Milwaukee Brewers vs St. Louis Cardinals Prediction, 4/19/2024 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Milwaukee Brewers vs St. Louis Cardinals

Date: Friday, April 19, 2024

Location: Busch Stadium in St. Louis, MO

TV: Bally Sports Wisconsin

Odds/Point Spread: Milwaukee (-116) St. Louis (-102)

Busch Stadium is the location where the St. Louis Cardinals (9-10) will play the Milwaukee Brewers (11-6) on Friday. The moneyline on this contest has Milwaukee at -116 and St. Louis is coming in at -102. The over/under is 7.5. The pitchers expected to start will be Freddy Peralta and Kyle Gibson.

The Brewers have accounted for 24 doubles as a unit and have hit 24 baseballs out of the stadium. Milwaukee is slugging .445 and have been called out on strikes 151 times, while taking a walk on 63 occasions. As a team, the Milwaukee Brewers are earning 5.8 runs per game, which has them sitting at 3rd in baseball. They have earned 93 runs batted in in addition to 165 base knocks this year, while their batting average is at .277. They have earned 98 runs scored while holding a team on-base percentage of .351.

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The Brewers have compiled a team ERA of 3.81 on the campaign (12th in baseball), and their staff has rung up 137 batters. Brewers pitchers have yielded 20 long balls in addition to 73 total runs (5th in baseball). Their pitching staff has walked 45 batters and their FIP is 4.14 as a unit for the year. Milwaukee has surrendered 140 base hits (8.3 per 9 innings) in addition to 64 earned runs. Their K/BB ratio is 3.04 and their pitching staff has recorded a WHIP of 1.23.

The Brewers relievers have a save percentage of 66.7% and has come into the game in 19 save situations. The bullpen pitchers have inherited 29 base runners so far this season and 31.0% of those players ended up scoring. Brewers pitchers have gone to the mound with players on base 17 times and also have had 18 appearances in high leverage situations. The Brewers have dispatched 57 relievers to the mound so far this season. The relief pitchers have a total of 10 holds so far this year (18th in the league). They have 6 saves on the season and have blown 3 out of their 9 save chances.

The Milwaukee Brewers have amassed 453 putouts at this point in the season, in addition to 152 assists and 11 errors. Their fielding percentage is holding steady at .982 which has them ranked 18th in pro baseball, and have earned 10 double plays. The Brewers have converted 70.3% of baseballs in play into outs out of their 1,359 innings on the field, ranking them 11th in baseball.

Peralta has taken the hill for 598 frames and is sitting with 775 strikeouts in his pro baseball career. His earned run average is 3.79 (252 earned runs allowed) and he has a WHIP of 1.111. He has allowed 437 hits (6.6 hits per nine innings) with 228 walks. Peralta (44-27 career win-loss mark) has a FIP of 3.49 and he has faced 2,471 hitters in the major leagues.

The St. Louis Cardinals hold an OBP of .300 and a batting average of .226 for the season. They have struck out on 163 occasions (12th in the league) and have earned a total of 140 base hits. St. Louis has tallied 13 home runs for the year as well as 66 RBIs. The Cardinals hold a team SLG% of .353 and they are earning 3.68 runs per game (24th in MLB). They have 30 two-baggers, while walking 58 times and putting up 70 runs.

The St. Louis pitching staff have conceded 79 runs this season while having an ERA of 3.74 (69 earned runs yielded). They have conceded 23 home runs and they concede 4.28 runs per 9 innings (12th in MLB). The Cardinals have a team WHIP of 1.271 and are the owners of a FIP of 4.18 as a staff this year. They currently have a K/BB ratio of 8.20 (151 strikeouts vs 53 bases on balls). They are sitting at 20th in the league as a pitching staff in total hits allowed with 158.

St. Louis has had relievers enter the game in 10 save opportunities and they have earned 8 saves. They are ranked 3rd in baseball with a save percentage of 80.0%, and they have sent 59 relievers onto the field so far this year. Their relievers have taken the field 14 times in high leverage situations and on 17 occasions with base runners. St. Louis relievers hold an inherited score percentage of 36.4% out of their 22 inherited base runners. With 28 save situations, the Cardinals have accumulated 18 holds and also 2 blown saves.

In their 1,494 innings played, the Cardinals have accumulated a efficiency on defense of 69.6% (13th in baseball). The St. Louis Cardinals have gotten 22 double plays and hold a fielding percentage of .988 (6th in professional baseball). The Cardinals have 169 assists, 8 errors and have accounted for 498 putouts this season.

Gibson (105-102 mark in his career) is the owner of a 4.56 earned run average while surrendering 9.3 hits per 9 innings. He has a strikeout to walk ratio of 2.30 and he has gone up against 7,350 opposing batters in his MLB career. He has conceded a total of 869 ER's while earning a WHIP of 1.376 and having a FIP of 4.3. Thus far in his career, Gibson has allowed 1,764 base knocks and he has 1,370 punch outs in 1,715 innings.

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Milwaukee (-116)

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