Cardinals vs. Guardians: Betting Preview for Sept. 21
Published 3:32 am Saturday, September 21, 2024
The St. Louis Cardinals (77-77) will lean on Brendan Donovan when they host Jose Ramirez and the Cleveland Guardians (90-65) at Busch Stadium on Saturday, Sept. 21. The first pitch will be thrown at 7:15 p.m. ET.
Sportsbooks have listed the Cardinals (-115) as moneyline favorites versus the Guardians (-105). Bookmakers have set the over/under for this matchup at 8 runs.
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Cardinals vs. Guardians Game Info
- Date: Saturday, September 21, 2024
- Time: 7:15 p.m. ET
- Location: St. Louis, Missouri
- Venue: Busch Stadium
- TV Channel: BSGL
- Live Stream: Watch this game on Fubo
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Matchup Betting Info
- Moneyline Favorite: Cardinals -115
- Moneyline Underdog: Guardians -105
- Over/Under: 8 runs (Over: -115, Under: -105)
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Cardinals Probable Starting Pitcher
- Miles Mikolas (8-11 with a 5.49 ERA and 114 strikeouts in 160 2/3 innings pitched) makes the start for the Cardinals, his 31st of the season.
- In his most recent time out on Sunday, the righty went five innings against the Toronto Blue Jays, giving up two earned runs while surrendering three hits.
- Mikolas heads into this game with 14 quality starts under his belt this year.
- Mikolas is trying to collect his 22nd start of five or more innings this year in this matchup.
- In three of his appearances this season he did not allow an earned run.
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Cardinals Hitting & Pitching Performance
- The Cardinals rank 23rd in MLB play with 156 home runs. They average one per game.
- St. Louis’ .388 slugging percentage is 21st in baseball.
- The Cardinals’ .246 batting average ranks 13th in the majors.
- St. Louis is the 25th-highest scoring team in MLB play, averaging 4.1 runs per game (627 total).
- The Cardinals’ .309 on-base percentage ranks 15th in MLB.
- Cardinals batters strike out 8.1 times per game, the ninth-fewest strikeouts in the majors.
- St. Louis’ 4.07 team ERA ranks 16th among all MLB pitching staffs.
- The pitching staff for St. Louis has a collective 8.2 K/9, the fifth-worst in the majors.
- The Cardinals have the 17th-ranked WHIP in the majors (1.263).
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