St. Louis Cardinals vs Milwaukee Brewers Prediction, 4/7/2023 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: St. Louis Cardinals vs Milwaukee Brewers

Date: Friday, April 7, 2023

Location: American Family Field in Milwaukee, WI

TV: Bally Sports Wisconsin

Odds/Point Spread: St. Louis (-110) Milwaukee (-110)

The Milwaukee Brewers (5-1) will go up against the St. Louis Cardinals (2-4) at American Family Field on Friday. The moneyline on this matchup has St. Louis at -110 while Milwaukee is coming in at -110. The total is set at 8.5. The pitchers who are expected to start are Jack Flaherty and Brandon Woodruff.

The Cardinals have accrued 10 two-baggers as a unit and have smacked 8 baseballs out of the park. St. Louis has a slugging percentage of .484 and have been called out on strikes 38 times, while drawing a walk on 18 occasions. As a unit, the St. Louis Cardinals are putting up 4.8 runs per game, which puts them at 14th in the league. They have amassed 28 runs batted in and 69 hits for the season, while their team batting average comes in at .324. They have a total of 29 runs scored and hold an OBP of .380.

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The Cardinals have compiled a team ERA of 5.33 on the campaign (22nd in baseball), and the staff has struck out 54 hitters. Their strikeout to walk ratio is 2.57 and their pitching staff holds a collective WHIP of 1.57. Cardinals pitchers have allowed 6 long balls and 32 runs (22nd in MLB). They have walked 21 batters and their FIP is 3.92 as a squad for the season.

The Cardinals have converted 63.9% of balls in play into outs out of their 486 innings on the diamond, which has them sitting 30th in pro baseball. The St. Louis Cardinals have a tally of 162 putouts this season, as well as 60 assists and 0 errors. Their fielding percentage is holding steady at 1.000 which puts them in 1st in pro baseball, and they have twisted 4 double plays.

Flaherty (35-25 career mark) has a FIP of 3.94 while going up against 2,162 batters during his time in the major leagues. He has surrendered 392 hits (6.7 hits per 9 innings) and has 195 walks. His ERA is 3.37 (198 ER's allowed) and he has a WHIP of 1.111. Flaherty has taken the ball for 528 innings and has earned 604 punch outs in his career.

The Brewers hold a team SLG% of .457 and they earn 6.33 runs per contest (3rd in MLB). They have hit 6 doubles, while taking a walk 30 times as well as putting up 38 runs. Milwaukee has accounted for 9 home runs this year and 38 runs batted in. They have struck out on 54 occasions (12th in the league) and have tallied 56 hits. The Milwaukee Brewers have an on-base percentage of .371 as well as a team batting average of .281 for the season.

The Milwaukee pitching staff have allowed 16 runs so far this season and come in with a team ERA of 2.72 (16 earned runs surrendered). They have yielded 5 home runs and they surrender 2.72 runs per 9 innings (6th in MLB). The Brewers have a team WHIP of 1.057 with a FIP of 4.16 as a pitching staff on the year. Their strikeout to walk ratio sits at 2.22 (40 strikeouts against 18 bases on balls). They come in at 3rd in the league as a pitching staff in total hits conceded with 38.

In their 477 innings on the field, the Brewers have accumulated a defensive efficiency of 76.9% (1st in pro baseball). The Milwaukee Brewers have gotten 6 double plays and own a fielding percentage of .996 (3rd in MLB). The Brewers have 64 assists, 1 error and have earned a total of 159 putouts for the season.

In his career, Woodruff has conceded 498 base hits while earning 722 punch outs in 619 innings pitched. He has conceded 218 earned runs while holding a WHIP of 1.066 and having a FIP of 3.2. His strikeout to walk ratio is 4.46 and he has gone up against 2,496 batters during his career. Woodruff (41-25 career mark) is the owner of a 3.17 ERA while surrendering 7.2 hits per nine innings.

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take St. Louis (-110)

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