Milwaukee Brewers vs. St. Louis Cardinals MLB Betting Preview | August 13

Nolan Arenado takes a 10-game hitting streak into the St. Louis Cardinals’ (62-50) matchup with the Milwaukee Brewers (60-51). The Brewers are moneyline favorites (-149) for this matchup against the Cardinals (+125), which starts at 7:15 PM ET on Saturday at Busch Stadium. Milwaukee’s Corbin Burnes and St. Louis’ Adam Wainwright will start this matchup.

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Game Info, Betting Lines for Brewers vs. Cardinals

• Game Day: Saturday, August 13, 2022
• Game Time: 7:15 PM ET
• Location: St. Louis, Missouri
• Stadium: Busch Stadium

Brewers Stats & Trends

Brewers Batting

• The Brewers average 1.4 home runs per game to rank fourth in MLB play with 152 total home runs.
• The Brewers have the 18th-ranked batting average in the majors (.240).
• The Brewers are seventh in the league with an on-base percentage of .321.
• The Brewers’ 8.8 strikeouts per game rank 22nd in the league.
• The Brewers average 1.3 homers per road game this season (78 total away from home).
• The Brewers are averaging 3.1 extra-base hits per game while slugging .411 away from home.
• The club averages 8.2 hits per game and is batting .241 on the road this season.

Brewers Key Batters

• Rowdy Tellez leads Milwaukee with 87 hits, batting .238 this season with 43 extra-base hits.
• Among all qualifying hitters in MLB, Tellez is 114th in batting average, 88th in on-base percentage, and 25th in slugging.
• Christian Yelich is slashing .256/.361/.382 this season and leads the Brewers with an OPS of .743.
• Yelich ranks 71st in batting average, 25th in on-base percentage and 116th in slugging in the major leagues.
• Andrew McCutchen is batting .253 with a .398 slugging percentage and 50 RBI this year.
• Willy Adames has 22 home runs, 64 RBI and a batting average of .225 this season.
• Adames heads into this game on a five-game hitting streak. During his last five outings he is batting .286 with a home run, two walks and three RBI.

Cardinals Stats & Trends

Cardinals Batting

• The Cardinals have hit 130 homers this season, which ranks 10th in the league.
• The Cardinals’ .254 batting average is among the best in baseball, ranking sixth in MLB.
• The Cardinals have an on-base percentage of .325 this season, which ranks sixth in the league.
• The Cardinals are one of the most disciplined teams at the plate this season, ranking sixth with an average of 7.7 strikeouts per game.
• They’ve hit 66 homers, an average of 1.2 per game, in 56 home contests this season.
• In 56 home games this season, they’re slugging .424 with 169 hits going for extra bases.
• In home games this season, they’re batting .255 with 8.3 base hits per contest.

Cardinals Key Batters

• Paul Goldschmidt has accumulated an on-base percentage of .414, a slugging percentage of .619, and has 132 hits, all club-bests for the Cardinals.
• Including all the qualifying hitters in the big leagues, Goldschmidt ranks second in batting average, first in on-base percentage and third in slugging percentage.
• Goldschmidt brings a three-game hitting streak into this game. During his last five outings he is batting .278 with a double, two home runs, four walks and seven RBI.
• Arenado is batting .303 with 28 doubles, a triple, 25 home runs and 40 walks.
• Including all qualified players, Arenado ranks 12th in batting average, 16th in on-base percentage and sixth in slugging percentage.
• Tommy Edman is batting .255 with 18 doubles, three triples, seven home runs and 36 walks.
• Dylan Carlson is batting .238 with 24 doubles, three triples, seven home runs and 30 walks.

Brewers vs. Cardinals Probable Pitchers