Game: St. Louis Cardinals vs. Milwaukee Brewers

Date: Tuesday, September 3, 2024

Location: American Family Field in Milwaukee, Wisconsin

TV: Bally Sports Midwest

The St. Louis Cardinals (69-68) travel to American Family Field on Tuesday to face the Milwaukee Brewers (80-57). The expected starting pitchers are Sonny Gray and Aaron Civale.

As a team, the Cardinals have recorded 211 two-baggers and hit 142 balls out of the park. St. Louis has a slugging percentage of .393 and has been taken out for strikes 1,111 times while walking 398 times. As a team, the St. Louis Cardinals score 4.2 runs per game, which ranks 23rd in baseball. They have 542 runs batted in this year, as well as 1,162 hits, while their team batting average is .249. They have scored 572 total runs 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 has a combined WHIP of 1.27. The Cardinals’ pitchers have allowed a total of 151 long balls and 624 runs (21st in MLB). St. Louis has allowed 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 team has struck out 1,085 hitters. They have grounded 383 opposing hitters to walks and their FIP as a unit is 4.03 this year.

The Cardinals have sent 433 relievers to the mound so far this year. Relief pitchers have taken on 192 baserunners this season, with 37.5% of them crossing the plate. They have earned 46 saves so far this year and blown 23 of 69 opportunities to make a save. Cardinals relief pitchers have a save percentage of 66.7% and have entered the game in 161 save situations. Relief pitchers have a total of 92 holds this season (4th in the league). Cardinals relief pitchers have entered the contest with runners on base 138 times and have had 150 appearances in high-pressure situations.

The St. Louis Cardinals have totaled 3,656 putouts, 1,287 assists, and 62 errors at this point in the season. Their fielding rate is .988, which ranks them fourth in MLB, and they have made 132 double plays. The Cardinals have turned 69.6% of balls batted into play into outs in their 10,968 innings, which ranks them 18th in baseball.

Gray has thrown 1,718 innings in his career and has 1,700 punch outs. Gray (110-94 career win-losses) has a 3.46 FIP and has faced 7,125 batters in the majors. His ERA is 3.51 (671 ERs allowed) and his WHIP is 1.196. He has allowed 1,475 base hits (7.7 hits per nine innings) and 580 walks.

The Brewers have a .408 slugging percentage and a 4.88 runs per game average (5th in baseball). They have hit 210 two-baggers, issued 515 walks and scored 668 runs. Milwaukee has hit 151 home runs and scored 636 runs batted in this year. They have been called for strikes 1,212 times (10th in the league) and have allowed 1,175 base hits. The Milwaukee Brewers have a team on-base percentage of .332 and a team batting average of .253 this year.

Milwaukee’s pitchers have allowed 535 runs this season while posting a 3.63 ERA (491 earned runs allowed). They have allowed 167 home runs and are allowing 3.95 runs per 9 innings (3rd in baseball). The Brewers have a team WHIP of 1.234 and a team FIP of 4.27 for the season. Their K/BB ratio is 8.30 (1,118 strikeouts vs. 414 walks). As a pitcher, they are 7th in the league with 1,090 hits allowed.

Milwaukee relief pitchers have a 27.7% takeover percentage of 177 runners taken. Their relief pitchers have been used in high-pressure situations 166 times and with runners on the field 122 times. In 130 save situations, the Brewers have made 67 holds and 18 blown saves. They rank second in the league with a 71.4% save rate and have sent 434 relief pitchers to the mound this season. Milwaukee has called relief pitchers into the contest on 63 save opportunities and they have made 45 saves.

In their 10,971 innings on the field, the Brewers have a defensive efficiency of 71.1% (3rd in professional baseball). The Milwaukee Brewers have 100 double plays and a fielding percentage of .985 (16th in the major leagues). The Brewers have recorded 1,155 assists and 73 errors and have collected 3,657 putouts this season.

During his MLB career, Civale has allowed 572 base hits and has 555 strikeouts in 610 innings pitched. He has allowed 276 earned runs while posting a WHIP of 1.206 and a FIP of 4.0. His strikeout-to-walk ratio is 3.38 and he has faced 2,533 opposing batters in his career. Civale (36-34 career win-loss record) has a 4.07 earned run average and has allowed 8.4 hits per 9 innings.

Who will win today’s MLB game against the spread or the moneyline?

Tony Sink’s choice: Take Milwaukee

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