7:45 pm
August 17

Brewers @ Cardinals

Who will WIN this matchup?

Milwaukee Brewers (72-47)

@ St. Louis Cardinals (61-56)

 

Starting Pitchers:

Burnes (MIL): 7-4; 2.23 ERA

Wainwright (STL) 11-6; 3.27 ERA

 

Current odds:

Milwaukee Brewers: (-152)

St. Louis Cardinals: (+142)

 

• The St. Louis Cardinals will try to tighten the National League Central race when they host the Milwaukee Brewers on Tuesday to open a three-game series. Despite completing a 6-0 road trip through Pittsburgh and Kansas City, the third-place Cardinals remain 10 games back of the first-place Brewers. But they have 13 games remaining against them this season.

• The Brewers and Cardinals have split the first six games this season.

• The Brewers are 6-1 on their current 10-game road trip. They swept four games from the Chicago Cubs, then took two of three from the Pittsburgh Pirates.

• The Brewers will open this series at Busch Stadium with Corbin Burnes (7-4, 2.23 ERA) on the mound. He has allowed either one run or no runs in seven of his last eight starts.He struck out 10 consecutive batters in his last start, a 10-0 victory over the Cubs.

• Burnes is 0-1 with a 0.82 ERA in two starts against the Cardinals this season. He allowed just one run on six hits in 11 innings in those games. In his career, Burnes is 1-3 with a 4.40 ERA in nine appearances against the Cardinals, including six starts.

• Paul Goldschmidt (6-for-13, double, homer, two RBIs), Nolan Arenado (2-for-6, RBI), Matt Carpenter (4-for-13, double, two homers) and Paul DeJong (4-for-13, double, homer, four RBIs) have hit well against Burnes. But DeJong (back strain) and outfielder Dylan Carlson (sore wrist) are questionable for this series.

• Cardinals starting Adam Wainwright (11-6, 3.27 ERA) is coming off of his two-hitter against the Pirates. He blanked them 4-0 while striking out seven batters and walking nobody during his complete game. He has allowed two runs or fewer in four of his last five starts. Wainwright faced the Brewers once earlier this season, holding them to one run in five innings in a no decision back on April 8. Wainwright is 18-11 with a 2.48 ERA against the Brewers in 45 career appearances, including 38 starts. Christian Yelich (6-for-19, six walks), Avisail Garcia (3-for-7) have hit him well while Jace Peterson (1-for-11) has not.

• The Cardinals have scored four or more runs in 11 consecutive games. They are five games over .500 for the first time since June 3.

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