St. Louis Cardinals vs Milwaukee Brewers Prediction, 9/2/2024 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: St. Louis Cardinals vs Milwaukee Brewers

Date: Monday, September 2, 2024

Location: American Family Field in Milwaukee, WI

TV: Bally Sports Wisconsin

The Milwaukee Brewers (77-56) will try to defeat the St. Louis Cardinals (67-67) at American Family Field on Monday. The expected starting pitchers are Steven Matz and Freddy Peralta.

The Cardinals have accrued 201 two-baggers as a unit and have hit 137 baseballs out of the park. St. Louis is slugging .389 and have struck out 1,092 times, while being walked on 393 occasions. As a unit, the St. Louis Cardinals are compiling 4.1 runs per game, which puts them at 24th in baseball. They have recorded 521 RBI's as well as 1,124 hits this season, while their batting average is at .247. They have notched a total of 549 runs scored while having a team OBP of .312.

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They have a K/BB ratio of 2.79 and their pitching staff has earned a collective WHIP of 1.27. Cardinals pitchers have yielded 148 home runs and 606 runs in total (21st in baseball). St. Louis has given up 1,133 hits (8.6 per 9 innings) as well as 547 earned runs. The Cardinals have compiled a team earned run average of 4.13 for the season (18th in MLB), and the staff has rung up 1,053 batters. They have walked 377 opposing hitters and their FIP sits at 4.05 as a team over the course of the season.

The Cardinals have dispatched 423 relief pitchers to the mound this season. The bullpen pitchers have inherited 183 runners for the year with 36.6% of them crossed the plate. They have recorded 45 saves over the course of the season and have missed out on 22 out of their 67 chances to get a save. The Cardinals bullpen have accumulated a save percentage of 67.2% and has entered the game in 158 save situations. The relief pitchers have a total of 91 holds so far this season (4th in baseball). Cardinals pitchers have gone to the mound with opponents on base 134 times in addition to having 145 appearances in high leverage situations.

The St. Louis Cardinals are sitting with 3,578 putouts on the campaign, as well as 1,262 assists and 59 errors. Their fielding percentage is holding at .988 which has them sitting 4th in the majors, and they have turned 129 double plays. The Cardinals have converted 69.8% of balls in play into outs in their 10,734 innings, which ranks them 17th in pro baseball.

Matz has taken the hill for 910 frames and has accounted for 865 K's during his MLB career. His ERA is 4.31 (436 earned runs allowed) and he has a career WHIP of 1.334. He has surrendered 938 base hits (9.3 hits per 9 innings) and has 276 walks. Matz (55-60 career win-loss mark) sits with a FIP of 4.25 and he has faced 3,911 batters during his time in the majors.

The Brewers hold a slugging % of .404 and they are earning 4.82 runs per contest (9th in baseball). They have notched 202 two-baggers, while walking 501 times as well as scoring 641 runs. Milwaukee has hit 142 home runs this season to go along with 610 RBIs. They have struck out on 1,174 occasions (11th in baseball) and have earned a total of 1,135 hits. The Milwaukee Brewers have a team on-base percentage of .332 in addition to a batting average of .253 so far this year.

The Milwaukee pitching staff have conceded 523 runs for the year and come in with a team ERA of 3.68 (482 earned runs surrendered). They have allowed 163 home runs and they allow 3.99 runs per 9 innings (3rd in the league). The Brewers are sitting with a team WHIP of 1.235 with a FIP of 4.28 as a staff on the season. Their K/BB ratio is 8.30 (1,083 strikeouts vs 400 bases on balls). They come in at 8th in the league as a staff in total hits allowed with 1,058.

With 128 save situations, the Brewers have accumulated 67 holds and also 18 blown saves. Milwaukee has called on relievers to step onto the mound in 61 save opportunities and they have walked away with 43 saves. Their relievers have taken the field 159 times in high leverage situations and on 119 occasions with base runners. Milwaukee relievers hold an inherited score percentage of 28.2% out of 174 inherited runners. They are ranked 2nd in baseball holding a save percentage of 70.5%, and they have sent 424 relievers onto the field this season.

The Milwaukee Brewers have gotten 98 double plays and have a fielding percentage of .986 (12th in pro baseball). The Brewers have racked up 1,122 assists, 68 errors and have accumulated 3,542 putouts for the year. In 10,626 innings on the field, the Brewers have earned a defensive efficiency of 71.2% (3rd in baseball).

So far in his MLB career, Peralta has surrendered 547 base knocks while he has tallied 921 K's in 728 innings pitched. Peralta (51-34 career win-loss mark) has a 3.81 earned run average while surrendering 6.8 hits per nine innings. He has allowed a total of 308 ER's while earning a WHIP of 1.138 and being the owner of a FIP of 3.7. He has a strikeout to walk ratio of 3.27 and he has faced 3,022 batters during his MLB career.

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Milwaukee

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