St. Louis Cardinals vs Pittsburgh Pirates Prediction, 7/3/2024 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: St. Louis Cardinals vs Pittsburgh Pirates

Date: Wednesday, July 3, 2024

Location: PNC Park in Pittsburgh, PA

TV: SportsNet Pittsburgh

Odds/Point Spread: St. Louis (+104) Pittsburgh (-122)

The Pittsburgh Pirates (40-43) will go up against the St. Louis Cardinals (43-40) at PNC Park on Wednesday. The line on this matchup has the Cardinals at +104 while the Pirates are at -122. The total has been set at 8.5. The game can be seen on Miles Mikolas and Jared Jones.

The Cardinals have hit 123 two-baggers as a unit and have hit 79 baseballs out of the stadium. St. Louis has a slugging % of .376 and have struck out 702 times, while drawing a walk on 245 occasions. As a team, the St. Louis Cardinals are scoring 4.0 runs per game, which has them at 26th in MLB. They have 308 runs batted in as well as 664 base knocks for the year, while their average at the plate is at .239. They have 328 runs scored while holding a team OBP of .306.

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The Cardinals have an ERA of 328.00 so far this season (4th in MLB), and the staff has rung up 1,046 batters. Cardinals pitchers have conceded 0 home runs and also 0 total runs (14th in MLB). Their pitching staff has walked 1 opposing players and their FIP is 590.00 as a unit this year. St. Louis has allowed 702 hits (25.8 per 9 innings) and also 0 earned runs. Their strikeout to walk ratio sits at 1533.72 and their pitching staff sits with a WHIP of 2.87.

Cardinals bullpen pitchers have entered the contest with players on base 84 times as well as having 96 appearances in high leverage situations. The relievers have 69 holds so far this year (3rd in the league). The Cardinals bullpen have recorded a save percentage of 75.0% and has stepped onto the mound in 113 save situations. They have compiled 33 saves so far this year and have not converted 11 out of their 44 save opportunities. The relievers have inherited 118 base runners so far this season with 38.1% of them crossed the plate. The Cardinals have dispatched 265 relief pitchers to the hill this year.

The St. Louis Cardinals have 2,214 putouts at this point in the season, as well as 750 assists and 45 errors. Their fielding rate is holding steady at .985 which has them ranked 16th in MLB, and have accumulated 80 double plays. The Cardinals have converted 69.5% of balls hit into play into outs out of 6,642 innings, ranking them 18th in the majors.

Mikolas has taken the hill for 1,018 frames and has earned 741 strikeouts so far in his pro baseball career. His earned run average is 4.07 (460 earned runs allowed) and his career WHIP is 1.194. He has conceded 1,014 base knocks (9.0 hits per 9 innings) and has 202 walks. Mikolas (60-60 career record) has a FIP of 4.00 while he has gone up against 4,223 hitters in the major leagues.

The Pittsburgh Pirates are sitting with an on-base percentage of .296 and a team batting average of .227 for the year. They have been rung up on 789 occasions (4th in baseball) and have 640 hits. Pittsburgh has accumulated 78 home runs on the campaign as well as 322 runs batted in. The Pirates hold a team slugging percentage of .359 and they have an average of 4.01 runs per contest (23rd in baseball). They have 116 doubles, while taking a walk 262 times and scoring 333 runs.

The Pirates have a team WHIP of 3.014 and have a FIP of 587.00 as a unit on the year. They are sitting at 27th in MLB as a staff in total hits given up with 789. The Pittsburgh pitching staff have allowed 0 runs on the season while holding a team ERA of 0.01 (0 earned runs relinquished). Their strikeout to walk ratio sits at 8.50 (1,010 strikeouts against 1 bases on balls). They have relinquished 0 homers and they give up 0.01 runs per 9 innings (9th in the league).

With 80 save situations, the Pirates have amassed 41 holds and 15 blown saves. Pittsburgh has called on bullpen pitchers to step onto the hill in 38 save opportunities and they have earned 23 saves. Their relief pitchers have taken the field 98 times in high leverage situations and also on 72 occasions with base runners. Pittsburgh relievers hold an inherited score percentage of 31.7% of 104 inherited runners. They rank 18th in the league with a save rate of 60.5%, and they have sent 256 bullpen pitchers to the mound so far this season.

In 6,681 innings on the diamond, the Pirates have earned a efficiency on defense of 69.1% (23rd in professional baseball). The Pittsburgh Pirates have gotten 65 double plays and have a fielding percentage of .985 (15th in MLB). The Pirates have accrued 705 assists, 44 errors and have a tally of 2,227 putouts so far this season.

In his pro baseball career, Jones has conceded 70 base knocks while he has totaled 93 punch outs in 86 innings. Jones (5-6 career win-loss record) has a 3.66 ERA while conceding 7.3 hits per nine innings. He has given up 35 ER's while holding a WHIP of 1.105 and being the owner of a FIP of 3.6. He has a strikeout to walk ratio of 3.72 and he has faced 351 hitters thus far in his career.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take St. Louis (+104)

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