St Louis Cardinals at Milwaukee Brewers Free MLB Picks & Odds
by Tony Sink - 4/15/2014
Wednesday, April 16, 1:10 PM on FSMW
Miller Park, Milwaukee, Wisconsin
St Louis - Kelly, J (1-0) vs. Milwaukee - Peralta, W (1-0)
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One of the biggest surprises in the early going of the 2014 Major League Baseball season is a team from the National League Central, the Milwaukee Brewers. On Wednesday, the red hot Brewers and their league leading pitching staff will welcome the St. Louis Cardinals to Miller Park. The Cardinals will be led by their pitcher, Joe Kelly, while the Brewers will send Wily Peralta to the mound.
The 25-year-old Kelly has made 63 appearances in his career including 33 starts. Thus far in 2014, he has made 2 starts, throwing 11 1/3 innings with 12 hits and 4 walks allowed with 7 strikeouts. He has a 1-0 record and will look to continue his moderate success against the current roster of Brewers. The active members of the Brewers have gone a combined 24-for-88 with 1 home run and a .654 OPS. Carlos Gomez and Jonathan Lucroy are both hitting .300, while Rickie Weeks has the lone home run.
The Brewers will counter with Wily Peralta, who is 1-0 this season with a 2.25 ERA. He has allowed 3 earned runs on 9 hits and 4 walks with 10 strikeouts in 12 innings. The native of the Dominican Republic has been roughed up by the current members of the Cardinals, as they have a .369 average in 65 at-bats. Matt Carpenter is 5-for-9, Pete Kozma is 3-for-8 and Jon Jay is 4-for-12 in their career against Peralta.
St Louis Betting Trends
St Louis is 7-5-1 against the Over/Under
Run differential for St Louis is +0.3
Milwaukee Betting Trends
Milwaukee is 4-9-0 against the Over/Under
Run differential for Milwaukee is +1.8
Injuries to Watch
St Louis
03/31/14 2B Mark Ellis Knee 15-day DL (3/27)
03/30/14 P Jaime Garcia Shoulder 15-day DL (3/21)
03/28/14 P Jason Motte Elbow 15-day DL (3/21)
Milwaukee
04/13/14 P Brandon Kintzl Shoulder 15-day DL (4/9)
03/31/14 P Tom Gorzel Shoulder 15-day DL (3/21)
Tony's Pick: Take Milwaukee
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