Milwaukee Brewers vs St. Louis Cardinals Prediction, 5/16/2023 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Milwaukee Brewers vs St. Louis Cardinals

Date: Tuesday, May 16, 2023

Location: Busch Stadium in St. Louis, MO

TV: Bally Sports Midwest

Odds/Point Spread: Milwaukee (+155) St. Louis (-180)

The St. Louis Cardinals (16-25) will try to beat the Milwaukee Brewers (23-17) at Busch Stadium on Tuesday. The line on this matchup has the Brewers at +155 and the Cardinals are coming in at -180. The over/under comes in at 8. The pitchers taking the mound will be Wade Miley and Jordan Montgomery.

As a team, the Milwaukee Brewers are recording 4.5 runs per outing, which has them at 14th in the league. They have accumulated 179 runs and have an OBP of .317. The Brewers have hit 49 doubles as a team and have knocked 49 baseballs out of the park. They have compiled 171 RBI's in addition to 315 base knocks over the course of the season, while their team batting average sits at .241. Milwaukee has a slugging percentage of .393 and have struck out 364 times, while taking a walk on 141 occasions.

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The Brewers have compiled a team earned run average of 3.71 on the year (8th in the league), and they have rung up 313 hitters. Brewers pitchers have allowed 51 home runs and also 159 runs in total (7th in the league). They have walked 125 opposing batters and their FIP is 4.60 as a team this year. Milwaukee has given up 315 base knocks (8.0 per 9 innings) as well as 146 earned runs. They have accumulated a K/BB ratio of 2.50 and their pitching staff holds a WHIP of 1.24.

The Brewers have dispatched 122 relief pitchers to the mound so far this year. The relief pitchers have inherited 49 base runners this year and 24.5% of those players crossed home plate. They have recorded 9 saves so far this season and have blown 5 out of their 14 chances to save the game. The Brewers relief pitchers have a save percentage of 64.3% and has come into the game in 35 save situations. The relief pitchers have 20 holds so far this year (21st in baseball). Brewers relief pitchers have entered the game with runners on 33 times in addition to having 35 appearances in high leverage situations.

The Milwaukee Brewers have earned 1,062 putouts thus far, in addition to 353 assists and 18 errors. Their fielding rate is at .987 which has them ranked 11th in professional baseball, and they have twisted 30 double plays. The Brewers have turned 71.9% of balls in play into outs in their 3,186 innings, which has them ranked 3rd in the majors.

Miley has pitched in 1,658 innings and has racked up 1,304 strikeouts so far in his pro baseball career. Miley (102-96 career record) is the owner of a FIP of 4.11 and he has gone up against 7,108 batters during his time in the majors. His ERA is 4.11 (758 ER's allowed) and his WHIP is 1.370. He has given up 1,700 base hits (9.2 hits per nine innings) and has had 571 free passes.

St. Louis has 52 home runs so far this year and 184 RBIs. They have hit 75 doubles, while getting a free base 138 times and scoring 190 runs. The St. Louis Cardinals hold an OBP of .329 and a batting average of .260 so far this season. The Cardinals have a SLG% of .428 and they are earning 4.63 runs per game (12th in MLB). They have been rung up on 336 occasions (21st in the league) and have totaled 370 base hits.

The Cardinals have a WHIP of 1.471 in addition to having a FIP of 4.39 as a unit over the course of the season. They currently have a strikeout to walk ratio of 8.80 (353 strikeouts against 149 walks). They are currently ranked 28th in the league as a pitching staff in total hits conceded with 381. They have allowed 47 homers and they relinquish 5.00 runs per 9 innings (22nd in the league). The St. Louis pitching staff have allowed 200 runs so far this season while having a team ERA of 4.55 (182 earned runs surrendered).

St. Louis has had bullpen pitchers step onto the mound in 18 save chances and they have come away with 7 saves. They sit at 29th in baseball with a save rate of 38.9%, and they have dispatched 130 relief pitchers to the hill for the year. Their bullpen pitchers have taken the field 44 times in high leverage situations in addition to 52 occasions with runners on. St. Louis relievers hold an inherited score percentage of 31.8% out of their 85 inherited runners. Sitting with 35 save situations, the Cardinals have recorded 17 holds in addition to 11 blown saves.

The St. Louis Cardinals have turned 46 double plays and have accounted for a fielding rate of .989 (7th in the majors). The Cardinals have accrued 400 assists, 17 errors and are sitting with 1,082 putouts for the year. In 3,246 innings on the diamond, the Cardinals are sitting with a efficiency on defense of 66.1% (29th in pro baseball).

In his career, Montgomery has given up 577 hits while he has totaled 580 K's in 612 frames. He has given up a total of 263 ER's while earning a WHIP of 1.222 and a FIP of 3.8. He has a K/BB ratio of 3.39 and he has gone up against 2,561 hitters so far in his career. Montgomery (30-28 win-loss mark in his career) has a 3.87 earned run average and has conceded 8.5 hits per 9 innings.

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Milwaukee (+155)

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