St. Louis Cardinals vs San Francisco Giants Prediction, 9/29/2024 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: St. Louis Cardinals vs San Francisco Giants

Date: Sunday, September 29, 2024

Location: Oracle Park in San Francisco, CA

TV: NBC Bay Area

Oracle Park is the location where the San Francisco Giants (79-80) will play the St. Louis Cardinals (81-78) on Sunday. The expected starting pitchers will be Michael McGreevy and Hayden Birdsong.

St. Louis has a slugging rate of .390 and have been called out on strikes 1,290 times, while being walked on 462 occasions. They have compiled 620 runs batted in and 1,328 hits on the year, and their batting average comes in at .246. The Cardinals have tallied 248 doubles as a team and have hit 163 baseballs out of the stadium. They have accumulated 655 runs while holding a team on-base percentage of .310. As a team, the St. Louis Cardinals are notching 4.1 runs per contest, which has them sitting at 23rd in MLB.

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The Cardinals have a team ERA of 4.06 so far this season (17th in baseball), and their staff has rung up 1,287 hitters. Cardinals pitchers have allowed 173 long balls and also 709 runs (18th in MLB). They have walked 449 opposing players and their FIP sits at 3.97 as a squad this season. St. Louis has surrendered 1,336 base hits (8.5 per 9 innings) as well as 639 earned runs. They have a K/BB ratio of 2.87 and their pitching staff has a collective WHIP of 1.26.

The Cardinals relievers have a save percentage of 65.9% and has come into the game in 182 save situations. The relief pitchers have inherited 218 runners for the year and 37.2% of them ended up scoring. Cardinals relief pitchers have stepped onto the hill with runners on 159 times in addition to having 183 appearances in high leverage situations. The Cardinals have sent 500 relief pitchers to the mound over the course of the season. The relief pitchers have a total of 100 holds this year (6th in the league). They have earned 54 saves so far this year and have blown 28 out of their 82 chances to get a save.

The St. Louis Cardinals have accounted for 4,254 putouts this season, in addition to 1,496 assists and 72 errors. Their fielding rate is holding at .988 which has them sitting 4th in MLB, and they have turned 151 double plays. The Cardinals have turned 69.7% of balls hit into play into outs out of 12,762 innings on the diamond, which has them sitting 16th in the majors.

McGreevy has pitched in 15 frames and is sitting with 12 punch outs so far in his career. His ERA is 2.40 (4 ER's allowed) and he has a WHIP of 0.867. He has allowed 11 hits (6.6 hits per 9 innings) with 2 walks. McGreevy (2-0 career mark) holds a FIP of 2.36 and he has faced 57 opposing batters during his time in the major leagues.

San Francisco is sitting with 176 long balls on the campaign as well as 653 RBIs. They have notched 259 two-baggers, while getting a free base 487 times as well as scoring 683 runs. The San Francisco Giants have earned a team OBP of .305 as well as a team batting average of .238 this year. The Giants hold a team SLG% of .396 and they score 4.30 runs per contest (17th in MLB). They have struck out on 1,431 occasions (9th in MLB) and have totaled 1,276 hits.

The San Francisco pitching staff have surrendered 682 runs this season while holding an ERA of 4.07 (636 earned runs conceded). They have surrendered 151 homers and they allow 4.36 runs per 9 innings (15th in the league). The Giants are sitting with a team WHIP of 1.291 and have a FIP of 3.80 as a squad this year. Their strikeout to walk ratio comes in at 9.00 (1,408 strikeouts against 510 bases on balls). They rank 21st in baseball as a staff in total hits surrendered with 1,306.

Sitting with 153 save situations, the Giants have 98 holds and 18 blown saves. San Francisco has called on bullpen pitchers to enter the contest in 53 save opportunities and they have come away with 35 saves. Their bullpen pitchers have stepped onto the hill 151 times in high leverage situations and on 129 occasions with base runners. San Francisco relievers hold an inherited score percentage of 34.6% out of their 188 inherited base runners. They are ranked 9th in baseball holding a save rate of 66.0%, and they have dispatched 551 relievers onto the field this season.

Out of their 12,660 innings played, the Giants are sitting with a efficiency on defense of 68.4% (25th in baseball). The San Francisco Giants have turned 134 double plays and have a fielding percentage of .985 (14th in baseball). The Giants have accrued 1,530 assists, 86 errors and have earned 4,220 putouts for the season.

Birdsong (5-5 career mark) has a 4.69 earned run average and has allowed 7.1 hits per 9 innings. He has a strikeout to walk ratio of 1.93 and he has gone up against 295 opposing batters in his pro baseball career. He has allowed 35 ER's while holding a WHIP of 1.384 and having a FIP of 4.6. Thus far in his career, Birdsong has conceded 53 hits while tallying 77 K's in 67 innings pitched.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take St. Louis

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