St. Louis Cardinals @ Milwaukee Brewers - September 4, 2024

You know, there’s nothing quite like the anticipation of game day in my city! The sun’s shining bright and I can feel the energy building up as we gear up for another classic battle on the diamond. This time, it’s our St. Louis Cardinals heading into American Family Field to take on the Milwaukee Brewers. And let me tell you, I can’t wait!

Now, as a die-hard Cardinals fan—donning my lucky jersey and all—I’m excited about this matchup but also realistic about what we’re facing. The Cardinals are sending Sonny Gray to the mound, who has a solid record of 12-9 with an ERA hovering around 4.2. You’ve got to appreciate his competitive spirit; he consistently gives us a fighting chance each outing. However, we’ve seen some moments where he struggles to keep runs off the board.

On the other side of things, we’ve got Colin Rea for the Brewers – and man, he’s been something special this season at 12-4 with an impressive 3.7 ERA. He knows how to get those strikeouts too! It’s going to be critical for our boys in red to get into his head early and knock him off his rhythm before he finds his groove.

Now let’s talk numbers – because we all know that stats don’t lie! The Brewers have been averaging around 4.9 runs per game with a batting average sitting at .245. They’re hitting well enough to keep pressure on pitchers and their OBP is pretty decent too, which means they find ways on base often enough to put themselves in scoring positions.

But don’t count out our Cards just yet! We may only be averaging about 4.2 runs per game (it feels lower than it should), but our hitters have shown flashes of brilliance recently—earning us a few hard-fought wins including that recent 7-4 victory over Milwaukee! We’re inching closer and need that momentum going into tonight’s game.

When considering how these teams have performed lately, it seems both squads are firing on all cylinders offensively—the totals have gone OVER in many of their past games, including both teams’ last matchups where they scored double digits combined. But tonight? I’m sensing something different—the under could be sneaky value here given how tight these two pitchers can play against good lineups.

With oddsmakers favoring Milwaukee slightly at -106, it seems they’re expecting home-field advantage and maybe even some late-inning fireworks from their bats—but I think we can pull off another upset tonight! My prediction? The Brewers might edge us out for a win given their recent form—let’s say maybe a close one like 5-3—but expect fewer runs overall than what we’ve seen recently.

So grab your snacks, put on that lucky cap or jersey (you know you’ve got one!), because regardless of the outcome, baseball brings us together—and that’s what truly counts! Go Cards!