2:10 pm
September 5

Cardinals @ Brewers

Who will WIN this matchup?

St. Louis Cardinals (69-65)

@ Milwaukee Brewers (83-54)

 

Starting Pitchers:

Lester (STL): 5-6; 5.05 ERA

Burnes (MIL) 9-4; 2.27 ERA

 

Current odds:

St. Louis Cardinals: (+210)

Milwaukee Brewers: (-240)

 

• Burnes (9-4, 2.27 ERA) was 3-0 with a 1.64 ERA in five August starts. He defeated the San Francisco Giants 3-1 in his most recent outing after allowing one run on four hits while striking out nine over six innings. Burnes is 1-1 with a 0.53 ERA in three starts against the Cardinals this season. He is 2-3 with a 3.68 ERA in 10 career outings (seven starts) versus St. Louis.

• The Cardinals will start Jon Lester (5-6, 5.05), who is coming off of back-to-back strong performances. He allowed one run on one hit in 6 1/3 innings in a 3-1 win at Cincinnati on Monday. Lester has become more efficient since coming to the Cardinals in a trade from the Washington Nationals. He is 5-4 with a 3.30 ERA in 15 career starts against the Brewers.

• Paul Goldschmidt (7-for-15, double, homer, two RBIs), Tommy Edman (4-for-11, three walks, triple) and Paul DeJong (4-for-13, double, homer, four RBIs) have fared well against Burnes, while Tyler O’Neill (0-for-9, seven strikeouts) and Harrison Bader (0-for-7, five strikeouts) have not.

• Lester has had problems with Luis Urias (5-for-8, triple, RBI), Pablo Reyes (5-for-10, two doubles, triple, two RBIs), Christian Yelich (10-for-27) and Lorenzo Cain (12-for-34, four doubles).

6/10
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Milwaukee Brewers
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