St. Louis Cardinals vs Toronto Blue Jays Prediction, 9/15/2024 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: St. Louis Cardinals vs Toronto Blue Jays

Date: Sunday, September 15, 2024

Location: Rogers Centre in Toronto, ON

TV: Sportsnet

Rogers Centre is where the Toronto Blue Jays (69-78) will take on the St. Louis Cardinals (74-72) on Sunday. The pitchers taking the mound are Miles Mikolas and Yariel Rodriguez.

As a unit, the St. Louis Cardinals are scoring 4.1 runs per game, which puts them at 24th in the league. They have earned 600 runs scored while holding a team OBP of .310. The Cardinals have accumulated 225 two-baggers as a unit and have smacked 150 baseballs out of the park. They have earned 569 runs batted in in addition to 1,223 hits so far this season, and their average at the plate sits at .247. St. Louis has a slugging percentage of .389 and have been rung up 1,198 times, while drawing a walk on 425 occasions.

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The Cardinals have a team ERA of 4.12 over the course of the season (18th in MLB), and the staff has struck out 1,185 hitters. Cardinals pitchers have surrendered 160 home runs and also 660 runs in total (19th in the league). Their pitching staff has walked 420 opposing players and their FIP sits at 4.01 as a team for the season. St. Louis has given up 1,226 base hits (8.5 per 9 innings) in addition to 597 earned runs. Their strikeout to walk ratio sits at 2.82 and their pitching staff holds a WHIP of 1.26.

Cardinals bullpen pitchers have stepped onto the hill with runners on 150 times and also have had 164 appearances in high leverage situations. The relief pitchers have a total of 93 holds on the year (6th in MLB). The Cardinals bullpen have compiled a save rate of 66.7% and has stepped onto the mound in 168 save situations. They have compiled 50 saves so far this year and have missed out on 25 of their 75 save opportunities. The relief pitchers have inherited 206 runners on the season and 35.4% of those players crossed the plate. The Cardinals have sent 463 relief pitchers to the mound for the year.

The St. Louis Cardinals have earned a total of 3,908 putouts over the course of the season, as well as 1,362 assists and 66 errors. Their fielding percentage is currently at .988 which has them ranked 4th in professional baseball, and have accumulated 134 double plays. The Cardinals have turned 69.7% of balls hit into play into outs out of their 11,724 innings on the diamond, ranking them 17th in MLB.

Mikolas has taken the mound for 1,079 innings and has accounted for 783 K's in his career. His ERA is 4.17 (500 ER's allowed) and his career WHIP is 1.206. He has given up 1,094 hits (9.1 hits per nine innings) and has 208 walks. Mikolas (62-64 win-loss mark in his career) sits with a FIP of 4.11 while he has gone up against 4,486 opposing batters in the major leagues.

The Blue Jays have a SLG% of .395 and they are earning 4.22 runs per contest (20th in baseball). They have 262 doubles, while getting a free base 460 times and scoring 621 runs. Toronto has accumulated 148 long balls on the year and 593 runs batted in. They have been called out on strikes on 1,121 occasions (25th in baseball) and have 1,188 hits. The Toronto Blue Jays have accumulated a team OBP of .314 in addition to a batting average of .242 for the year.

The Blue Jays have a team WHIP of 1.272 and have a FIP of 4.48 as a team on the season. They are currently ranked 18th in the league as a staff in total hits conceded with 1,194. The Toronto pitching staff have given up 676 runs over the course of the season while having a team ERA of 4.33 (622 earned runs conceded). They have earned a K/BB ratio of 8.30 (1,200 strikeouts vs 452 walks). They have given up 194 long balls and they relinquish 4.70 runs per 9 innings (22nd in baseball).

With 137 save situations, the Blue Jays have 79 holds and 20 blown saves. Toronto has had bullpen pitchers enter the contest in 55 save opportunities and they have earned 35 saves. Their bullpen pitchers have stepped onto the hill 114 times in high leverage situations and on 141 occasions with runners on base. Toronto relievers have an inherited score rate of 32.6% out of 221 inherited base runners. They are ranked 15th in baseball with a save percentage of 63.6%, and they have dispatched 492 relievers to the mound this season.

The Toronto Blue Jays have gotten 113 double plays and have a fielding percentage of .983 (23rd in professional baseball). The Blue Jays have racked up 1,215 assists, 86 errors and have notched a total of 3,883 putouts so far this season. In 11,649 innings played, the Blue Jays have earned a defensive efficiency of 70.5% (9th in professional baseball).

In his career, Rodriguez has surrendered 63 hits and he has 75 K's in 73 innings pitched. He has given up a total of 36 earned runs while earning a WHIP of 1.327 and being the owner of a FIP of 4.4. His K/BB ratio is 2.21 and he has faced 312 batters during his MLB career. Rodriguez (1-6 career record) has a 4.43 earned run average while surrendering 7.8 hits per nine innings.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Toronto

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