St. Louis Cardinals vs Toronto Blue Jays Prediction, 9/14/2024 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: St. Louis Cardinals vs Toronto Blue Jays

Date: Saturday, September 14, 2024

Location: Rogers Centre in Toronto, ON

TV: Sportsnet

The St. Louis Cardinals (73-72) are en route to Rogers Centre on Saturday where they will try to defeat the Toronto Blue Jays (69-78). The pitchers who are expected to start are Kyle Gibson and Jose Berrios.

As a squad, the St. Louis Cardinals are compiling 4.1 runs per game, which puts them at 24th in MLB. They are sitting with 594 runs scored and hold an OBP of .310. The Cardinals have tallied 223 two-baggers as a team and have smacked 148 balls out of the stadium. They have tallied 564 RBI's and 1,213 base knocks so far this year, while their team batting average is sitting at .246. St. Louis has a slugging rate of .388 and have been called out on strikes 1,191 times, while drawing a walk on 422 occasions.

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They have earned a K/BB ratio of 2.82 and their pitching staff has a team WHIP of 1.27. Cardinals pitchers have surrendered 160 long balls and 659 total runs (19th in the league). St. Louis has conceded 1,222 hits (8.5 per 9 innings) in addition to 596 earned runs. The Cardinals have compiled a team earned run average of 4.15 over the course of the season (19th in MLB), and they have rung up 1,174 hitters. Their pitching staff has walked 417 hitters and their FIP comes in at 4.02 as a squad for the season.

The Cardinals relievers have a save rate of 66.2% and has stepped onto the mound in 166 save situations. The relievers have inherited 205 runners for the season and 35.6% of them crossed the plate. Cardinals relief pitchers have entered the contest with players on base 149 times and also have had 163 appearances in high leverage situations. The Cardinals have dispatched 461 relievers to the mound this year. The bullpen have accumulated 92 holds this season (5th in MLB). They have accumulated 49 saves so far this season and have missed out on 25 out of their 74 save opportunities.

The Cardinals have converted 69.7% of balls in play into outs in their 11,643 innings, which has them sitting at 17th in professional baseball. The St. Louis Cardinals have amassed 3,881 putouts for the season, in addition to 1,354 assists and 66 errors. Their fielding percentage sits at .988 which has them ranked 4th in professional baseball, and they have turned 134 double plays.

Gibson (112-106 mark in his career) sits with a FIP of 4.45 and he has gone up against 7,926 hitters in the majors. He has given up 1,893 hits (9.2 hits per 9 innings) and has 648 free passes. His earned run average is 4.52 (928 earned runs allowed) and he has a career WHIP of 1.374. Gibson has thrown 1,849 innings and has tallied 1,502 K's in his MLB career.

The Toronto Blue Jays hold a team on-base percentage of .314 as well as a batting average of .242 over the course of the season. They have been rung up on 1,121 occasions (25th in the league) and are sitting with 1,188 base hits. Toronto has compiled 148 home runs this year and 593 runs batted in. The Blue Jays have a SLG% of .395 and they are recording 4.22 runs per game (20th in the league). They have hit 262 doubles, while walking 460 times as well as scoring 621 runs.

The Toronto pitching staff have allowed 676 runs this year and come in with a team ERA of 4.33 (622 earned runs allowed). They have given up 194 homers and they allow 4.70 runs per 9 innings (22nd in baseball). The Blue Jays have a team WHIP of 1.272 with a FIP of 4.48 as a team on the year. Their K/BB ratio comes in at 8.30 (1,200 strikeouts against 452 free passes). They rank 18th in MLB as a staff in total hits relinquished with 1,194.

Toronto has called on relievers to enter the contest in 55 save opportunities and they have tallied 35 saves. They are ranked 15th in the league with a save rate of 63.6%, and they have sent 492 relief pitchers onto the field so far this season. Their relievers have stepped onto the hill 114 times in high leverage situations in addition to 141 occasions with runners on. Toronto relief pitchers hold an inherited score percentage of 32.6% out of their 221 inherited base runners. With 137 save situations, the Blue Jays have accrued 79 holds and 20 blown saves.

The Toronto Blue Jays have turned 113 double plays and have notched a fielding percentage of .983 (23rd in pro baseball). The Blue Jays have recorded 1,215 assists, 86 errors and have amassed 3,883 putouts on the season. Out of their 11,649 innings played, the Blue Jays have accumulated a defensive efficiency of 70.5% (9th in pro baseball).

Berrios (98-75 career record) has a 4.07 ERA while allowing 8.4 hits per nine innings. He has a K/BB ratio of 3.23 and he has gone up against 5,842 hitters during his career. He has allowed 628 ER's while holding a WHIP of 1.232 and a FIP of 4.0. During his pro baseball career, Berrios has conceded 1,300 hits while he has tallied 1,329 punch outs in 1,389 innings pitched.

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Toronto

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