St. Louis Cardinals vs Milwaukee Brewers Prediction, 6/20/2022 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: St. Louis Cardinals vs Milwaukee Brewers

Date: Monday, June 20, 2022

Location: American Family Field in Milwaukee, WI

TV: Bally Sports Wisconsin

The Milwaukee Brewers (37-30) will take on the St. Louis Cardinals (38-29) at American Family Field on Monday. The men taking the mound will be Miles Mikolas and Corbin Burnes.

St. Louis has a slugging percentage of .405 and have been called out on strikes 493 times, while taking a walk on 215 occasions. They have 311 RBI's as well as 590 hits for the season, and their average at the plate is .256. The Cardinals have hit 115 two-baggers as a unit and have knocked 70 baseballs out of the stadium. They have accounted for 327 runs and hold an OBP of .325. As a team, the St. Louis Cardinals are scoring 4.9 runs per outing, which has them sitting at 6th in baseball.

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The Cardinals have a team earned run average of 3.79 for the year (10th in the league), and their staff has rung up 487 hitters. Their pitching staff has walked 213 hitters and their FIP comes in at 4.13 as a squad on the year. They have a K/BB ratio of 2.29 and the pitching staff has earned a collective WHIP of 1.28. Cardinals pitchers have surrendered 64 home runs in addition to 264 total runs (7th in MLB).

The Cardinals have dispatched 199 relievers to the mound this season. The relievers have inherited 98 runners on the season and 33.7% of them ended up scoring. They have accumulated 16 saves so far this year and have not converted 6 of their 22 chances to get a save. The Cardinals relief pitchers have compiled a save rate of 72.7% and has entered the game in 51 save situations. The bullpen have earned 29 holds on the year (23rd in MLB). Cardinals relief pitchers have entered the game with runners on base 65 times in addition to having 47 appearances in high leverage situations.

The St. Louis Cardinals have 1,784 putouts on the year, as well as 699 assists and 29 errors. Their fielding percentage is holding steady at .988 which has them sitting 4th in the majors, and they have twisted 69 double plays. The Cardinals have turned 70.7% of balls hit into play into outs in their 5,352 innings on the field, ranking them 10th in professional baseball.

Mikolas has pitched in 603 frames and is sitting with 449 strikeouts so far in his pro baseball career. Mikolas (38-31 record in his career) is the owner of a FIP of 3.91 while he has faced 2,489 batters in the majors. His earned run average is 3.69 (247 earned runs allowed) and his WHIP is 1.167. He has surrendered 582 hits (8.7 hits per nine innings) and has 122 walks.

The Milwaukee Brewers are sitting with an on-base percentage of .308 as well as a batting average of .233 this season. They have struck out on 598 occasions (5th in the league) and have tallied 521 base hits. Milwaukee has hit 86 HRs for the season to go along with 285 RBIs. The Brewers hold a slugging % of .399 and they tally 4.37 runs per contest (16th in the league). They have notched 93 doubles, while walking 218 times and notching 293 runs.

The Brewers have a WHIP of 1.249 and are the owners of a FIP of 3.76 as a pitching staff for the season. They are currently ranked 13th in the league as a pitching staff in total hits given up with 525. The Milwaukee pitching staff have allowed 280 runs over the course of the season while having a team ERA of 3.70 (243 earned runs conceded). Their strikeout to walk ratio sits at 2.92 (623 strikeouts against 213 walks). They have surrendered 70 homers and they relinquish 4.26 runs per 9 innings (16th in MLB).

Milwaukee has called on bullpen pitchers to enter the contest in 33 save chances and they have walked away with 25 saves. They are currently ranked 5th in MLB with a save rate of 75.8%, and they have dispatched 213 relievers to the hill on the season. Their relievers have taken the field 79 times in high leverage situations and on 47 occasions with base runners. Milwaukee bullpen pitchers hold an inherited score rate of 31.2% out of 77 inherited base runners. Sitting with 77 save situations, the Brewers have tallied 44 holds and also 8 blown saves.

The Milwaukee Brewers have turned 44 double plays and hold a fielding percentage of .983 (20th in baseball). The Brewers have recorded 598 assists, 41 errors and have earned 1,774 putouts this season. Out of their 5,322 innings on the diamond, the Brewers have accumulated a efficiency on defense of 69.3% (17th in pro baseball).

Burnes (27-15 career win-loss mark) is the owner of a 3.21 ERA and has surrendered 7.2 hits per nine innings. He has a K/BB ratio of 4.97 and he has gone up against 1,596 hitters so far in his career. He has allowed a total of 140 ER's while holding a WHIP of 1.073 and a FIP of 2.8. In his career, Burnes has allowed 315 base hits while totaling 527 strikeouts in 392 innings pitched.

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Milwaukee

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