St. Louis Cardinals vs San Francisco Giants Prediction, 9/27/2024 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: St. Louis Cardinals vs San Francisco Giants

Date: Friday, September 27, 2024

Location: Oracle Park in San Francisco, CA

TV: NBC Bay Area

The San Francisco Giants (79-80) welcome the St. Louis Cardinals (81-77) at Oracle Park on Friday. The pitchers taking the mound are Miles Mikolas and Landen Roupp.

As a squad, the St. Louis Cardinals are scoring 4.1 runs/g, which ranks them 24th in MLB. They have accounted for 647 runs while holding a team on-base percentage of .310. The Cardinals have tallied 245 doubles as a squad and have hit 159 baseballs out of the park. They have 614 RBI's and 1,316 base knocks over the course of the season, while their average at the plate is at .246. St. Louis has a slugging rate of .388 and have been rung up 1,281 times, while being walked on 460 occasions.

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The Cardinals have compiled a team earned run average of 4.02 this year (16th in baseball), and the staff has struck out 1,279 hitters. Cardinals pitchers have allowed 172 home runs in addition to 699 total runs (18th in the league). They have walked 445 opposing players and their FIP comes in at 3.97 as a unit on the campaign. St. Louis has given up 1,322 hits (8.4 per 9 innings) and 630 earned runs. Their strikeout to walk ratio is 2.87 and the pitching staff has a collective WHIP of 1.25.

Cardinals bullpen pitchers have entered the game with runners on base 157 times and also have had 180 appearances in high leverage situations. The relief pitchers have earned 99 holds this season (5th in baseball). The Cardinals relief pitchers have a save percentage of 66.7% and has entered the game in 180 save situations. They have accumulated 54 saves so far this year and have missed out on 27 out of their 81 save opportunities. The relief pitchers have inherited 216 base runners for the year and 37.0% of them ended up scoring. The Cardinals have sent 496 relief pitchers to the mound for the year.

The Cardinals have converted 69.8% of baseballs in play into outs out of their 12,690 innings, which has them sitting at 16th in pro baseball. The St. Louis Cardinals have amassed 4,230 putouts on the year, as well as 1,486 assists and 71 errors. Their fielding percentage is holding at .988 which puts them in 4th in professional baseball, and have 149 double plays.

Mikolas has pitched in 1,090 innings and has accounted for 791 strikeouts in his MLB career. His earned run average is 4.15 (503 ER's allowed) and he has a career WHIP of 1.201. He has allowed 1,101 hits (9.1 hits per 9 innings) with 208 walks. Mikolas (63-64 record in his career) has earned a FIP of 4.09 while going up against 4,525 hitters in the major leagues.

The Giants have a SLG% of .396 and they score 4.30 runs per game (17th in the league). They have hit 259 doubles, while walking 487 times as well as putting up 683 runs. San Francisco has recorded 176 home runs on the season to go along with 653 runs batted in. They have been rung up on 1,431 occasions (8th in the league) and have 1,276 hits. The San Francisco Giants hold an OBP of .305 and a team batting average of .238 this year.

The Giants have a team WHIP of 1.291 and have a FIP of 3.79 as a pitching staff so far this season. They are currently ranked 21st in MLB as a pitching staff in total hits given up with 1,306. The San Francisco pitching staff have conceded 682 runs on the year while having an ERA of 4.07 (636 earned runs surrendered). Their K/BB ratio is 9.00 (1,408 strikeouts vs 510 free passes). They have relinquished 151 home runs and they yield 4.36 runs per 9 innings (15th in baseball).

Sitting with 153 save situations, the Giants have 98 holds in addition to 18 blown saves. San Francisco has had relievers take the mound in 53 save chances and they have come away with 35 saves. Their bullpen pitchers have stepped onto the hill 151 times in high leverage situations and also on 129 occasions with runners on. San Francisco relief pitchers hold an inherited score rate of 34.6% of 188 inherited runners. They are ranked 10th in MLB with a save rate of 66.0%, and they have dispatched 551 relief pitchers onto the field on the year.

In their 12,660 innings on the field, the Giants have accumulated a defensive efficiency of 68.4% (25th in baseball). The San Francisco Giants have turned 134 double plays and have a fielding percentage of .985 (14th in the majors). The Giants have racked up 1,530 assists, 86 errors and have a tally of 4,220 putouts this season.

Roupp (1-1 career mark) has a 2.73 earned run average while giving up 6.6 hits per nine innings. He has a K/BB ratio of 1.79 and he has faced 195 batters in his MLB career. He has given up 14 ER's while holding a WHIP of 1.255 and a FIP of 2.7. During his pro baseball career, Roupp has conceded 34 hits while tallying 43 strikeouts in 46 frames.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take St. Louis

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