Cardinals vs. Twins: Betting Preview for August 24
Published 4:24 am Saturday, August 24, 2024
Carlos Santana will lead the charge for the Minnesota Twins (71-57) on Saturday, August 24, when they take on Alec Burleson and the St. Louis Cardinals (64-64) at Target Field at 7:10 p.m. ET.
The Twins, at -159, are the favorites in this matchup, while the Cardinals are underdogs at +135. Sportsbooks have listed the over/under for this matchup at 8.5 runs.
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Cardinals vs. Twins Game Info
- Date: Saturday, August 24, 2024
- Time: 7:10 p.m. ET
- Location: Minneapolis, Minnesota
- Venue: Target Field
- TV Channel: BSN
- Live Stream: Watch this game on Fubo
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Matchup Betting Info
- Moneyline Favorite: Twins -159
- Moneyline Underdog: Cardinals +135
- Over/Under: 8.5 runs (Over: -115, Under: -105)
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Cardinals Probable Starting Pitcher
- The Cardinals will hand the ball to Sonny Gray (11-8) for his 24th start of the season.
- The right-hander last pitched on Sunday, when he gave up two earned runs and allowed seven hits in five innings against the Los Angeles Dodgers.
- In 23 starts this season, he’s earned 10 quality starts.
- Gray will look to pitch five or more innings for the ninth start in a row.
- He has four appearances this season with zero earned runs allowed out of his 23 chances this season.
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Cardinals Hitting & Pitching Performance
- The Cardinals’ 134 home runs rank 22nd in Major League Baseball.
- Fueled by 337 extra-base hits, St. Louis ranks 20th in MLB with a .389 slugging percentage this season.
- The Cardinals rank 13th in MLB with a .246 team batting average.
- St. Louis has scored the 24th-most runs in the majors this season with 529 (4.1 per game).
- The Cardinals have an on-base percentage of .311 this season, which ranks 15th in the league.
- The Cardinals rank 11th with an average of 8.1 strikeouts per game.
- St. Louis has the 18th-ranked ERA (4.12) in the majors this season.
- St. Louis averages just 9.2 strikeouts per nine innings as a pitching staff, which ranks 26th in the majors.
- The Cardinals have a combined WHIP of 1.273 as a pitching staff, which ranks 18th in MLB.
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