Milwaukee Brewers vs St. Louis Cardinals Prediction, 9/18/2023 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Milwaukee Brewers vs St. Louis Cardinals

Date: Monday, September 18, 2023

Location: Busch Stadium in St. Louis, MO

TV: Bally Sports Midwest

Odds/Point Spread: Milwaukee (-166) St. Louis (+140)

The Milwaukee Brewers (84-64) are on their way to Busch Stadium on Monday where they will attempt to defeat the St. Louis Cardinals (65-83). The odds on this game have the Brewers at -166 and the Cardinals are priced at +140. The total has been set at 8.5. The pitchers who are expected to start are Freddy Peralta and Adam Wainwright.

Milwaukee has a slugging rate of .383 and have been rung up 1,305 times, while taking a walk on 538 occasions. They have 633 RBI's and 1,174 base knocks so far this season, and their batting average is sitting at .239. The Brewers have tallied 221 two-baggers as a team and have knocked 152 balls out of the park. They have accounted for 664 runs and have an on-base percentage of .318. As a squad, the Milwaukee Brewers are knocking in 4.5 runs per contest, which is 18th in the league.

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They have a strikeout to walk ratio of 2.95 and their pitching staff has earned a collective WHIP of 1.18. Brewers pitchers have conceded 184 home runs and 608 runs in total (3rd in MLB). Milwaukee has conceded 1,116 base hits (7.6 per 9 innings) and 559 earned runs. The Brewers have compiled a team earned run average of 3.82 so far this year (4th in the league), and the staff has rung up 1,305 hitters. Their pitching staff has walked 443 opposing batters and their FIP sits at 4.24 as a squad over the course of the season.

The Brewers relievers have a save percentage of 64.7% and has stepped onto the mound in 163 save situations. The relief pitchers have inherited 156 base runners for the year with 32.7% of them ended up scoring. Brewers pitchers have stepped onto the hill with players on base 113 times as well as having 163 appearances in high leverage situations. The Brewers have sent 471 relief pitchers to the hill on the campaign. The bullpen have earned 94 holds so far this season (4th in baseball). They have tallied 44 saves for the season and have missed out on 24 out of their 68 save chances.

The Brewers have transformed 71.9% of baseballs in play into outs out of their 11,853 innings on the diamond, which has them sitting at 1st in the majors. The Milwaukee Brewers have earned a total of 3,951 putouts at this point in the season, in addition to 1,275 assists and 72 errors. Their fielding rate is holding at .986 which is 12th in professional baseball, and have accumulated 101 double plays.

Peralta has taken the ball for 571 innings and has earned 739 K's in his career. His earned run average is 3.81 (242 earned runs allowed) and he has a WHIP of 1.120. He has given up 414 base hits (6.5 hits per nine innings) and has 226 walks. Peralta (42-25 mark in his career) sits with a FIP of 3.49 and he has gone up against 2,366 batters in the majors.

The Cardinals have a slugging percentage of .422 and they are earning 4.53 runs per game (17th in MLB). They have put up 239 doubles, while getting a free base 519 times as well as putting up 671 runs. St. Louis has accumulated 200 long balls on the season to go along with 650 runs batted in. They have struck out on 1,223 instances (21st in baseball) and have earned 1,275 base knocks. The St. Louis Cardinals have earned a team OBP of .328 in addition to a batting average of .252 so far this year.

The Cardinals have a WHIP of 1.450 in addition to having a FIP of 4.38 as a unit for the season. They have a ranking of 29th in baseball as a pitching staff in total hits relinquished with 1,408. The St. Louis pitching staff have relinquished 750 runs on the year while having a team ERA of 4.76 (689 earned runs conceded). They have earned a K/BB ratio of 7.70 (1,116 strikeouts against 483 walks). They have allowed 159 dingers and they give up 5.18 runs per 9 innings (24th in the league).

St. Louis bullpen pitchers have an inherited score percentage of 31.6% of 253 inherited base runners. Their relievers have stepped onto the hill 152 times in high leverage situations and on 158 occasions with runners on base. Sitting with 142 save situations, the Cardinals have tallied 82 holds and 26 blown saves. They are currently ranked 25th in baseball holding a save percentage of 55.2%, and they have sent 442 relievers onto the field for the season. St. Louis has had relievers enter the game in 58 save chances and they have walked away with 32 saves.

The St. Louis Cardinals have gotten 135 double plays and hold a fielding percentage of .989 (3rd in pro baseball). The Cardinals have racked up 1,457 assists, 58 errors and have accumulated 3,913 putouts on the campaign. In their 11,739 innings played, the Cardinals have a defensive efficiency of 67.1% (30th in baseball).

Wainwright (199-128 career mark) has a 3.54 earned run average while giving up 8.7 hits per nine innings. He has a K/BB ratio of 3.00 and he has faced 11,091 opposing batters in his career. He has allowed a total of 1,047 earned runs while earning a WHIP of 1.243 and having a FIP of 3.5. Thus far in his career, Wainwright has allowed 2,573 base hits while he has tallied 2,199 K's in 2,661 innings.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take St. Louis (+140)

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