The St. Louis Cardinals (9-10), led by Willson Contreras on an 11-game hitting streak, will meet the Milwaukee Brewers (11-6) Friday at Busch Stadium. The Cardinals are -127 favorites for the matchup, which starts at 8:15 PM ET on BSMW.
St. Louis’ Kyle Gibson gets the start, and he’ll go against Milwaukee’s Freddy Peralta.
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Cardinals and Brewers Betting Trends
The Cardinals have won four of the seven games they were the moneyline favorite this season (57.1%).
St. Louis has gone 4-2 when playing as moneyline favorites with odds of -127 or shorter (66.7% winning percentage).
This season, the Brewers have won six out of the nine games in which they’ve been the underdog.
This season, Milwaukee has won five of its six games when it’s the underdog by at least +105 on the moneyline.
In the 19 games in which oddsmakers have set an over/under for the Cardinals, they have combined with opponents to go over the total seven times (7-11-1).
Games involving the Brewers have gone over the total set by bookmakers in 12 of 17 chances this season.
Cardinals Stats & Insights
The Cardinals are the 25th-highest scoring team in MLB action averaging 3.7 runs per game (70 total).
St. Louis has hit the second-fewest home runs in MLB action this season (13).
The Cardinals are 23rd in the majors with a .226 batting average.
St. Louis strikes out 8.6 times per game, the No. 17 average in MLB.
The Cardinals pitching staff is 21st in MLB with a collective 8.2 strikeouts per nine innings.
St. Louis’ 3.74 team ERA ranks 10th among all MLB pitching staffs.
Brewers Stats & Insights
The Brewers are among the highest scoring teams in the majors, ranking ninth with 98 total runs this season.
Milwaukee ranks third in Major League Baseball with 24 home runs.
The Brewers rank second in MLB with a .277 team batting average.
Milwaukee ranks 12th in strikeouts per game (8.9) among MLB offenses.
The Brewers have an 8.2 K/9 this season as a pitching staff, which ranks 21st in the big leagues.
Milwaukee pitchers have a combined ERA of 3.81 ERA this year, which ranks 11th in MLB.
Cardinals Key Players to Watch
Gibson makes the start for the Cardinals, his fourth of the season. He is 1-2 with a 6.16 ERA and 11 strikeouts in 19 2/3 innings pitched.
Brendan Donovan leads St. Louis in runs batted in with 10 and has a batting average of .235.
Nolan Arenado has 23 hits and an OBP of .321 to go with a slugging percentage of .403 this season.
Masyn Winn leads St. Louis with a .347 batting average.
Contreras is batting .300 with an OBP of .397 and a slugging percentage of .540 this season.
Brewers Key Players to Watch
Peralta (2-0) will take the mound for the Brewers, his fourth start of the season.
William Contreras leads the Brewers in runs batted in (17) and has accumulated a team-high batting average of .358.
Willy Adames is batting .308 with four doubles, three home runs and 10 walks.
Brice Turang is hitting .327 with four doubles, a home run and four walks.
Rhys Hoskins is batting .228 with three doubles, three home runs and seven walks.
Cardinals and Brewers Injuries
Cardinals: Tommy Edman: 10 Day IL (Wrist), Dylan Carlson: 10 Day IL (Shoulder), Matt Carpenter: 10 Day IL (Oblique), Riley O’Brien: 15 Day IL (Forearm), Drew Rom: 15 Day IL (Biceps), Keynan Middleton: 15 Day IL (Forearm)
Brewers: Christian Yelich: 10 Day IL (Back), Jakob Junis: 15 Day IL (Shoulder), Taylor Clarke: 15 Day IL (Meniscus), J.B. Bukauskas: 15 Day IL (Lat), Devin Williams: 60 Day IL (Back), Brandon Woodruff: 60 Day IL (Elbow), Garrett Mitchell: 60 Day IL (Finger)
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