Milwaukee Brewers vs St. Louis Cardinals Prediction, 4/21/2024 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Milwaukee Brewers vs St. Louis Cardinals

Date: Sunday, April 21, 2024

Location: Busch Stadium in St. Louis, MO

TV: Bally Sports Wisconsin

Odds/Point Spread: Milwaukee (+110) St. Louis (-130)

The St. Louis Cardinals (9-10) are welcoming the Milwaukee Brewers (11-6) at Busch Stadium on Sunday. The odds on this game have Milwaukee at +110 and St. Louis is at -130. The total comes in at 8.5. The pitchers taking the mound are Colin Rea and Sonny Gray.

Milwaukee is slugging .445 and have been called out on strikes 151 times, while being walked on 63 occasions. They have tallied 93 runs batted in as well as 165 hits so far this year, and their team batting average is sitting at .277. The Brewers have accumulated 24 doubles as a team and have hit 24 balls out of the stadium. They are sitting with 98 runs and hold an on-base percentage of .351. As a unit, the Milwaukee Brewers are earning 5.8 runs per outing, which puts them at 3rd in baseball.

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The Brewers have a team earned run average of 3.81 on the campaign (11th in MLB), and the staff has rung up 137 batters. Brewers pitchers have surrendered 20 home runs in addition to 73 total runs (4th in the league). They have walked 45 opposing hitters and their FIP is 4.14 as a squad on the campaign. Milwaukee has given up 140 base hits (8.3 per 9 innings) and 64 earned runs. They have earned a strikeout to walk ratio of 3.04 and the pitching staff holds a collective WHIP of 1.23.

Brewers relief pitchers have entered the contest with runners on 17 times in addition to having 18 appearances in high leverage situations. The relievers have accumulated 10 holds over the course of the season (18th in baseball). The Brewers relief pitchers have a save percentage of 66.7% and has come into the game in 19 save situations. They have earned 6 saves on the campaign and have not converted 3 of their 9 chances to get a save. The bullpen pitchers have inherited 29 runners for the season and 31.0% of those runners crossed the plate. The Brewers have sent 57 relief pitchers to the hill so far this year.

The Brewers have turned 70.3% of balls in play into outs out of their 1,359 innings on the field, which ranks them 11th in baseball. The Milwaukee Brewers have notched a total of 453 putouts this season, in addition to 152 assists and 11 errors. Their fielding percentage is holding at .982 which has them sitting 18th in baseball, and they have turned 10 double plays.

Rea has taken the ball for 295 innings and has totaled 242 strikeouts so far in his MLB career. His earned run average is 4.63 (152 earned runs allowed) and his WHIP is 1.278. He has given up 280 hits (8.5 hits per 9 innings) and has had 98 walks. Rea (16-14 win-loss mark in his career) has a FIP of 4.63 and he has faced 1,261 batters in the major leagues.

The St. Louis Cardinals have earned a team OBP of .300 as well as a team batting average of .226 so far this season. They have struck out on 163 occasions (14th in MLB) and have totaled 140 hits. St. Louis is sitting with 13 home runs so far this season to go along with 66 RBIs. The Cardinals have a team SLG% of .353 and they tally 3.68 runs per contest (25th in baseball). They have 30 two-baggers, while getting a free base 58 times and scoring 70 runs.

The Cardinals have a WHIP of 1.271 in addition to having a FIP of 4.17 as a team on the season. Their K/BB ratio comes in at 8.20 (151 strikeouts vs 53 walks). They are currently ranked 20th in the league as a staff in total hits relinquished with 158. They have surrendered 23 homers and they relinquish 4.28 runs per 9 innings (12th in baseball). The St. Louis pitching staff have allowed 79 runs for the year while having a team ERA of 3.74 (69 earned runs relinquished).

St. Louis has called on bullpen pitchers to step onto the hill in 10 save opportunities and they have earned 8 saves. They rank 3rd in MLB with a save rate of 80.0%, and they have sent 59 bullpen pitchers to the mound this season. Their bullpen pitchers have stepped onto the mound 14 times in high leverage situations in addition to 17 occasions with runners on. St. Louis bullpen pitchers hold an inherited score percentage of 36.4% out of 22 inherited base runners. With 28 save situations, the Cardinals have compiled 18 holds and also 2 blown saves.

The St. Louis Cardinals have gotten 22 double plays and own a fielding percentage of .988 (8th in the majors). The Cardinals have recorded 169 assists, 8 errors and have 498 putouts this season. In their 1,494 innings on the diamond, the Cardinals have earned a defensive efficiency of 69.6% (14th in MLB).

Gray (100-85 career mark) is the owner of a 3.45 earned run average while giving up 7.7 hits per 9 innings. He has a K/BB ratio of 2.82 and he has faced 6,567 batters in his career. He has given up a total of 606 ER's while holding a WHIP of 1.202 and a FIP of 3.6. Thus far in his career, Gray has given up 1,357 base knocks and he has 1,532 punch outs in 1,582 frames.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Milwaukee (+110)

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