St. Louis Cardinals vs Milwaukee Brewers Prediction, 4/9/2023 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: St. Louis Cardinals vs Milwaukee Brewers

Date: Sunday, April 9, 2023

Location: American Family Field in Milwaukee, WI

TV: Bally Sports Wisconsin

The St. Louis Cardinals (2-4) are hitting the road to American Family Field on Sunday where they will play the Milwaukee Brewers (5-1). The men taking the mound will be Jake Woodford and Freddy Peralta.

As a unit, the St. Louis Cardinals are scoring 4.8 runs per outing, which has them at 15th in MLB. They have racked up 29 runs scored while having a team OBP of .380. The Cardinals have accrued 10 two-baggers as a squad and have hit 8 baseballs out of the park. They have compiled 28 RBI's and 69 base knocks over the course of the season, and their team batting average is at .324. St. Louis is slugging .484 and have struck out 38 times, while drawing a walk on 18 occasions.

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The Cardinals have compiled a team ERA of 5.33 so far this season (24th in the league), and they have struck out 54 hitters. Their pitching staff has walked 21 opposing batters and their FIP is 3.95 as a team this year. Their strikeout to walk ratio sits at 2.57 and the pitching staff has a team WHIP of 1.57. Cardinals pitchers have allowed 6 home runs and also 32 runs in total (19th in MLB).

The Cardinals relievers have accumulated a save percentage of 33.3% and has come into the game in 6 save situations. The bullpen pitchers have inherited 9 base runners this year and 11.1% of those runners crossed the plate. Cardinals relief pitchers have come into the game with opponents on base 6 times as well as having 6 appearances in high leverage situations. The Cardinals have sent 19 relief pitchers to the mound on the campaign. The relief pitchers have racked up 3 holds for the season (15th in the league). They have accumulated 1 save on the season and have blown 2 of their 3 save opportunities.

The Cardinals have converted 63.9% of balls hit into play into outs out of their 486 innings, which has them sitting 30th in pro baseball. The St. Louis Cardinals have earned 162 putouts this year, in addition to 60 assists and 0 errors. Their fielding percentage is at 1.000 which puts them in 1st in MLB, and have a total of 4 double plays.

Woodford has thrown 141 frames and has totaled 93 punch outs during his MLB career. His ERA is 3.88 (61 earned runs allowed) and his career WHIP is 1.274. He has surrendered 136 hits (8.7 hits per nine innings) and has 44 walks. Woodford (8-5 career record) is the owner of a FIP of 4.62 while he has gone up against 588 hitters in the majors.

The Milwaukee Brewers have compiled an on-base percentage of .371 and a team batting average of .281 for the year. They have struck out on 54 instances (16th in MLB) and have tallied 56 hits. Milwaukee has compiled 9 long balls this year to go along with 38 RBIs. The Brewers hold a team slugging percentage of .457 and they average 6.33 runs per game (2nd in the league). They have tallied 6 two-baggers, while taking a walk 30 times and putting up 38 runs.

The Brewers have a team WHIP of 1.057 and are the owners of a FIP of 4.19 as a team for the year. They come in at 2nd in baseball as a pitching staff in total hits conceded with 38. The Milwaukee pitching staff have surrendered 16 runs so far this season and come in with a team ERA of 2.72 (16 earned runs yielded). Their K/BB ratio sits at 2.22 (40 strikeouts vs 18 bases on balls). They have allowed 5 long balls and they relinquish 2.72 runs per 9 innings (5th in baseball).

Milwaukee relievers have an inherited score percentage of 33.3% of 3 inherited base runners. Their relievers have stepped onto the mound 5 times in high leverage situations and on 2 occasions with base runners. Sitting with 3 save situations, the Brewers have accumulated 1 hold and 0 blown saves. They sit at 4th in the league with a save rate of 100.0%, and they have dispatched 18 relief pitchers to the hill for the season. Milwaukee has had relievers enter the contest in 2 save opportunities and they have walked away with 2 saves.

Out of their 477 innings played, the Brewers hold a defensive efficiency of 76.9% (1st in MLB). The Milwaukee Brewers have gotten 6 double plays and have earned a fielding percentage of .996 (4th in baseball). The Brewers have 64 assists, 1 errors and have 159 putouts for the season.

Peralta (31-17 career win-loss mark) holds a 3.76 ERA and has conceded 6.4 hits per nine innings. His strikeout to walk ratio is 3.12 and he has gone up against 1,747 hitters during his MLB career. He has conceded 176 ER's while earning a WHIP of 1.124 and a FIP of 3.4. So far in his MLB career, Peralta has given up 298 base knocks while he has tallied 546 punch outs in 421 frames.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take St. Louis

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