Miles Mikolas is one of the best stories in MLB this season. He's 12-3 entering play on Saturday.

Baseball’s Hottest Team Looks to Move into Second Place in the NL Central

Hands up if you picked the St. Louis Cardinals to be MLB’s best team in August. The Cards have won nine of their last 10 games and are making a late season push towards the top of the division. To get there, they’ll need to leapfrog the Milwaukee Brewers, who they are conveniently hosting today.

SHARK BITES
  • St. Louis is 9-1 SU in its last 10 games.
  • The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Milwaukee's last 7 games when playing St. Louis.
  • The Cardinals are 8-2 SU in Miles Mikolas’ last 10 starts.

Brewers vs Cardinals Matchup Page

Miles Mikolas, who was out of the major leagues for three full seasons, has developed into the undisputed ace of the St. Louis pitching staff. He’s got Cy Young type numbers in 2018: 12-3, 2.85 ERA and a 1.05 WHIP. The Cardinals have won eight of his last 10 starts and four straight. In his three August outings, Mikolas has pitched seven strong in each game and compiled a 0.90 WHIP. He’s 2-0 in three starts vs the Brew Crew in 2018.

Wade Miley (2-1, 2.23 ERA, 1.24 WHIP) makes just his ninth start of the year for Milwaukee. He’s been dealing with injuries in 2018 but has been a consistent member of the rotation since just before the all-star break. Cardinals hitters have a .320 career average against the left-hander from Louisiana.

St. Louis Hitters Are Crushing the Ball in August

We all know about Matt Carpenter’s unbelievable output in the second half of this season, but he’s not the only Card getting the job done at the place. St. Louis leads the majors in batting average this month at .289. The Cardinals are third in the majors and first in the NL in August OPS at .833 and have scored 85 runs in 16 games.

Carpenter carries an August OPS of 1.027 into tonight’s game, second on the team behind Harrison Bader at 1.058. Bader has three home runs and five doubles this month to go along with his .365 batting average. Kolten Wong, Jose Martinez, Jedd Gyorko, and Paul DeJong all have OPS over .800.

Despite Gawdy Offensive Numbers, Bettors are on the UNDER

Even though the Cardinals have been crushing the ball, the public is looking more at the pitching and UNDER trends coming into today’s game as the total opened at 8.0.

In three of Miles Mikolas’ last four starts, the UNDER has hit with an average combined score of 7.75. The total has also hit the UNDER in five of the last seven games in this matchup with the average combined score coming in at 7.28.

St. Louis is 9-1 SU in its last 10 games.home The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Milwaukee's last 7 games when playing St. Louis. The Cardinals are 8-2 SU in Miles Mikolas’ last 10 starts. home
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