St. Louis Cardinals vs San Francisco Giants Prediction, 9/28/2024 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: St. Louis Cardinals vs San Francisco Giants

Date: Saturday, September 28, 2024

Location: Oracle Park in San Francisco, CA

TV: NBC Bay Area

The St. Louis Cardinals (81-77) are hitting the road to Oracle Park on Saturday where they will compete against the San Francisco Giants (79-80). The pitchers who are expected to start are Andre Pallante and Blake Snell.

St. Louis has a slugging percentage of .388 and have been rung up 1,281 times, while being walked on 460 occasions. They have 614 RBI's in addition to 1,316 hits on the season, while their batting average sits at .246. The Cardinals have tallied 245 two-baggers as a team and have hit 159 baseballs out of the stadium. They have earned 647 runs and hold an on-base percentage of .310. As a unit, the St. Louis Cardinals are putting up 4.1 runs per game, which ranks them 24th in the league.

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The Cardinals have an ERA of 4.02 for the season (16th in the league), and their staff has rung up 1,279 hitters. Cardinals pitchers have yielded 172 home runs and 699 total runs (18th in baseball). They have walked 445 players from the other team and their FIP comes in at 3.97 as a unit on the year. St. Louis has given up 1,322 base hits (8.4 per 9 innings) as well as 630 earned runs. Their K/BB ratio is 2.87 and the pitching staff has a collective WHIP of 1.25.

Cardinals bullpen pitchers have gone to the mound with runners on 157 times and also have had 180 appearances in high leverage situations. The bullpen have tallied 99 holds on the year (5th in the league). The Cardinals bullpen have earned a save rate of 66.7% and stepped onto the hill in 180 save situations. They have tallied 54 saves for the season and have blown 27 out of their 81 save opportunities. The relief pitchers have inherited 216 runners this year with 37.0% of those players crossed the plate. The Cardinals have sent 496 relievers to the hill for the year.

The Cardinals have transformed 69.8% of balls in play into outs out of their 12,690 innings, which has them sitting 16th in baseball. The St. Louis Cardinals have accumulated 4,230 putouts on the campaign, as well as 1,486 assists and 71 errors. Their fielding percentage sits at .988 which has them sitting 4th in MLB, and they have turned 149 double plays.

Pallante has taken the mound for 292 innings and has earned 206 strikeouts thus far in his career. His ERA is 3.76 (122 earned runs allowed) and he has a career WHIP of 1.404. He has allowed 292 base hits (9.0 hits per 9 innings) and has 118 free passes. Pallante (18-14 record in his career) holds a FIP of 3.70 and he has faced 1,247 opposing hitters in the major leagues.

The San Francisco Giants have a team on-base percentage of .305 and a batting average of .238 for the year. They have been rung up on 1,431 occasions (8th in MLB) and have earned a total of 1,276 base hits. San Francisco is sitting with 176 home runs on the season to go along with 653 RBIs. The Giants have a SLG% of .396 and they are earning 4.30 runs per game (17th in the league). They have 259 two-baggers, while getting a free base 487 times and racking up 683 runs.

The Giants hold a team WHIP of 1.291 and are the owners of a FIP of 3.79 as a team for the year. They rank 21st in the league as a pitching staff in total hits allowed with 1,306. The San Francisco pitching staff have surrendered 682 runs for the season while holding an ERA of 4.07 (636 earned runs allowed). Their strikeout to walk ratio sits at 9.00 (1,408 strikeouts against 510 free passes). They have conceded 151 dingers and they surrender 4.36 runs per 9 innings (15th in baseball).

Sitting with 153 save situations, the Giants have accrued 98 holds and 18 blown saves. San Francisco has had relief pitchers step onto the hill in 53 save chances and they have walked away with 35 saves. Their relief pitchers have come in 151 times in high leverage situations in addition to 129 occasions with base runners. San Francisco relief pitchers hold an inherited score rate of 34.6% out of 188 inherited base runners. They sit at 10th in the league with a save rate of 66.0%, and they have sent 551 relief pitchers to the hill over the course of the season.

The San Francisco Giants have turned 134 double plays and have accounted for a fielding rate of .985 (14th in pro baseball). The Giants have accrued 1,530 assists, 86 errors and have earned 4,220 putouts for the season. Out of their 12,660 innings on the field, the Giants hold a defensive efficiency of 68.4% (25th in pro baseball).

During his career, Snell has allowed 840 base knocks while he has earned 1,368 punch outs in 1,096 innings. He has surrendered 389 ER's while holding a WHIP of 1.218 and a FIP of 3.1. He has a K/BB ratio of 2.76 and he has faced 4,537 opposing batters during his MLB career. Snell (76-58 career mark) has a 3.19 ERA while conceding 6.9 hits per nine innings.

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take St. Louis

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