The Cleveland Guardians (90-66) and St. Louis Cardinals (78-77) will clash on Sunday at Busch Stadium, with first pitch at 2:15 p.m. ET.
Oddsmakers project the Cardinals as a close favorite (-116 moneyline odds to win) against the Guardians (-103). The Cardinals will start Andre Pallante (7-8) versus the Guardians and Gavin Williams (3-10).
Yesterday, the Cardinals claimed a 6-5 win over the Guardians, with Miles Mikolas (6.0 IP, 1 R, 4 H, 4 K) registering the win for the Cardinals. Ivan Herrera went 2-for-3 with a double, a home run and three RBI to lead the offense. Matthew Boyd (4.0 IP, 2 R, 4 H, 6 K) was handed the loss for the Guardians.
Before watching this Cardinals vs. Guardians matchup, here’s everything you need to know about Sunday’s action on the diamond, including viewing options.
St. Louis Cardinals vs. Cleveland Guardians odds and betting lines
MLB odds courtesy of BetMGM Sportsbook. Odds updated Sunday at 9:16 a.m. ET. For a full list of Sports betting odds, access USA TODAY Sports Betting Scores Odds Hub.
- Favorite: Cardinals (-116, bet $116 to win $100)
- Underdog: Guardians (-103, bet $103 to win $100)
- Over/under: 7.5
Cardinals vs. Guardians: Live streaming info & game time
- Game Day: Sunday, September 22, 2024
- Game Time: 2:15 p.m. ET
- Stadium: Busch Stadium
- TV Channel: Bally Sports
- Live Stream: Fubo (Watch for free)
Cardinals stats and trends
Cardinals betting records
- The Cardinals have won 37, or 50.7%, of the 73 games they’ve played as favorites this season.
- St. Louis has a record of 31-30 in games when bookmakers favor them by at least -116 on the moneyline.
- The moneyline for this contest implies a 53.7% chance of a victory for the Cardinals.
- So far this season, St. Louis and its opponents have hit the over in 71 of 154 games with a total.
- The Cardinals have an ATS record of 78-75-0 in 153 games with a spread this season.
Andre Pallante (Cardinals probable starter)
- Pallante (7-8) takes the mound for the Cardinals in his 19th start of the season. He’s put together a 3.87 ERA in 109 1/3 innings pitched, with 86 strikeouts.
- His most recent appearance came on Monday against the Pittsburgh Pirates, when the right-hander tossed seven scoreless innings while giving up four hits.
- In 27 games this season, the 26-year-old has an ERA of 3.87, with 7.1 strikeouts per nine innings. Opponents are batting .245 against him.
- Pallante has six quality starts this season.
- Pallante is seeking his eighth straight outing lasting five or more innings. He averages four frames per appearance on the mound.
- In nine of his appearances this season he did not give up an earned run.
- The opposing Guardians offense has the 15th-ranked slugging percentage (.396) and ranks 12th in MLB play with 180 home runs. It has a collective .239 batting average, and is 23rd in MLB with 1231 total hits and 15th in MLB action scoring 691 runs.
Cardinals batting stats
- The Cardinals rank 23rd in Major League Baseball with 158 home runs.
- Fueled by 416 extra-base hits, St. Louis ranks 21st in MLB with a .388 slugging percentage this season.
- The Cardinals rank 13th in MLB with a .246 team batting average.
- St. Louis ranks 25th in the majors with 633 total runs scored this season.
- The Cardinals have an on-base percentage of .310 this season, which ranks 15th in the league.
- St. Louis ranks 10th in MLB in strikeouts per game with an average of 8.1 whiffs per contest.
Guardians stats and trends
Guardians betting records
- The Guardians have come away with 27 wins in the 57 contests they have been listed as the underdogs in this season.
- This season, Cleveland has been victorious 22 times in 51 chances when named as an underdog of at least -103 or worse on the moneyline.
- The Guardians have an implied victory probability of 50.7% according to the moneyline set for this matchup.
- Contests with Cleveland has gone over the total set by sportsbooks in 69 of 156 chances this season.
- The Guardians have an against the spread record of 80-75-0 in 155 games with a line this season.
Gavin Williams (Guardians probable starter)
- Williams (3-10) takes the mound first for the Guardians in his 16th start of the season. He has a 5.12 ERA in 70 1/3 innings pitched, with 76 strikeouts.
- In his most recent outing on Tuesday against the Minnesota Twins, the right-hander tossed five innings, allowing two earned runs while surrendering five hits.
- The 25-year-old has a 5.12 ERA and 9.7 strikeouts per nine innings during 15 games this season, while giving up a batting average of .249 to opposing hitters.
- Williams is looking to secure his fourth quality start of the year in this game.
- Williams will aim to pitch five or more innings for his third straight start. He’s averaging 4.7 frames per outing.
- In two of his 15 total appearances this season he has not surrendered an earned run.
- The opposing Cardinals offense has the 21st-ranked slugging percentage (.388) and ranks 23rd in home runs hit (158) in all of MLB. They have a collective .246 batting average, and are 13th in the league with 1292 total hits and 25th in MLB play scoring 633 runs.
Guardians batting stats
- The Guardians average 1.2 home runs per game to rank 12th in MLB play with 180 total home runs.
- This season, Cleveland is 15th in baseball, slugging .396.
- The Guardians are 20th in the majors with a .239 batting average.
- The offense for Cleveland is the No. 15 offense in the majors, scoring 4.4 runs per game (691 total runs).
- The Guardians’ .309 on-base percentage is 16th in the majors.