St. Louis Cardinals vs Milwaukee Brewers Prediction & Betting Tips - MLB

Prediction published on 21/09/2023, 02:19  by Joseph King | Modified on 21/09/2023 at 02:19 in MLB Predictions

An NL Central matchup in Major League Baseball sees the fifth-place St. Louis Cardinals hosting the first-place Milwaukee Brewers. The Cardinals have disappointed this season and now sit 18 games below .500 with a record of 67 wins and 85 losses. They trail their opponents today by 19 games in the standings and sit nine games off a potential Wild Card spot. St. Louis will attempt to even up the series in the fourth and final game of this home stand against the Brewers. They won the first game 1-0 before dropping the next two including a 8-2 loss in their most recent outing. The Cards will start this game with Miles Mikolas on the mound who is 7-12 on the season with an ERA of 4.84. Mikolas went six innings in his most recent start, giving up five earned runs on eight hits in a 6-1 loss.

The Brewers have a comfortable seven game lead over the second-place Cubs in the NL Central with only 10 games left on their schedule. They’re on a two game winning streak and a run of seven wins from their last 10 overall. Milwaukee have had little trouble scoring on the Cardinals in this series following game one and have now put up 15 runs in their last two meetings. Getting the start for the visitors in this one is Wade Miley who is 8-4 on the season with a 3.38 ERA. Miley is coming off a decent showing in his last start where he pitched five and two-thirds innings and gave up three earned runs. The Brewers have been in good form when the lefty takes to the mound and have now won four of Miley’s last five starts.