Texas Rangers vs St. Louis Cardinals Prediction, 7/29/2024 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Texas Rangers vs St. Louis Cardinals

Date: Monday, July 29, 2024

Location: Busch Stadium in St. Louis, MO

TV: Bally Sports Midwest

The Texas Rangers (51-52) are headed to Busch Stadium on Monday where they will try to beat the St. Louis Cardinals (53-49). The pitchers taking the mound will be Nathan Eovaldi and Andre Pallante.

As a squad, the Texas Rangers are putting up 4.3 runs per contest, which has them sitting at 18th in MLB. They are sitting with 441 runs and have an on-base percentage of .312. The Rangers have earned 139 two-baggers as a team and have hit 109 balls out of the park. They have accounted for 423 runs batted in and 830 base knocks so far this year, while their batting average sits at .240. Texas has a slugging rate of .382 and have struck out 797 times, while drawing a walk on 332 occasions.

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The Rangers are sitting with a team ERA of 3.97 so far this year (16th in the league), and the staff has struck out 878 batters. Rangers pitchers have surrendered 121 home runs and 432 total runs (13th in baseball). Their pitching staff has walked 351 players from the other team and their FIP sits at 4.23 as a squad this season. Texas has yielded 779 base hits (7.7 per 9 innings) as well as 400 earned runs. They have earned a strikeout to walk ratio of 2.50 and their pitching staff has a collective WHIP of 1.25.

The Rangers have sent 298 relief pitchers to the mound so far this year. The relief pitchers have inherited 180 base runners so far this year and 31.7% of those runners earned a run for their team. They have 22 saves so far this season and have blown 12 out of their 34 save opportunities. The Rangers relievers have recorded a save rate of 64.7% and has come into the game in 84 save situations. The bullpen have a total of 48 holds so far this season (22nd in baseball). Rangers pitchers have entered the game with runners on base 110 times and also have had 109 appearances in high leverage situations.

The Texas Rangers have accumulated 2,723 putouts at this point in the season, in addition to 894 assists and 45 errors. Their fielding rate is holding at .988 which has them sitting 4th in baseball, and have accumulated 71 double plays. The Rangers have converted 71.7% of baseballs in play into outs out of 8,169 innings on the field, which ranks them 2nd in pro baseball.

Eovaldi has taken the mound for 1,507 innings and has tallied 1,296 K's in his pro baseball career. His earned run average is 4.05 (678 earned runs allowed) and he has a career WHIP of 1.285. He has surrendered 1,508 base hits (9.0 hits per nine innings) and has 429 walks. Eovaldi (86-77 mark in his career) is the owner of a FIP of 3.99 while going up against 6,355 opposing batters in the major leagues.

The Cardinals have a team slugging percentage of .385 and they have an average of 4.10 runs per contest (23rd in the league). They have put up 152 doubles, while taking a walk 297 times and putting up 418 runs. St. Louis has recorded 103 home runs so far this season to go along with 393 RBIs. They have been rung up on 858 occasions (16th in MLB) and are sitting with 848 hits. The St. Louis Cardinals have an OBP of .309 in addition to a team batting average of .245 so far this season.

The St. Louis pitching staff have given up 454 runs for the year while having a team ERA of 3.96 (400 earned runs surrendered). They have allowed 111 homers and they give up 4.49 runs per 9 innings (19th in the league). The Cardinals have a WHIP of 1.259 in addition to having a FIP of 3.94 as a pitching staff this season. Their strikeout to walk ratio comes in at 8.10 (823 strikeouts vs 284 walks). They have a ranking of 21st in baseball as a pitching staff in total hits relinquished with 862.

St. Louis bullpen pitchers have an inherited score percentage of 36.1% out of their 144 inherited base runners. Their bullpen pitchers have stepped onto the hill 117 times in high leverage situations and also on 103 occasions with runners on base. With 130 save situations, the Cardinals have compiled 78 holds and 15 blown saves. They are currently ranked 5th in MLB holding a save percentage of 71.2%, and they have dispatched 322 relief pitchers to the mound on the season. St. Louis has had relief pitchers step onto the hill in 52 save opportunities and they have walked away with 37 saves.

Out of their 8,190 innings on the diamond, the Cardinals have accumulated a efficiency on defense of 69.5% (19th in pro baseball). The St. Louis Cardinals have turned 105 double plays and have a fielding percentage of .988 (5th in pro baseball). The Cardinals have racked up 951 assists, 46 errors and have amassed 2,730 putouts so far this season.

Pallante (14-10 mark in his career) has earned a 3.82 earned run average while allowing 9.4 hits per 9 innings. His K/BB ratio is 1.76 and he has faced 1,000 hitters during his pro baseball career. He has allowed 99 ER's while holding a WHIP of 1.437 and having a FIP of 3.8. In his career, Pallante has given up 244 base hits while he has tallied 160 strikeouts in 233 frames.

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take St. Louis

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