Brewers vs Cardinals Betting Preview
A quick National League Central battle concludes Wednesday night when the Milwaukee Brewers (76-66, 37-39 away) visit the St. Louis Cardinals (83-59, 47-25 home). St. Louis is running away with the NL Central as they lead these Brewers by seven games. Milwaukee is just two games back of the San Diego Padres for the final National League Wild Card spot. This game will air live on FS1.
Rowdy Tellez has been the power source for the Brewers as he leads the team with 30 home runs and Willy Adames sits at the top with 85 RBIs. Christian Yelich has a team high .259 batting average. Milwaukee is hitting .235 and the pitching staff has combined for a 3.91 ERA and 1.23 WHIP.
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Paul Goldschmidt is going to be the NL MVP this season as he leads St. Louis with a .322 batting average, 35 home runs and 109 RBIs. The Cardinals are batting .256 and the pitchers have recorded a 3.87 ERA and 1.27 WHIP.
Brewers vs Cardinals Pick & Prediction
Last time out, Milwaukee got this series started with an 8-4 win on Tuesday. The first two innings of this game were entertaining as the Brewers jumped out to a 2-0 lead after the top of the first but were trailing 3-2 after the bottom of the first. Milwaukee retook the lead in the top of the second, but the Cardinals instantly tied it up at four in the bottom of the second inning. The Brewers took the lead for good with two runs in the fifth and added insurance runs in the sixth and eighth innings. Milwaukee outhit St. Louis 11-6 in this one.
Andrew McCutchen went 2-5 with one home run, one double, three RBIs and one run scored in the win. Willy Adames went 2-3 with one double, two walks, two RBIs and one run scored for Milwaukee. Nolan Arenado went 1-3 with one double, one walk, two RBIs and one run scored in the loss. Tommy Edman went 2-4 with one RBI and one run scored for St. Louis. Luis Perdomo improved to 2-0 and Jordan Montgomery fell to 8-4 on the season.
Pitching Matchup: Corbin Burnes (10-6, 2.93 ERA, 0.98 WHIP) vs Adam Wainwright (10-9, 3.33 ERA, 1.22 WHIP)
Tonights Pick:
Milwaukee have been in good form as of late as they are 5-1 in their last six games and are 4-1 in their last five games against an opponent in the National League. However, on the road, Milwaukee has been terrible as they are just 6-14 in their last 20 games away from home. St. Louis are 11-5 in their last 16 games overall and 15-5 in their last 20 games at home. The Cardinals have been good against NL Central opponents, going 6-2 in their last eight games.
Give me old reliable and the St. Louis Cardinals in this one.
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Milwaukee Brewers
St. Louis Cardinals
Team Records
MIL | Team Records | STL |
---|---|---|
0-0 | Home | 0-0 |
0-0 | Road | 0-1 |
0-0 | vRHP | 0-1 |
0-0 | vLHP | 0-0 |
0-0 | vs>.500 | 0-1 |
0-0 | vs<.500 | 0-0 |
0-0 | Last10 | 0-1 |
0-0 | Last20 | 0-1 |
0-0 | Last30 | 0-1 |
Team Stats
MIL | Team Stats | STL |
---|---|---|
4.04 | ERA | 4.59 |
.232 | Batting Avg Against | .268 |
1.22 | WHIP | 1.43 |
.275 | BABIP | .322 |
8.2% | BB% | 8.3% |
23.0% | K% | 20.4% |
73.6% | LOB% | 69.8% |
.233 | Batting Avg | .259 |
.377 | SLG | .436 |
.689 | OPS | .770 |
.312 | OBP | .333 |
Pitchers
C. Burnes | A. Wainwright | |
---|---|---|
145.0 | Innings | 66.2 |
24 | GS | 15 |
9-6 | W-L | 3-7 |
3.60 | ERA | 8.78 |
9.06 | K/9 | 5.27 |
3.29 | BB/9 | 3.51 |
0.99 | HR/9 | 1.89 |
72.0% | LOB% | 57.3% |
12.1% | HR/FB% | 14.7% |
3.93 | FIP | 6.04 |
3.99 | xFIP | 5.65 |
.196 | AVG | .372 |
24.7% | K% | 11.8% |
9.0% | BB% | 7.9% |
4.17 | SIERA | 5.67 |
Recent Starts
Date | Opp | W/L | IP | H | R | ER | SO | BB | ST-PC |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
5/1 CHC | Stroman ML N/A | L0-2 TOTAL N/A | 7 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 1 | 67-97 |
4/25 SF | Long ML N/A | L2-4 TOTAL N/A | 6.2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 2 | 69-106 |
4/19 PIT | Brubaker ML N/A | W5-2 TOTAL N/A | 7 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 0 | 73-107 |
4/13 BAL | Means ML N/A | W4-2 TOTAL N/A | 7 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 59-97 |
4/7 CHC | Hendricks ML N/A | L4-5 TOTAL N/A | 5 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 48-83 |
Date | Opp | W/L | IP | H | R | ER | SO | BB | ST-PC |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
5/4 KC | Bubic ML N/A | W10-0 TOTAL N/A | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 60-89 |
4/29 ARI | Bumgarner ML N/A | L2-6 TOTAL N/A | 6 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 61-100 |
4/24 CIN | Lodolo ML N/A | L1-4 TOTAL N/A | 5 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 58-94 |
4/19 MIA | Luzardo ML N/A | W5-1 TOTAL N/A | 5.2 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 60-92 |
4/14 MIL | Woodruff ML N/A | L1-5 TOTAL N/A | 4.1 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 2 | 52-86 |
Betting Trends
MIL | Betting Trends | STL |
---|---|---|
OVERALL | OVERALL | |
3-0-0 | Win/Loss/Tie | 2-1-0 |
2-1-0 | ATS W/L/P | 1-2-0 |
6.67 | Avg Score | 5 |
3.67 | Avg Opp Score | 5.33 |
AWAY | HOME | |
1-2-0 | Win/Loss/Tie | 1-2-0 |
1-2-0 | ATS W/L/P | 0-3-0 |
6.33 | Avg Score | 5.33 |
7.33 | Avg Opp Score | 8 |
MIL | Betting Trends | STL |
---|---|---|
OVERALL | OVERALL | |
4-1-0 | Win/Loss/Tie | 2-3-0 |
3-2-0 | ATS W/L/P | 1-4-0 |
5.2 | Avg Score | 4.6 |
4.2 | Avg Opp Score | 7 |
AWAY | HOME | |
2-3-0 | Win/Loss/Tie | 2-3-0 |
2-3-0 | ATS W/L/P | 1-4-0 |
5.2 | Avg Score | 4 |
6.2 | Avg Opp Score | 6.2 |
MIL | Betting Trends | STL |
---|---|---|
OVERALL | OVERALL | |
6-4-0 | Win/Loss/Tie | 6-4-0 |
4-6-0 | ATS W/L/P | 4-6-0 |
4.6 | Avg Score | 4.3 |
4.9 | Avg Opp Score | 5.1 |
AWAY | HOME | |
3-7-0 | Win/Loss/Tie | 7-3-0 |
3-7-0 | ATS W/L/P | 6-4-0 |
4.2 | Avg Score | 5 |
6.6 | Avg Opp Score | 4.3 |