Texas Rangers vs St. Louis Cardinals Prediction, 7/31/2024 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Texas Rangers vs St. Louis Cardinals

Date: Wednesday, July 31, 2024

Location: Busch Stadium in St. Louis, MO

TV: Bally Sports Midwest

The Texas Rangers (52-55) are en route to Busch Stadium on Wednesday where they will play the St. Louis Cardinals (54-52). The pitchers taking the mound will be Andrew Heaney and Sonny Gray.

As a unit, the Texas Rangers are recording 4.3 runs per game, which ranks them 16th in the league. They have 458 runs scored while holding a team OBP of .311. The Rangers have hit 145 doubles as a unit and have hit 112 balls out of the park. They have compiled 439 RBI's as well as 867 hits so far this season, while their average at the plate is sitting at .241. Texas has a slugging percentage of .381 and have struck out 825 times, while being walked on 340 occasions.

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They have a K/BB ratio of 2.48 and their pitching staff has a team WHIP of 1.26. Rangers pitchers have conceded 125 long balls in addition to 455 runs in total (14th in the league). Texas has conceded 822 base knocks (7.9 per 9 innings) and 423 earned runs. The Rangers hold a team ERA of 4.04 over the course of the season (16th in baseball), and their staff has rung up 896 hitters. They have walked 361 opposing players and their FIP is 4.26 as a team this season.

The Rangers relievers have accumulated a save rate of 63.9% and has stepped onto the mound in 88 save situations. The relief pitchers have inherited 191 base runners over the course of the season and 31.4% of those runners crossed the plate. Rangers bullpen pitchers have stepped onto the hill with runners on 115 times and also have had 114 appearances in high leverage situations. The Rangers have dispatched 310 relief pitchers to the mound this season. The relief pitchers have recorded 50 holds for the year (22nd in the league). They have tallied 23 saves for the season and have blown 13 of their 36 chances to get a save.

The Texas Rangers have accounted for 2,824 putouts this year, as well as 929 assists and 45 errors. Their fielding percentage sits at .988 which is 3rd in professional baseball, and have 73 double plays. The Rangers have converted 71.5% of baseballs in play into outs out of 8,472 innings, which has them sitting at 3rd in the majors.

Heaney has taken the mound for 958 innings and has totaled 1,016 strikeouts thus far in his career. His earned run average is 4.41 (470 ER's allowed) and he has a career WHIP of 1.268. He has allowed 927 hits (8.7 hits per 9 innings) and has had 288 free passes. Heaney (50-58 career record) sits with a FIP of 4.35 while going up against 4,088 hitters during his time in the major leagues.

St. Louis has 110 home runs for the year to go along with 411 runs batted in. They have put up 153 doubles, while taking a walk 305 times as well as earning 436 runs. The St. Louis Cardinals have accounted for a team OBP of .309 as well as a team batting average of .245 on the year. The Cardinals hold a slugging % of .386 and they score 4.11 runs per game (24th in MLB). They have been rung up on 886 occasions (16th in the league) and have earned 881 base hits.

The St. Louis pitching staff have given up 487 runs over the course of the season while holding a team ERA of 4.10 (431 earned runs allowed). They have surrendered 113 home runs and they relinquish 4.63 runs per 9 innings (20th in MLB). The Cardinals have a team WHIP of 1.282 and are the owners of a FIP of 3.95 as a unit so far this year. Their strikeout to walk ratio is 8.10 (853 strikeouts against 303 free passes). They rank 22nd in MLB as a staff in total hits relinquished with 911.

St. Louis relief pitchers hold an inherited score rate of 37.1% of 151 inherited base runners. Their relievers have taken the field 124 times in high leverage situations and on 109 occasions with runners on base. Sitting with 132 save situations, the Cardinals have amassed 79 holds and also 16 blown saves. They are currently ranked 5th in MLB with a save rate of 69.8%, and they have sent 338 bullpen pitchers to the mound on the campaign. St. Louis has had relief pitchers enter the game in 53 save chances and they have walked away with 37 saves.

The St. Louis Cardinals have gotten 107 double plays and own a fielding percentage of .988 (4th in MLB). The Cardinals have recorded 986 assists, 48 errors and have amassed 2,841 putouts during this campaign. In 8,523 innings played, the Cardinals have accumulated a defensive efficiency of 69.1% (22nd in MLB).

So far in his career, Gray has given up 1,444 hits while totaling 1,659 K's in 1,682 innings pitched. Gray (108-91 career win-loss mark) holds a 3.49 earned run average and has allowed 7.7 hits per nine innings. He has conceded a total of 653 earned runs while holding a WHIP of 1.198 and having a FIP of 3.4. He has a K/BB ratio of 2.91 and he has faced 6,979 opposing batters in his pro baseball career.

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Tony Sink's Pick: Take Texas

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