Cardinals vs Brewers Picks and Prediction – 9/3/2024

The Milwaukee Brewers remain at home on Tuesday with the St. Louis Cardinals in town. The Brewers are 81-57 on the season and lead the NL Central. Milwaukee has won seven of their last ten games and they carry a 41-25 home field record. The Brewers beat the Cardinals 9-3 on Monday. Stay up to date with our expert's MLB Picks. 

Aaron Civale will make his 27th start on the mound for the Milwaukee Brewers. Civale is 5-8 on the season with 135.1 innings pitched. Civale has 127 strikeouts and carries a 4.59 ERA. Civale pitched 7 innings in his last start allowing no runs on 2 hits. The Milwaukee Brewers are allowing an average of 3.9 runs against per game which is 2nd best in the MLB. 

The St. Louis Cardinals are 3rd in the NL Central with a 69-69 record. The Cardinals have won five of their last ten games. St. Louis is 33-37 on the road with a 19-24 divisional game record. The Cardinals are averaging 8.5 hits per game. 

Steven Matz will make his 7th start on the hill for the St. Louis Cardinals. Matz is 1-2 on the season with 27.2 innings pitched. Matz has 17 strikeouts, 11 walks, and carries a 6.18 ERA. Matz pitched 3.1 innings in his last start allowing 4 runs on 7 hits. The St. Louis Cardinals are allowing an average of 4.6 runs against per game. 

The Milwaukee Brewers dominated the first game of this series when they scored 9 runs. The Brewers are 5th best in the MLB averaging 4.9 runs scored per game. The St. Louis Cardinals have struggled on the road as well as against divisional opponents. Watch for the Brewers to cruise through game two of this series. Final Score Prediction, Milwaukee Brewers win 6-3.