Washington Nationals vs St. Louis Cardinals Prediction, 7/27/2024 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Washington Nationals vs St. Louis Cardinals

Date: Saturday, July 27, 2024

Location: Busch Stadium in St. Louis, MO

TV: MASN

Busch Stadium is the location where the St. Louis Cardinals (53-49) will take on the Washington Nationals (47-55) on Saturday. The expected starting pitchers will be Jake Irvin and Kyle Gibson.

The Nationals have tallied 165 doubles as a squad and have knocked 84 balls out of the stadium. Washington owns a slugging percentage of .370 and have been called out on strikes 771 times, while taking a walk on 288 occasions. As a squad, the Washington Nationals are putting up 4.2 runs per game, which has them sitting at 21st in baseball. They have recorded 394 RBI's as well as 798 hits for the season, while their average at the plate sits at .239. They have accounted for 420 runs scored while holding a team OBP of .307.

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Their strikeout to walk ratio sits at 2.88 and their pitching staff has a collective WHIP of 1.29. Nationals pitchers have surrendered 100 long balls in addition to 455 total runs (20th in the league). Washington has conceded 865 hits (8.7 per 9 innings) in addition to 410 earned runs. The Nationals have an earned run average of 4.13 this season (20th in the league), and their staff has rung up 829 hitters. Their pitching staff has walked 288 opposing players and their FIP is 3.79 as a team so far this year.

Nationals relief pitchers have stepped onto the hill with runners on 91 times as well as having 91 appearances in high leverage situations. The relief pitchers have recorded 60 holds this season (10th in the league). The Nationals relievers have a save percentage of 67.4% and has stepped onto the mound in 103 save situations. They have earned 29 saves for the year and have blown 14 of 43 chances to save the game. The bullpen pitchers have inherited 129 runners this season with 38.0% of them ended up scoring. The Nationals have dispatched 347 relievers to the hill on the year.

The Nationals have converted 68.3% of baseballs in play into outs in their 8,049 innings, which has them sitting 27th in the majors. The Washington Nationals have accumulated 2,683 putouts at this point in the season, as well as 880 assists and 58 errors. Their fielding rate is holding steady at .984 which puts them in 21st in pro baseball, and they have turned 90 double plays.

Irvin has taken the ball for 244 frames and is sitting with 205 K's in his career. Irvin (10-15 career win-loss mark) has a FIP of 3.96 and he has gone up against 1,023 batters during his time in the major leagues. His ERA is 4.02 (109 ER's allowed) and his career WHIP is 1.254. He has allowed 223 base knocks (8.2 hits per 9 innings) with 83 walks.

The St. Louis Cardinals have compiled an OBP of .308 as well as a batting average of .245 over the course of the season. They have struck out on 854 instances (13th in baseball) and have earned a total of 842 hits. St. Louis has compiled 103 long balls so far this year to go along with 393 runs batted in. The Cardinals have a team slugging percentage of .387 and they have an average of 4.14 runs per game (22nd in MLB). They have hit 151 two-baggers, while getting a free base 288 times and scoring 418 runs.

The St. Louis pitching staff have surrendered 449 runs this year while holding a team ERA of 3.94 (395 earned runs conceded). They have surrendered 110 homers and they allow 4.48 runs per 9 innings (19th in MLB). The Cardinals have a team WHIP of 1.261 and have a FIP of 3.92 as a unit for the year. They have earned a K/BB ratio of 8.20 (818 strikeouts against 280 walks). They have a ranking of 24th in baseball as a pitching staff in total hits conceded with 857.

With 130 save situations, the Cardinals have 78 holds in addition to 15 blown saves. St. Louis has had bullpen pitchers enter the contest in 52 save chances and they have come away with 37 saves. Their bullpen pitchers have come in 117 times in high leverage situations and on 103 occasions with runners on base. St. Louis relievers have an inherited score rate of 36.1% out of their 144 inherited base runners. They are currently ranked 5th in MLB with a save percentage of 71.2%, and they have dispatched 320 bullpen pitchers to the mound on the season.

In 8,118 innings on the diamond, the Cardinals are sitting with a defensive efficiency of 69.4% (21st in professional baseball). The St. Louis Cardinals have gotten 105 double plays and hold a fielding percentage of .988 (4th in baseball). The Cardinals have 944 assists, 46 errors and have amassed 2,706 putouts for the year.

So far in his career, Gibson has surrendered 1,847 base hits while he has totaled 1,461 K's in 1,803 innings. Gibson (111-103 career win-loss record) holds a 4.51 earned run average while giving up 9.2 hits per 9 innings. He has given up a total of 904 earned runs while earning a WHIP of 1.375 and being the owner of a FIP of 4.4. His K/BB ratio is 2.31 and he has faced 7,728 opposing hitters in his career.

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take St. Louis

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