Milwaukee Brewers vs St. Louis Cardinals Prediction, 5/28/2022 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Milwaukee Brewers vs St. Louis Cardinals

Date: Saturday, May 28, 2022

Location: Busch Stadium in St. Louis, MO

TV: Bally Sports Midwest

Odds/Point Spread: Milwaukee (-105) St. Louis (-115)

Busch Stadium is where the St. Louis Cardinals (24-20) will try to beat the Milwaukee Brewers (29-16) on Saturday. The moneyline on this game has the Brewers at -105 and the Cardinals open at -115. The total has been set at 8.5. The starting pitchers will be Adrian Houser and Matthew Liberatore.

As a unit, the Milwaukee Brewers are putting up 4.6 runs/g, which is 9th in the league. They have 205 runs while holding a team on-base percentage of .312. The Brewers have compiled 68 two-baggers as a team and have hit 58 baseballs out of the park. They have compiled 197 runs batted in and 351 base knocks this year, while their batting average is .236. Milwaukee is slugging .406 and have been called out on strikes 396 times, while drawing a walk on 152 occasions.

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Brewers pitchers have given up 36 home runs in addition to 169 total runs (9th in MLB). They have walked 148 opposing players and their FIP sits at 3.32 as a team so far this season. They have a K/BB ratio of 2.99 and their pitching staff has a collective WHIP of 1.19. The Brewers have a team earned run average of 3.28 over the course of the season (4th in the league), and the staff has rung up 443 batters.

Brewers pitchers have entered the game with runners on 35 times in addition to having 54 appearances in high leverage situations. The bullpen have earned 33 holds so far this season (4th in MLB). The Brewers bullpen have earned a save rate of 77.8% and has entered the game in 60 save situations. They have accumulated 21 saves for the season and have blown 6 of their 27 save opportunities. The bullpen pitchers have inherited 57 base runners on the campaign and 36.8% of those players earned a run for their team. The Brewers have dispatched 145 relievers to the hill this year.

The Milwaukee Brewers have accounted for 1,196 putouts at this point in the season, as well as 399 assists and 28 errors. Their fielding rate is holding at .983 which is 22nd in professional baseball, and they have turned 27 double plays. The Brewers have turned 69.9% of balls in play into outs in their 3,588 innings on the field, which has them sitting 18th in pro baseball.

Houser has thrown 367 innings and has earned 309 strikeouts so far in his career. His earned run average is 3.65 (149 ER's allowed) and his WHIP is 1.308. He has surrendered 331 hits (8.1 hits per nine innings) and has 150 walks. Houser (20-23 career mark) has earned a FIP of 4.12 while he has faced 1,554 opposing batters in the major leagues.

The Cardinals have a team slugging percentage of .398 and they tally 4.80 runs per game (4th in the league). They have 81 two-baggers, while taking a walk 143 times and putting up 211 runs. St. Louis has accounted for 42 HRs this season as well as 203 RBIs. They have struck out on 322 occasions (29th in MLB) and have a total of 382 base knocks. The St. Louis Cardinals have earned a team OBP of .324 and a batting average of .254 this year.

The St. Louis pitching staff have surrendered 170 runs over the course of the season while holding a team ERA of 3.76 (162 earned runs conceded). They have given up 44 homers and they concede 3.94 runs per 9 innings (11th in MLB). The Cardinals are sitting with a team WHIP of 1.271 and have a FIP of 4.27 as a team for the season. Their strikeout to walk ratio comes in at 2.19 (316 strikeouts vs 144 free passes). They rank 15th in the league as a staff in total hits surrendered with 349.

Sitting with 32 save situations, the Cardinals have 19 holds in addition to 3 blown saves. St. Louis has called on relievers to enter the contest in 13 save chances and they have earned 10 saves. Their relievers have stepped onto the mound 33 times in high leverage situations and also on 46 occasions with base runners. St. Louis bullpen pitchers have an inherited score percentage of 33.8% of 71 inherited runners. They are currently ranked 3rd in MLB with a save percentage of 76.9%, and they have dispatched 142 relief pitchers to the hill on the season.

The St. Louis Cardinals have turned 43 double plays and have notched a fielding percentage of .987 (10th in MLB). The Cardinals have accrued 466 assists, 21 errors and have accumulated 1,164 putouts during this campaign. In their 3,492 innings played, the Cardinals are sitting with a defensive efficiency of 71.3% (10th in pro baseball).

Thus far in his career, Liberatore has surrendered 7 hits while earning 3 strikeouts in 4 innings pitched. He has given up a total of 4 ER's while holding a WHIP of 1.929 and a FIP of 5.9. He has a K/BB ratio of 1.50 and he has faced 22 batters in his MLB career. Liberatore (0-0 win-loss mark in his career) has a 7.71 earned run average while allowing 13.5 hits per 9 innings.

Who will win tonight's MLB game against the spread or moneyline?

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Milwaukee (-105)

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