Milwaukee Brewers vs. St. Louis Cardinals MLB Betting Preview | April 7

The Milwaukee Brewers (5-1) meet the St. Louis Cardinals (2-4) in a matchup oddsmakers have called a pick ’em on Friday at American Family Field, starting at 8:10 PM ET. Milwaukee’s Brandon Woodruff and St. Louis’ Jack Flaherty will start this matchup.

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Game Info, Betting Lines for Brewers vs. Cardinals

• Game Day: Friday, April 7, 2023
• Game Time: 8:10 PM ET
• Location: Milwaukee, Wisconsin
• Stadium: American Family Field

How Do I Watch the Brewers vs. the Cardinals?

• TV Channel: BSWI

Brewers Stats & Trends

Brewers Batting

• The Brewers are eighth in baseball with nine home runs. They average 1.5 per game.
• Milwaukee’s .281 batting average is fifth-best in the majors.
• The Brewers’ .371 on-base percentage ranks third-best in MLB.
• Milwaukee’s 9.0 strikeouts per game rank 18th in MLB.
• The Brewers average 3.0 homers per home game this season (nine total at home).
• Milwaukee is slugging .624 with 4.0 extra-base hits per game at home.
• The team averages 11.0 hits per game and is batting .327 at home this season.

Brewers Key Batters

• Brian Anderson leads Milwaukee in OBP (.565), slugging percentage (1.056) and total hits (nine) this season.
• Among qualifying batters in baseball, Anderson’s batting average ranks second, his on-base percentage ranks sixth, and he is first in slugging.
• Anderson will look for his seventh straight game with a hit in this contest. During his last six games he is hitting .500 with a double, three home runs, four walks and 10 RBI.
• Garrett Mitchell has a triple, three home runs and two walks while batting .300.
• Among qualifiers, Mitchell ranks 71st in batting average, 73rd in on-base percentage and eighth in slugging percentage.
• Mitchell has picked up at least one hit in four straight games. In his last five games he is batting .375 with a triple, three home runs, two walks and five RBI.
• Brice Turang is batting .313 with a .563 slugging percentage and five RBI this year.
• Jesse Winker has been key for Milwaukee with six hits, an OBP of .409 plus a slugging percentage of .444.

Cardinals Stats & Trends

Cardinals Batting

• The Cardinals have hit eight homers this season, which ranks 11th in the league.
• St. Louis ranks first in the majors with a .324 team batting average.
• The Cardinals have the best on-base percentage (.380) in baseball this year.
• St. Louis has shown good bat-to-ball skills at the plate this season with the second-best strikeout rate (6.3 per game) among MLB offenses.

Cardinals Key Batters

• Nolan Gorman leads the Cardinals with seven hits.
• Gorman ranks eighth in batting average, third in on-base percentage and sixth in slugging percentage among all qualifying hitters in the majors.
• Gorman hopes to build on a five-game hitting streak in this matchup. During his last five outings he is batting .438 with a double, two home runs, six walks and six RBI.
• Paul Goldschmidt’s .593 OBP and .650 slugging percentage both pace his team.
• Goldschmidt is sixth in batting average, second in on-base percentage and 27th in slugging percentage in the majors.
• Brendan Donovan is batting .273 with two home runs and two walks.
• Jordan Walker has two doubles and a home run while batting .333.

Brewers vs. Cardinals Probable Pitchers

Brewers vs. Cardinals Injury Updates

• Brewers: Luis Urías: 10 Day IL (Hamstring), Tyrone Taylor: 10 Day IL (Elbow), Adrian Houser: 15 Day IL (Groin), Aaron Ashby: 15 Day IL (Labrum), Jason Alexander: 60 Day IL (Shoulder), Justin Wilson: 60 Day IL (Elbow)
• Cardinals: Lars Nootbaar: 10 Day IL (Thumb), Paul DeJong: 10 Day IL (Back), Adam Wainwright: 15 Day IL (Groin), Wilking Rodriguez: 15 Day IL (Shoulder)