Milwaukee Brewers vs St. Louis Cardinals Prediction, 7/6/2026 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Milwaukee Brewers vs St. Louis Cardinals

Date: Monday, July 6, 2026

Location: Busch Stadium in St. Louis, MO

TV: Cardinals.TV

Odds/Point Spread: Milwaukee (-130) St. Louis (+110)

The St. Louis Cardinals (47-39) will take on the Milwaukee Brewers (54-33) at Busch Stadium on Monday. The moneyline on this matchup has Milwaukee at -130 and St. Louis is priced at +110. The total is set at 9. The pitchers who are expected to start are Shane Drohan and Michael McGreevy.

Milwaukee owns a slugging percentage of .398 and have struck out 717 times, while drawing a walk on 363 occasions. They have compiled 420 RBI's in addition to 754 hits over the course of the season, while their average at the plate comes in at .255. The Brewers have tallied 151 two-baggers as a team and have knocked 82 baseballs out of the park. They have tallied 446 runs and hold an OBP of .338. As a squad, the Milwaukee Brewers are notching 5.1 runs per outing, which ranks them 4th in MLB.

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Their K/BB ratio is 2.97 and their pitching staff sits with a WHIP of 1.18. Brewers pitchers have given up 84 home runs and also 320 runs in total (2nd in MLB). Milwaukee has conceded 630 base hits (7.3 per 9 innings) and 292 earned runs. The Brewers have compiled a team earned run average of 3.36 for the year (1st in baseball), and the staff has rung up 859 batters. Their pitching staff has walked 289 hitters and their FIP comes in at 3.53 as a squad this season.

The Brewers have sent 267 relievers to the mound on the year. The relievers have inherited 102 base runners over the course of the season with 36.3% of those runners earned a run for their team. The relievers have racked up 40 holds this year (23rd in baseball). Brewers relief pitchers have entered the contest with runners on base 72 times as well as having 91 appearances in high leverage situations. They have compiled 27 saves this season and have missed out on 14 of their 41 chances to get a save. The Brewers relief pitchers have recorded a save percentage of 65.9% and have stepped onto the mound in 82 save situations.

The Milwaukee Brewers have accounted for 2,345 putouts at this point in the season, in addition to 663 assists and 35 errors. Their fielding percentage sits at .988 which puts them in 6th in professional baseball, and have 67 double plays. The Brewers have converted 71.0% of balls hit into play into outs out of 7,035 innings on the field, ranking them 7th in the majors.

Drohan has pitched in 57 innings and is sitting with 59 strikeouts in his pro baseball career. His ERA is 3.15 (20 ER's allowed) and his WHIP is 1.241. He has given up 53 hits (8.3 hits per nine innings) and has 18 free passes. Drohan (3-2 career mark) has a FIP of 3.10 while he has gone up against 241 batters during his time in the major leagues.

The St. Louis Cardinals hold an on-base percentage of .325 and a team batting average of .248 on the season. They have struck out on 666 occasions (27th in the league) and have totaled 718 base hits. St. Louis is sitting with 98 home runs on the year and 387 RBIs. The Cardinals hold a slugging % of .397 and they have an average of 4.64 runs per game (11th in MLB). They have tallied 121 doubles, while getting a free base 285 times as well as putting up 399 runs.

The St. Louis pitching staff have allowed 384 runs on the campaign while holding a team ERA of 4.15 (354 earned runs relinquished). They have allowed 90 homers and they allow 4.50 runs per 9 innings (14th in the league). The Cardinals have a team WHIP of 1.336 and are the owners of a FIP of 4.23 as a pitching staff for the season. They have earned a K/BB ratio of 7.60 (647 strikeouts vs 288 walks). They rank 21st in baseball as a pitching staff in total hits allowed with 738.

Sitting with 104 save situations, the Cardinals have accrued 62 holds and 13 blown saves. St. Louis has called on relievers to take the mound in 40 save chances and they have converted 27 saves. St. Louis bullpen pitchers hold an inherited score rate of 33.8% out of 136 inherited runners. Their relief pitchers have come in 98 times in high leverage situations and on 94 occasions with runners on base. They are currently ranked 14th in MLB with a save percentage of 67.5%, and they have sent 293 relief pitchers onto the field on the season.

Out of their 6,918 innings played, the Cardinals have earned a defensive efficiency of 69.7% (17th in baseball). The St. Louis Cardinals have gotten 78 double plays and hold a fielding percentage of .987 (10th in MLB). The Cardinals have accrued 814 assists, 40 errors and have earned a total of 2,306 putouts on the season.

So far in his pro baseball career, McGreevy has conceded 200 base hits while totaling 136 punch outs in 213 frames. McGreevy (14-11 career record) has earned a 3.59 ERA while conceding 8.4 hits per 9 innings. He has given up 85 earned runs while earning a WHIP of 1.144 and being the owner of a FIP of 3.5. He has a strikeout to walk ratio of 3.09 and he has faced 863 hitters in his pro baseball career.

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Milwaukee (-130)

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