St. Louis Cardinals vs Milwaukee Brewers Prediction, 9/3/2024 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: St. Louis Cardinals vs Milwaukee Brewers

Date: Tuesday, September 3, 2024

Location: American Family Field in Milwaukee, WI

TV: Bally Sports Midwest

The St. Louis Cardinals (69-68) are headed to American Family Field on Tuesday where they will compete against the Milwaukee Brewers (80-57). The expected starting pitchers are Sonny Gray and Aaron Civale.

The Cardinals have accumulated 211 two-baggers as a unit and have knocked 142 balls out of the park. St. Louis has a slugging rate of .393 and have been called out on strikes 1,111 times, while drawing a walk on 398 occasions. As a unit, the St. Louis Cardinals are scoring 4.2 runs per contest, which puts them at 23rd in baseball. They have tallied 542 runs batted in as well as 1,162 hits on the year, while their team batting average sits at .249. They have earned a total of 572 runs scored and have an on-base percentage of .313.

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They have a K/BB ratio of 2.83 and the pitching staff holds a collective WHIP of 1.27. Cardinals pitchers have allowed 151 long balls and 624 runs in total (21st in MLB). St. Louis has relinquished 1,162 base hits (8.6 per 9 innings) as well as 563 earned runs. The Cardinals have an earned run average of 4.16 this season (19th in baseball), and their staff has struck out 1,085 hitters. They have walked 383 opposing hitters and their FIP comes in at 4.03 as a unit on the year.

The Cardinals have sent 433 relievers to the mound so far this year. The relief pitchers have inherited 192 base runners on the season with 37.5% of them crossed the plate. They have tallied 46 saves so far this year and have blown 23 of 69 chances to get a save. The Cardinals relief pitchers have a save percentage of 66.7% and has entered the game in 161 save situations. The relief pitchers have a total of 92 holds on the season (4th in the league). Cardinals relief pitchers have entered the contest with runners on 138 times in addition to having 150 appearances in high leverage situations.

The St. Louis Cardinals have a total of 3,656 putouts at this point in the season, in addition to 1,287 assists and 62 errors. Their fielding rate sits at .988 which puts them in 4th in MLB, and they have turned 132 double plays. The Cardinals have turned 69.6% of balls hit into play into outs in their 10,968 innings, which ranks them 18th in baseball.

Gray has thrown 1,718 innings and has accounted for 1,700 punch outs so far in his career. Gray (110-94 win-loss mark in his career) has a FIP of 3.46 and he has faced 7,125 batters in the majors. His ERA is 3.51 (671 ER's allowed) and his WHIP is 1.196. He has given up 1,475 base hits (7.7 hits per nine innings) and has 580 walks.

The Brewers have a slugging percentage of .408 and they have an average of 4.88 runs per game (5th in baseball). They have recorded 210 two-baggers, while walking 515 times and scoring 668 runs. Milwaukee has 151 home runs for the year to go along with 636 runs batted in. They have been called out on strikes on 1,212 instances (10th in the league) and have earned 1,175 base knocks. The Milwaukee Brewers are sitting with a team on-base percentage of .332 and a team batting average of .253 this year.

The Milwaukee pitching staff have given up 535 runs for the season while having an ERA of 3.63 (491 earned runs surrendered). They have allowed 167 homers and they allow 3.95 runs per 9 innings (3rd in baseball). The Brewers have a team WHIP of 1.234 and have a FIP of 4.27 as a unit for the season. Their K/BB ratio sits at 8.30 (1,118 strikeouts vs 414 free passes). They sit at 7th in the league as a pitching staff in total hits conceded with 1,090.

Milwaukee relievers have an inherited score percentage of 27.7% out of 177 inherited runners. Their relievers have come in 166 times in high leverage situations and on 122 occasions with runners on. With 130 save situations, the Brewers have tallied 67 holds and also 18 blown saves. They are ranked 2nd in the league with a save rate of 71.4%, and they have sent 434 relievers to the mound this season. Milwaukee has called on relief pitchers to enter the contest in 63 save chances and they have come away with 45 saves.

In their 10,971 innings on the diamond, the Brewers hold a defensive efficiency of 71.1% (3rd in pro baseball). The Milwaukee Brewers have gotten 100 double plays and own a fielding percentage of .985 (16th in the majors). The Brewers have recorded 1,155 assists, 73 errors and have accumulated 3,657 putouts on the season.

During his MLB career, Civale has surrendered 572 base hits while tallying 555 strikeouts in 610 innings pitched. He has allowed 276 earned runs while earning a WHIP of 1.206 and having a FIP of 4.0. He has a strikeout to walk ratio of 3.38 and he has gone up against 2,533 opposing batters so far in his career. Civale (36-34 win-loss mark in his career) has a 4.07 earned run average and has surrendered 8.4 hits per 9 innings.

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Milwaukee

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