Milwaukee Brewers vs St. Louis Cardinals Prediction, 9/19/2023 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Milwaukee Brewers vs St. Louis Cardinals

Date: Tuesday, September 19, 2023

Location: Busch Stadium in St. Louis, MO

TV: Bally Sports Midwest

The Milwaukee Brewers (84-65) are on their way to Busch Stadium on Tuesday where they will attempt to beat the St. Louis Cardinals (66-83). The starting pitchers will be Adrian Houser and Drew Rom.

Milwaukee owns a slugging percentage of .381 and have been called out on strikes 1,311 times, while drawing a walk on 543 occasions. They have amassed 634 RBI's in addition to 1,180 hits for the year, and their batting average sits at .238. The Brewers have tallied 221 doubles as a squad and have knocked 152 baseballs out of the stadium. They have a total of 665 runs scored while having a team on-base percentage of .318. As a squad, the Milwaukee Brewers are knocking in 4.5 runs per game, which puts them at 19th in baseball.

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The Brewers have compiled a team ERA of 3.80 for the year (4th in MLB), and the staff has struck out 1,314 hitters. Brewers pitchers have conceded 185 home runs and also 610 runs (2nd in the league). Their pitching staff has walked 447 opposing batters and their FIP sits at 4.23 as a unit this season. Milwaukee has given up 1,120 base hits (7.6 per 9 innings) and 560 earned runs. They have earned a K/BB ratio of 2.94 and the pitching staff has a team WHIP of 1.18.

The Brewers have dispatched 476 relief pitchers to the mound on the season. The relief pitchers have inherited 158 runners on the campaign with 32.3% of those players crossed home plate. They have tallied 44 saves so far this year and have blown 24 of their 68 save opportunities. The Brewers relievers have a save percentage of 64.7% and has entered the game in 163 save situations. The relief pitchers have 94 holds for the season (5th in baseball). Brewers bullpen pitchers have come into the game with runners on 115 times as well as having 168 appearances in high leverage situations.

The Brewers have converted 72.0% of balls in play into outs out of their 11,952 innings on the field, which ranks them 1st in professional baseball. The Milwaukee Brewers have earned 3,984 putouts at this point in the season, in addition to 1,286 assists and 72 errors. Their fielding percentage sits at .987 which has them sitting 11th in professional baseball, and they have turned 102 double plays.

Houser has taken the hill for 523 innings and has accumulated 425 punch outs in his MLB career. His earned run average is 4.08 (237 earned runs allowed) and he has a WHIP of 1.368. He has surrendered 510 hits (8.8 hits per 9 innings) and has had 206 walks. Houser (29-33 win-loss mark in his career) has a FIP of 4.21 and he has gone up against 2,247 batters during his time in the majors.

The St. Louis Cardinals have accounted for a team OBP of .328 as well as a batting average of .252 on the year. They have struck out on 1,226 occasions (21st in the league) and have notched a total of 1,284 base hits. St. Louis has accounted for 202 long balls this year to go along with 656 runs batted in. The Cardinals have a SLG% of .423 and they are recording 4.54 runs per contest (16th in baseball). They have put up 242 doubles, while taking a walk 520 times as well as putting up 677 runs.

The St. Louis pitching staff have conceded 755 runs for the season and come in with a team ERA of 4.76 (694 earned runs surrendered). They have given up 160 dingers and they yield 5.17 runs per 9 innings (24th in the league). The Cardinals have a WHIP of 1.453 in addition to having a FIP of 4.39 as a pitching staff on the campaign. They currently have a strikeout to walk ratio of 7.70 (1,124 strikeouts vs 489 bases on balls). They have a ranking of 29th in the league as a pitching staff in total hits allowed with 1,419.

St. Louis relievers hold an inherited score percentage of 31.5% of 254 inherited base runners. Their bullpen pitchers have stepped onto the mound 154 times in high leverage situations and also on 159 occasions with base runners. Sitting with 146 save situations, the Cardinals have amassed 84 holds and 27 blown saves. They are currently ranked 25th in MLB with a save percentage of 55.0%, and they have sent 446 relievers to the mound over the course of the season. St. Louis has called on bullpen pitchers to enter the contest in 60 save opportunities and they have earned 33 saves.

The St. Louis Cardinals have turned 136 double plays and have accounted for a fielding rate of .989 (3rd in the majors). The Cardinals have recorded 1,466 assists, 59 errors and have notched a total of 3,940 putouts this season. Out of their 11,820 innings played, the Cardinals have accumulated a efficiency on defense of 67.0% (30th in professional baseball).

During his pro baseball career, Rom has conceded 27 hits while he has earned 18 punch outs in 22 innings pitched. He has conceded 15 ER's while holding a WHIP of 1.765 and a FIP of 5.7. He has a strikeout to walk ratio of 1.38 and he has faced 107 opposing batters thus far in his career. Rom (1-2 career mark) has a 5.96 ERA and has given up 10.7 hits per 9 innings.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Milwaukee

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