Milwaukee Brewers vs St. Louis Cardinals Prediction, 5/27/2022 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Milwaukee Brewers vs St. Louis Cardinals

Date: Friday, May 27, 2022

Location: Busch Stadium in St. Louis, MO

TV: Bally Sports Midwest

The St. Louis Cardinals (24-19) will try to defeat the Milwaukee Brewers (28-16) at Busch Stadium on Friday. The starting pitchers are Brandon Woodruff and Dakota Hudson.

The Brewers have tallied 65 doubles as a team and have knocked 57 baseballs out of the stadium. Milwaukee has a slugging rate of .404 and have been called out on strikes 391 times, while taking a walk on 151 occasions. As a squad, the Milwaukee Brewers are scoring 4.6 runs per game, which ranks them 8th in the league. They have recorded 193 RBI's as well as 339 base knocks on the campaign, while their team batting average comes in at .234. They have 201 runs and hold an on-base percentage of .312.

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The Brewers have a team earned run average of 3.28 this year (4th in MLB), and their staff has rung up 439 batters. Their K/BB ratio is 3.09 and the pitching staff has earned a collective WHIP of 1.18. Brewers pitchers have yielded 35 home runs in addition to 166 total runs (10th in MLB). They have walked 142 opposing players and their FIP is 3.24 as a unit this season.

Brewers relief pitchers have entered the contest with opponents on base 35 times in addition to having 51 appearances in high leverage situations. The relief pitchers have tallied 30 holds on the season (7th in baseball). The Brewers bullpen have accumulated a save rate of 76.9% and has come into the game in 56 save situations. They have accumulated 20 saves on the season and have blown 6 of their 26 chances to save the game. The relievers have inherited 57 runners this season with 36.8% of them ended up scoring. The Brewers have sent 141 relief pitchers to the hill on the season.

The Brewers have converted 69.6% of baseballs in play into outs in their 3,507 innings, which has them sitting 18th in MLB. The Milwaukee Brewers have earned 1,169 putouts on the year, as well as 393 assists and 28 errors. Their fielding percentage is holding at .982 which has them sitting 24th in pro baseball, and they have turned 27 double plays.

Woodruff (33-23 win-loss record in his career) is the owner of a FIP of 3.21 while he has faced 2,025 hitters in the major leagues. He has surrendered 412 hits (7.4 hits per nine innings) with 131 free passes. His ERA is 3.35 (186 earned runs allowed) and he has a career WHIP of 1.087. Woodruff has taken the ball for 499 frames and is sitting with 573 strikeouts in his pro baseball career.

St. Louis has knocked in 41 home runs so far this year and 200 runs batted in. They have 80 doubles, while walking 137 times as well as scoring 208 runs. The St. Louis Cardinals have a team on-base percentage of .324 and a team batting average of .255 so far this year. The Cardinals hold a team SLG% of .399 and they are earning 4.84 runs per contest (3rd in baseball). They have been rung up on 318 instances (27th in the league) and have 375 base knocks.

The St. Louis pitching staff have surrendered 166 runs so far this year and come in with a team ERA of 3.78 (159 earned runs relinquished). They have conceded 43 homers and they give up 3.94 runs per 9 innings (11th in baseball). The Cardinals hold a team WHIP of 1.266 with a FIP of 4.26 as a pitching staff over the course of the season. Their strikeout to walk ratio comes in at 2.17 (311 strikeouts vs 143 walks). They are sitting at 13th in the league as a staff in total hits given up with 337.

St. Louis relief pitchers have an inherited score rate of 33.8% of 71 inherited base runners. Their bullpen pitchers have come in 33 times in high leverage situations and also on 46 occasions with runners on. Sitting with 32 save situations, the Cardinals have tallied 19 holds and 3 blown saves. They rank 3rd in the league with a save rate of 76.9%, and they have dispatched 140 relief pitchers to the hill on the season. St. Louis has had relievers step onto the hill in 13 save opportunities and they have tallied 10 saves.

Out of their 3,411 innings played, the Cardinals have earned a defensive efficiency of 71.5% (9th in professional baseball). The St. Louis Cardinals have gotten 42 double plays and have a fielding percentage of .988 (8th in baseball). The Cardinals have recorded 454 assists, 20 errors and have notched a total of 1,137 putouts for the season.

Hudson (27-12 win-loss mark in his career) has earned a 3.20 ERA while giving up 7.6 hits per 9 innings. He has a strikeout to walk ratio of 1.54 and he has gone up against 1,228 hitters in his pro baseball career. He has surrendered a total of 103 earned runs while earning a WHIP of 1.326 and being the owner of a FIP of 4.7. So far in his pro baseball career, Hudson has allowed 245 base hits and he has 214 K's in 289 frames.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take St. Louis

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