St. Louis Cardinals vs. Colorado Rockies – Prediction, 9/26/2024 MLB Tips, Best Bets & Odds

Game: St. Louis Cardinals vs. Colorado Rockies

Date: Thursday, 26 September 2024

Location: Coors Field in Denver, CO

TV: Rockies.TV

The Colorado Rockies (60-97) will try to defeat the St. Louis Cardinals (80-77) on Thursday at Coors Field. Kyle Gibson and Kyle Freeland are expected to start as pitchers.

As a team, the St. Louis Cardinals are batting 4.1 runs per game, which ranks them 24th in the league. They have 642 total runs and an OBP of .310. As a team, the Cardinals have hit 242 two-baggers and hit 159 balls out of the ballpark. They have 609 RBIs as well as 1,307 base hits for the year while their batting average is .246. St. Louis has a slugging average of .388 and has 1,274 strikeouts while walking 459 times.

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They have a strikeout-to-walk ratio of 2.86 and their pitching staff has a combined WHIP of 1.25. The Cardinals’ pitchers have allowed 171 long balls and 697 total runs (18th in MLB). St. Louis has allowed 1,313 hits (8.4 per 9 innings) and 628 earned runs. The Cardinals have a team earned run average of 4.03 this year (16th in the league) and have allowed 1,268 batters to strikeout. Their pitching staff has struck out 443 opposing batters via walks and their FIP as a team is 3.98 on the season.

The Cardinals’ relief pitchers have posted a 66.3% save rate and have entered the game in 179 save situations. The relief pitchers have taken on 215 runners this season, with 37.2% of them crossing the plate. The Cardinals’ relief pitchers have entered the game with players on base 156 times and have also had 180 appearances in high-pressure situations. The Cardinals have sent 493 relief pitchers to the mound this season. The relief pitchers have posted 99 holds so far this season (5th in MLB). They have 53 saves this year and have blown 27 of their 80 save opportunities.

The St. Louis Cardinals have totaled 4,203 putouts, 1,474 assists, and 71 errors at this point in the season. Their fielding rate is .988, which ranks fifth in the majors, and they have made 145 double plays. The Cardinals have turned 69.8% of the balls batted into play into outs in their 12,609 innings, which ranks 16th in the majors.

Gibson has thrown 1,861 innings and struck out 1,505 in his MLB career. Gibson (112-108 career win-loss record) has a 4.44 FIP and faced 7,976 batters in the major leagues. His ERA is 4.51 (932 ERs allowed) and he has a 1.374 WHIP. He has allowed 1,903 base knocks (9.2 hits per nine innings) and 654 walks.

The Colorado Rockies have a .303 on-base percentage and a .241 team batting average so far this season. They have hit home runs 1,563 times (2nd in the league) and have had 1,276 hits. Colorado has hit 175 home runs and 637 runs batted in on the season. The Rockies have a team SLG% of .400 and are scoring 4.22 runs per game (18th in the league). They have hit 268 doubles, walked 438 times and scored 663 runs.

The Rockies have a team WHIP of 1.512 and a team FIP of 4.91 this season. They currently rank 30th in baseball with 1,543 hits allowed. Colorado’s pitchers have allowed 890 runs this season and have a 5.40 ERA (829 earned runs allowed). Their K/BB ratio is 7.00 (1,079 strikeouts against 546 free passes). They have allowed 211 home runs and are giving up 5.80 runs per 9 innings (30th in the league).

Colorado has had relief pitchers step to the mound in 63 save opportunities and make 36 saves. They rank 27th in the league with a save percentage of 57.1% and have sent 478 bullpen pitchers to the field so far this year. Their bullpen pitchers have stepped to the mound 159 times in high pressure situations and 152 times with base runners. Colorado’s bullpen pitchers have a taken score percentage of 33.1% from 236 base runners taken. With 124 save situations, the Rockies have 59 holds and 27 blown saves.

The Colorado Rockies have turned over 160 double plays and posted a fielding percentage of .986 (10th in professional baseball). The Rockies have recorded 1,504 assists and 80 errors and have totaled 4,145 putouts on the season. In their 12,435 innings pitched, the Rockies have posted a defensive efficiency of 67.3% (30th in baseball).

In his career, Freeland has allowed 1,191 hits and has 816 punch outs in 1,092 innings. He has allowed 540 total ERs while posting a WHIP of 1.413 and a FIP of 4.4. His K/BB ratio is 2.31 and he has faced 4,734 batters during his professional baseball career. Freeland (career record 60-73) has posted a 4.45 ERA and allowed 9.8 hits per nine innings.

Who will win today’s MLB game against the spread or the moneyline?

Guy Bruhns tip: Take St. Louis

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