Tampa Bay Rays vs St. Louis Cardinals Prediction, 8/7/2024 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Tampa Bay Rays vs St. Louis Cardinals

Date: Wednesday, August 7, 2024

Location: Busch Stadium in St. Louis, MO

TV: Bally Sports Midwest

The Tampa Bay Rays (57-54) are traveling to Busch Stadium on Wednesday where they will try to defeat the St. Louis Cardinals (57-56). The pitchers taking the mound are Taj Bradley and Erick Fedde.

The Rays have hit 179 two-baggers as a team and have knocked 106 baseballs out of the park. Tampa Bay has a slugging % of .376 and have been called out on strikes 1,013 times, while being walked on 368 occasions. As a unit, the Tampa Bay Rays are putting up 4.0 runs per game, which ranks them 27th in the league. They have accumulated 412 RBI's and 866 hits so far this year, and their batting average is at .235. They have accumulated 441 runs scored and have an OBP of .313.

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Their strikeout to walk ratio is 3.15 and their pitching staff has a team WHIP of 1.23. Rays pitchers have conceded 140 home runs and 484 runs in total (14th in baseball). Tampa Bay has given up 912 hits (8.3 per 9 innings) and 441 earned runs. The Rays have an ERA of 4.00 this season (15th in baseball), and the staff has struck out 960 hitters. Their pitching staff has walked 305 opposing batters and their FIP sits at 4.13 as a unit for the season.

The Rays have sent 378 relievers to the mound on the year. The relievers have inherited 125 base runners so far this year and 26.4% of those players earned a run for their team. They have recorded 35 saves so far this year and have not converted 18 out of their 53 save opportunities. The Rays relief pitchers have a save percentage of 66.0% and stepped onto the hill in 132 save situations. The bullpen have recorded 77 holds on the year (4th in baseball). Rays bullpen pitchers have come into the game with runners on 84 times and also have had 147 appearances in high leverage situations.

The Tampa Bay Rays have a total of 2,980 putouts on the year, in addition to 875 assists and 58 errors. Their fielding percentage is holding at .985 which ranks 16th in pro baseball, and they have turned 74 double plays. The Rays have transformed 70.3% of baseballs in play into outs in their 8,940 innings on the diamond, which has them ranked 11th in pro baseball.

Bradley has thrown 191 innings and has totaled 232 punch outs in his MLB career. His earned run average is 4.29 (91 earned runs allowed) and his career WHIP is 1.215. He has given up 165 hits (7.8 hits per nine innings) and has had 67 free passes. Bradley (11-13 career win-loss record) has earned a FIP of 4.22 while going up against 803 hitters during his time in the majors.

The St. Louis Cardinals have a team on-base percentage of .308 and a batting average of .245 over the course of the season. They have been rung up on 940 occasions (17th in MLB) and have earned 939 base hits. St. Louis has recorded 116 home runs on the campaign as well as 442 runs batted in. The Cardinals hold a team SLG% of .385 and they are earning 4.14 runs per outing (23rd in the league). They have 162 doubles, while walking 322 times and recording 468 runs.

The Cardinals have a team WHIP of 1.267 in addition to having a FIP of 3.97 as a staff this year. They come in at 22nd in MLB as a pitching staff in total hits conceded with 962. The St. Louis pitching staff have surrendered 516 runs on the campaign while having a team ERA of 4.10 (459 earned runs yielded). Their K/BB ratio is 8.10 (902 strikeouts against 314 bases on balls). They have relinquished 122 homers and they relinquish 4.61 runs per 9 innings (21st in MLB).

Sitting with 135 save situations, the Cardinals have earned 80 holds and also 17 blown saves. St. Louis has had bullpen pitchers step onto the mound in 55 save chances and they have converted 38 saves. Their relief pitchers have stepped onto the hill 129 times in high leverage situations and also on 112 occasions with runners on. St. Louis relievers hold an inherited score percentage of 36.5% out of their 156 inherited runners. They rank 6th in baseball with a save percentage of 69.1%, and they have sent 356 relievers to the mound this season.

Out of their 9,069 innings on the diamond, the Cardinals have accumulated a defensive efficiency of 69.5% (18th in pro baseball). The St. Louis Cardinals have gotten 110 double plays and have earned a fielding percentage of .988 (3rd in pro baseball). The Cardinals have recorded 1,054 assists, 50 errors and have amassed 3,023 putouts on the season.

In his career, Fedde has surrendered 612 base hits while accumulating 464 K's in 580 innings pitched. Fedde (28-38 career mark) is the owner of a 4.96 ERA and has given up 9.5 hits per nine innings. He has allowed 320 ER's while holding a WHIP of 1.442 and being the owner of a FIP of 4.9. He has a strikeout to walk ratio of 2.06 and he has gone up against 2,535 batters so far in his career.

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Tampa Bay

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