St. Louis Cardinals vs Pittsburgh Pirates Prediction, 7/4/2024 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: St. Louis Cardinals vs Pittsburgh Pirates

Date: Thursday, July 4, 2024

Location: PNC Park in Pittsburgh, PA

TV: SportsNet Pittsburgh

The St. Louis Cardinals (44-40) are traveling to PNC Park on Thursday where they will play the Pittsburgh Pirates (40-44). The pitchers taking the mound will be Andre Pallante and Martin Perez.

The Cardinals have accrued 127 two-baggers as a squad and have knocked 81 baseballs out of the park. St. Louis has a slugging % of .379 and have been called out on strikes 714 times, while taking a walk on 247 occasions. As a squad, the St. Louis Cardinals are notching 4.0 runs/g, which has them at 26th in the league. They have accrued 315 RBI's and 677 hits for the year, and their batting average is at .240. They are sitting with 335 runs scored and hold an on-base percentage of .307.

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Their strikeout to walk ratio is 2.84 and the pitching staff holds a collective WHIP of 1.25. Cardinals pitchers have conceded 85 long balls in addition to 372 runs in total (16th in baseball). St. Louis has relinquished 688 base knocks (8.3 per 9 innings) as well as 323 earned runs. The Cardinals hold a team ERA of 3.89 this year (12th in baseball), and the staff has struck out 696 batters. Their pitching staff has walked 245 opposing hitters and their FIP is 3.85 as a unit for the year.

The Cardinals relief pitchers have earned a save percentage of 75.6% and stepped onto the hill in 117 save situations. The relievers have inherited 119 runners over the course of the season and 37.8% of those players ended up crossing the plate. Cardinals relief pitchers have entered the contest with runners on 85 times and also have had 97 appearances in high leverage situations. The Cardinals have sent 269 relief pitchers to the mound this season. The relief pitchers are sitting with 72 holds on the year (2nd in the league). They have accumulated 34 saves so far this year and have not converted 11 of their 45 save opportunities.

The Cardinals have turned 69.5% of balls hit into play into outs in their 6,723 innings, which ranks them 20th in pro baseball. The St. Louis Cardinals have a tally of 2,241 putouts over the course of the season, as well as 758 assists and 45 errors. Their fielding percentage is holding at .985 which has them sitting 15th in MLB, and have accumulated 82 double plays.

Pallante has pitched in 214 innings and has totaled 147 punch outs in his MLB career. Pallante (14-9 career mark) has earned a FIP of 3.85 and he has gone up against 928 batters in the majors. His earned run average is 3.91 (93 ER's allowed) and his WHIP is 1.491. He has given up 231 base hits (9.7 hits per 9 innings) and has 88 free passes.

The Pittsburgh Pirates have recorded a team OBP of .296 in addition to a team batting average of .227 this season. They have been called out on strikes on 799 occasions (4th in baseball) and have recorded 647 base knocks. Pittsburgh has recorded 80 home runs this season as well as 326 RBIs. The Pirates have a team slugging % of .359 and they average 4.01 runs per contest (25th in the league). They have hit 116 two-baggers, while walking 263 times and scoring 337 runs.

The Pirates hold a team WHIP of 1.282 and have a FIP of 3.93 as a staff over the course of the season. Their K/BB ratio is 8.60 (716 strikeouts vs 253 walks). They come in at 20th in baseball as a staff in total hits conceded with 710. They have allowed 87 home runs and they yield 4.48 runs per 9 innings (18th in MLB). The Pittsburgh pitching staff have yielded 374 runs this season while holding a team ERA of 4.00 (334 earned runs yielded).

Sitting with 80 save situations, the Pirates have recorded 41 holds and 15 blown saves. Pittsburgh has called on bullpen pitchers to enter the game in 38 save opportunities and they have recorded 23 saves. Their relief pitchers have taken the field 98 times in high leverage situations and also on 72 occasions with runners on. Pittsburgh bullpen pitchers hold an inherited score rate of 31.7% out of 104 inherited runners. They rank 18th in the league with a save percentage of 60.5%, and they have dispatched 259 bullpen pitchers to the mound for the year.

In 6,762 innings played, the Pirates have earned a efficiency on defense of 68.9% (24th in MLB). The Pittsburgh Pirates have gotten 65 double plays and have notched a fielding percentage of .985 (16th in the majors). The Pirates have recorded 717 assists, 45 errors and have notched a total of 2,254 putouts on the season.

In his career, Perez has given up 1,637 hits and he has 1,052 punch outs in 1,501 innings pitched. He has surrendered 746 earned runs while earning a WHIP of 1.451 and a FIP of 4.4. He has a K/BB ratio of 1.95 and he has gone up against 6,528 hitters in his pro baseball career. Perez (86-85 win-loss record in his career) has earned a 4.47 ERA while giving up 9.8 hits per nine innings.

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Pittsburgh

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