Milwaukee Brewers vs St. Louis Cardinals Prediction, 8/20/2024 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Milwaukee Brewers vs St. Louis Cardinals

Date: Tuesday, August 20, 2024

Location: Busch Stadium in St. Louis, MO

TV: Bally Sports Midwest

Busch Stadium is where the St. Louis Cardinals (61-63) will compete against the Milwaukee Brewers (72-52) on Tuesday. The starting pitchers will be Frankie Montas and Erick Fedde.

The Brewers have accounted for 189 two-baggers as a team and have hit 133 baseballs out of the park. Milwaukee has a slugging % of .404 and have been called out on strikes 1,091 times, while drawing a walk on 453 occasions. As a unit, the Milwaukee Brewers are earning 4.8 runs per game, which puts them at 9th in MLB. They have 567 RBI's as well as 1,062 hits on the campaign, while their batting average comes in at .253. They have tallied 594 runs scored while holding a team on-base percentage of .331.

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They have a K/BB ratio of 2.72 and the pitching staff sits with a WHIP of 1.24. Brewers pitchers have surrendered 154 long balls and 488 runs in total (4th in MLB). Milwaukee has conceded 992 hits (8.1 per 9 innings) as well as 448 earned runs. The Brewers have a team ERA of 3.66 so far this season (2nd in the league), and the staff has struck out 1,008 batters. Their pitching staff has walked 371 opposing hitters and their FIP sits at 4.30 as a unit so far this year.

The Brewers have sent 396 relief pitchers to the hill so far this year. The bullpen pitchers have inherited 165 base runners over the course of the season and 28.5% of those runners ended up crossing the plate. They have recorded 41 saves on the year and have blown 15 out of their 56 save opportunities. The Brewers bullpen have accumulated a save percentage of 73.2% and stepped onto the hill in 117 save situations. The bullpen have earned 61 holds so far this year (18th in the league). Brewers bullpen pitchers have entered the contest with players on base 113 times and also have had 148 appearances in high leverage situations.

The Brewers have transformed 71.1% of balls hit into play into outs out of 9,912 innings, which has them ranked 3rd in baseball. The Milwaukee Brewers have 3,304 putouts on the campaign, in addition to 1,061 assists and 65 errors. Their fielding percentage is at .985 which is 15th in professional baseball, and they have turned 95 double plays.

Montas has taken the mound for 700 frames and has tallied 708 strikeouts during his career. His earned run average is 4.05 (315 earned runs allowed) and he has a WHIP of 1.321. He has given up 680 base knocks (8.7 hits per nine innings) and has had 245 walks. Montas (42-43 win-loss record in his career) has a FIP of 3.99 and he has gone up against 3,003 opposing hitters during his time in the major leagues.

The St. Louis Cardinals have recorded a team on-base percentage of .309 in addition to a team batting average of .245 this season. They have been rung up on 1,012 instances (20th in baseball) and have earned a total of 1,031 base hits. St. Louis has knocked in 130 home runs on the campaign to go along with 481 RBIs. The Cardinals have a team SLG% of .388 and they are recording 4.10 runs per game (24th in baseball). They have notched 182 two-baggers, while getting a free base 353 times and notching 508 runs.

The Cardinals hold a team WHIP of 1.272 and have a FIP of 4.04 as a squad on the year. They sit at 25th in baseball as a pitching staff in total hits given up with 1,060. The St. Louis pitching staff have given up 570 runs on the season while holding an ERA of 4.17 (511 earned runs given up). Their K/BB ratio sits at 8.10 (987 strikeouts vs 342 walks). They have surrendered 140 home runs and they relinquish 4.65 runs per 9 innings (21st in the league).

St. Louis has called on bullpen pitchers to step onto the hill in 62 save chances and they have tallied 42 saves. They sit at 7th in MLB with a save rate of 67.7%, and they have dispatched 389 relief pitchers to the mound on the campaign. Their relievers have taken the field 134 times in high leverage situations and also on 120 occasions with runners on. St. Louis bullpen pitchers have an inherited score percentage of 38.0% out of 166 inherited base runners. With 148 save situations, the Cardinals have 86 holds and also 20 blown saves.

The St. Louis Cardinals have turned 118 double plays and have accounted for a fielding rate of .988 (4th in MLB). The Cardinals have accrued 1,154 assists, 56 errors and have a tally of 3,308 putouts so far this year. Out of their 9,924 innings on the diamond, the Cardinals have earned a defensive efficiency of 69.4% (20th in pro baseball).

During his MLB career, Fedde has allowed 622 base hits while totaling 472 K's in 591 innings. He has conceded a total of 325 ER's while holding a WHIP of 1.439 and being the owner of a FIP of 4.9. He has a K/BB ratio of 2.06 and he has gone up against 2,581 hitters so far in his MLB career. Fedde (29-39 win-loss mark in his career) holds a 4.95 earned run average and has conceded 9.5 hits per nine innings.

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Milwaukee

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