Game: St. Louis Cardinals vs. Colorado Rockies
Date: Tuesday, September 24, 2024
Location: Coors Field in Denver, CO
TV: Rockies.TV
The St. Louis Cardinals (79-77) are at Coors Field on Tuesday to face the Colorado Rockies (60-96). The pitchers expected to start are Michael McGreevy and Ryan Feltner.
As a team, the St. Louis Cardinals score 4.1 runs per game, ranking 25th in baseball. They have 635 runs and a .309 on-base percentage. As a team, the Cardinals have 240 two-baggers and hit 158 balls out of the ballpark. They have 602 runs batted in and 1,296 hits this season, while their team batting average is .245. St. Louis has a .388 slugging average and has been struck out 1,264 times while walking 456 times.
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The Cardinals have a team earned run average of 4.04 this year (16th in baseball) and have struck out 1,258 batters. The Cardinals’ pitchers have allowed 170 home runs and 694 total runs (18th in the league). Their pitching staff has walked 442 hitters and their FIP as a team so far this year is 3.99. St. Louis has allowed 1,305 base hits (8.4 per 9 innings) as well as 625 earned runs. They have a strikeout-to-walk ratio of 2.85 and the pitching staff has posted a combined WHIP of 1.26.
The Cardinals’ bullpen has posted a save percentage of 66.3% and has stepped to the mound in 179 save situations. Relief pitchers have taken on 215 baserunners this season and 37.2% of those players have crossed the plate. Cardinals’ bullpen pitchers have entered the contest with runners on base 156 times and have had 179 appearances in high-pressure situations. The Cardinals have sent 489 relief pitchers to the mound so far this season. Relief pitchers have earned 99 holds this year (5th in baseball). They have earned 53 saves this season and blown 27 of their 80 opportunities to make a save.
The Cardinals have turned 69.8% of their balls into outs in their 12,528 innings on the field, which ranks 16th in professional baseball. The St. Louis Cardinals have a total of 4,176 putouts this season, along with 1,463 assists and 71 errors. Their fielding percentage is .988, which ranks 5th in baseball, and they have a total of 143 double plays.
McGreevy (2-0 career record) has a 0.89 FIP and has faced 37 opposing batters in the Major Leagues. He has allowed 7 hits (6.3 hits per nine innings) and 1 walk. His earned run average is 0.90 (1 ER allowed) and he has a WHIP of 0.800. McGreevy has thrown 10 innings and recorded 7 punch outs during his professional baseball career.
Colorado has hit 174 home runs and 634 runs batted in over the course of the season. They have hit 265 two-baggers, issued 437 walks and scored 660 runs. The Colorado Rockies have a team OBP of .303 and a batting average of .241 for the year. The Rockies have a team slugging percentage of .399 and an average of 4.23 runs per game (18th in baseball). They have had a base hit 1,553 times (2nd in the league) and have been responsible for 1,268 base hits.
Colorado’s pitchers have allowed 883 runs so far this year while posting a 5.39 ERA (822 earned runs allowed). They have allowed 210 home runs and allowed 5.79 runs per 9 innings (30th in baseball). The Rockies have a team WHIP of 1.512 and a FIP of 4.92 this season. Their K/BB ratio is 7.00 (1,069 strikeouts vs. 543 bases on balls). They rank 30th in baseball among pitchers with 1,532 total hits allowed.
Colorado has called relief pitchers to the mound in 62 save opportunities and they have made 36 saves. They rank 26th in the league with a 58.1% save rate and have sent 475 relief pitchers to the mound this year. Their bullpen pitchers have stepped to the mound 157 times in high-pressure situations and also 151 times with runners on the field. Colorado’s relief pitchers have an Inherited Score Percentage of 32.5% from 234 base runners taken on. The Rockies have 123 save situations and 59 holds and 26 blown saves.
In their 12,354 innings on the field, the Rockies have a defensive efficiency of 67.3% (30th in the major leagues). The Colorado Rockies have turned 159 double plays and posted a fielding percentage of .986 (10th in baseball). The Rockies have tallied 1,493 assists and 80 errors and have totaled 4,118 putouts this season.
For his career, Feltner has allowed 313 base hits while having 257 strikeouts in 296 innings. Feltner (9-24 in his career) has a 5.40 ERA and has allowed 9.5 hits per 9 innings. He has allowed 178 earned runs while having a 1.451 WHIP and a 5.3 FIP. His strikeout-to-walk ratio is 2.20 and he has faced 1,309 hitters in his professional baseball career.
Who will win today’s MLB game against the spread or the moneyline?
Josh Schonwald’s tip: Take Colorado
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