Brewers-Cardinals prediction, odds, pick and more- 8/18/2021

Brewers and Cardinals are playing a crucial three-game series on Wednesday night. The Brewers won the first game on Tuesday night, while the Cardinals lost the second game. St. Louis is 11 games back of first place in the NL Central, but they are only four games behind a wild card spot.

Milwaukee has one of the best pitching staffs in the MLB. Freddy Peralta has been incredible all season long, posting a 2.26 ERA and a .91 WHIP. Pereta is familiar with the Cardinals, having already faced them once this season. St. Louis has a terrible offense.

St. Louis Cardinals are a team that is similar to Milwaukee Brewers. Jack Flaherty is back from injury and won his first game since May. The Cardinals have an above-average pitching rotation and a poor offense. Milwaukee has scored more than four runs in only five of their last ten games.

Brewers-Cardinals is a pitchers' game. The game ended with only two runs scored. Bookmakers give the game odds of about even.