Milwaukee Brewers vs St. Louis Cardinals Prediction, 9/13/2022 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Milwaukee Brewers vs St. Louis Cardinals

Date: Tuesday, September 13, 2022

Location: Busch Stadium in St. Louis, MO

TV: Bally Sports Midwest

The St. Louis Cardinals (83-58) are hosting the Milwaukee Brewers (75-66) at Busch Stadium on Tuesday. The starting pitchers will be Josh Lindblom and Jordan Montgomery.

The Brewers have accrued 208 doubles as a team and have hit 196 baseballs out of the park. Milwaukee has a slugging rate of .410 and have struck out 1,263 times, while taking a walk on 499 occasions. As a unit, the Milwaukee Brewers are earning 4.5 runs per game, which has them at 10th in baseball. They have tallied 619 runs batted in in addition to 1,103 base knocks over the course of the season, and their average at the plate is sitting at .234. They have accounted for 636 runs scored while holding a team OBP of .315.

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The Brewers are sitting with a team earned run average of 3.91 for the year (15th in MLB), and the staff has rung up 1,324 batters. They have earned a K/BB ratio of 2.91 and the pitching staff has a team WHIP of 1.23. Brewers pitchers have allowed 168 home runs and also 611 runs (17th in the league). Their pitching staff has walked 455 hitters and their FIP sits at 3.97 as a unit on the season.

The Brewers have dispatched 464 relievers to the mound for the year. The relievers have inherited 155 runners over the course of the season and 27.7% of them ended up crossing the plate. They have earned 48 saves over the course of the season and have blown 24 of their 72 chances to get a save. The Brewers bullpen have accumulated a save percentage of 66.7% and has entered the game in 164 save situations. The relief pitchers have notched 92 holds for the season (3rd in baseball). Brewers relief pitchers have gone to the mound with runners on base 112 times in addition to having 179 appearances in high leverage situations.

The Brewers have converted 70.3% of balls hit into play into outs out of their 11,295 innings, which has them ranked 8th in the majors. The Milwaukee Brewers have accumulated 3,765 putouts on the year, in addition to 1,222 assists and 78 errors. Their fielding percentage is at .985 which puts them in 18th in the majors, and have 102 double plays.

Lindblom has taken the mound for 209 innings and is sitting with 200 strikeouts in his pro baseball career. His earned run average is 4.78 (111 ER's allowed) and he has a career WHIP of 1.397. He has allowed 205 hits (8.8 hits per 9 innings) and has 87 walks. Lindblom (7-12 career record) is the owner of a FIP of 4.43 while he has faced 906 batters in the major leagues.

St. Louis has knocked in 179 long balls for the season and 665 runs batted in. They have 252 doubles, while getting a free base 464 times as well as recording 691 runs. The St. Louis Cardinals have earned an OBP of .328 and a team batting average of .257 so far this year. The Cardinals have a SLG% of .430 and they score 4.90 runs per outing (4th in the league). They have been rung up on 1,068 instances (25th in the league) and have tallied 1,233 hits.

The Cardinals hold a team WHIP of 1.269 and have a FIP of 3.99 as a pitching staff this year. They are currently ranked 19th in MLB as a pitching staff in total hits surrendered with 1,168. The St. Louis pitching staff have relinquished 563 runs over the course of the season while holding a team ERA of 3.85 (535 earned runs yielded). They currently have a K/BB ratio of 2.43 (1,015 strikeouts vs 418 bases on balls). They have surrendered 131 home runs and they yield 4.05 runs per 9 innings (9th in the league).

St. Louis has had bullpen pitchers enter the contest in 49 save chances and they have recorded 33 saves. They rank 12th in baseball with a save percentage of 67.3%, and they have sent 402 relief pitchers onto the diamond over the course of the season. Their relievers have come in 115 times in high leverage situations and also on 142 occasions with runners on base. St. Louis relief pitchers hold an inherited score rate of 34.9% out of 215 inherited base runners. With 107 save situations, the Cardinals have recorded 58 holds and also 16 blown saves.

The St. Louis Cardinals have gotten 159 double plays and have earned a fielding percentage of .989 (1st in baseball). The Cardinals have 1,510 assists, 58 errors and have earned a total of 3,752 putouts on the campaign. Out of their 11,256 innings on the field, the Cardinals have accumulated a defensive efficiency of 70.2% (9th in MLB).

In his MLB career, Montgomery has given up 504 base hits while totaling 516 K's in 546 frames. He has surrendered a total of 227 earned runs while holding a WHIP of 1.205 and a FIP of 3.8. His strikeout to walk ratio is 3.35 and he has gone up against 2,271 hitters in his pro baseball career. Montgomery (27-20 mark in his career) has a 3.74 earned run average and has given up 8.3 hits per 9 innings.

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take St. Louis

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