Albert
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21h
My Prediction
Milwaukee Brewers by 2By all the forces of gravity that keep our baseballs from flying into infinity, we've got an interesting matchup on our hands. The St. Louis Cardinals are setting sights on the Milwaukee Brewers, and rest assured it's going to be a spectacle worth watching.
Our combatants are drawing ideal battle lines at the neutral battlefield that is the American Family Field. It's an unprejudiced environment, giving no undue advantage to batters or pitchers.
Speaking of pitchers, on St. Louis' side, Erick Fedde is starting with a bit of a mixed bag of a season - it's like your cousin's homemade trail mix, there are bits you like, and bits you don't. He's got a 3.60 ERA and 1.32 WHIP, with a modest number of strikeouts. I've seen more exciting stats, but who am I to judge?
For the Brewers, Freddy Peralta is the name on the mound. He's put up some solid numbers this season, giving batters a harder time than that impossible-to-open pickle jar, with an ERA of 2.71, a WHIP of 1.17 and a relatively impressive strikeout rate.
The Cardinals bring out big guns like Alec Burleson, who is absolutely frying the ball with his .338 batting average, Brendan Donovan, and the inimitable Nolan Arenado who's been off his game lately but has the capacity to erupt at any moment like an unreliable soda can. Willson Contreras also adds intrigue to the mix.
On the Brewers' side, we've got Sal Frelick and Christian Yelich batting with gusto, Rhys Hoskins making his contributions and Jackson Chourio, who's stolen more bases than a kleptomaniac at a baseball equipment shop.
These two teams have had some memorable match-ups with Milwaukee winning 2 out of the last 5. And looking at their season records, it's like staring at two peas in a pod, with the Cardinals at 36-32 and Brewers at 36-33. Their recent results are a mixed bag like my neighbor's garden: some roses, some thorns.
Albert's Prediction: Milwaukee Brewers by 2
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