals pitchers have stepped onto the hill with runners on base 101 times and also have had 110 appearances in high leverage situations. The Cardinals have sent 313 relievers to the mound on the year. The relievers have 76 holds this season (3rd in baseball). They have earned 36 saves for the year and have blown 14 out of their 50 save opportunities.

The St. Louis Cardinals have 2,655 putouts this season, as well as 916 assists and 46 errors. Their fielding percentage is holding steady at .987 which puts them in 6th in the majors, and they have turned 102 double plays. The Cardinals have converted 69.3% of balls hit into play into outs in their 7,965 innings, which has them sitting at 21st in the majors.

Lynn has taken the mound for 1,984 innings and has totaled 1,998 punch outs in his MLB career. Lynn (141-99 career win-loss mark) sits with a FIP of 3.71 and he has gone up against 8,435 opposing batters in the major leagues. His earned run average is 3.77 (831 earned runs allowed) and his WHIP is 1.279. He has allowed 1,840 hits (8.3 hits per 9 innings) with 697 free passes.

The Pittsburgh Pirates have tallied an on-base percentage of .300 and a team batting average of .233 over the course of the season. They have struck out on 905 occasions (5th in the league) and have earned a total of 780 base knocks. Pittsburgh has hit 101 home runs so far this year as well as 401 RBIs. The Pirates have a team SLG% of .371 and they are recording 4.18 runs per contest (21st in MLB). They have notched 138 doubles, while getting a free base 305 times as well as racking up 414 runs.

The Pirates are sitting with a team WHIP of 1.279 and have a FIP of 3.83 as a unit this year. Their K/BB ratio sits at 8.60 (848 strikeouts vs 299 walks). They are currently ranked 20th in MLB as a pitching staff in total hits relinquished with 836. They have relinquished 97 long balls and they allow 4.31 runs per 9 innings (12th in baseball). The Pittsburgh pitching staff have allowed 425 runs on the year while holding an ERA of 3.86 (380 earned runs conceded).

Pittsburgh relievers hold an inherited score rate of 31.6% out of their 114 inherited base runners. Their relievers have come in 112 times in high leverage situations and on 78 occasions with runners on. With 92 save situations, the Pirates have earned 49 holds and also 17 blown saves. They are currently ranked 22nd in the league with a save rate of 59.5%, and they have dispatched 302 relievers to the hill over the course of the season. Pittsburgh has called on relievers to take the mound in 42 save opportunities and they have earned 25 saves.

In their 7,986 innings played, the Pirates have accumulated a defensive efficiency of 68.8% (25th in MLB). The Pittsburgh Pirates have turned 84 double plays and have earned a fielding percentage of .986 (12th in MLB). The Pirates have recorded 862 assists, 50 errors and have 2,662 putouts for the year.

So far in his MLB career, Skenes has given up 48 hits while totaling 89 strikeouts in 66 innings. Skenes (6-0 career record) has earned a 1.91 earned run average while giving up 6.5 hits per nine innings. He has surrendered 14 ER's while earning a WHIP of 0.923 and being the owner of a FIP of 1.9. He has a K/BB ratio of 6.85 and he has gone up against 255 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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