Brewers aim to secure 2-game series win against the Cardinals

Milwaukee Brewers (76-66, second in the NL Central) vs. St. Louis Cardinals (83-59, first in the NL Central)

St. Louis; Wednesday, 7:45 p.m. EDT

PITCHING PROBABLES: Brewers: Corbin Burnes (10-6, 3.09 ERA, .98 WHIP, 214 strikeouts); Cardinals: Adam Wainwright (10-9, 3.33 ERA, 1.22 WHIP, 134 strikeouts)

FANDUEL SPORTSBOOK LINE: Brewers -124, Cardinals +104; over/under is 7 runs

BOTTOM LINE: The Milwaukee Brewers and the St. Louis Cardinals meet on Wednesday in the second game of a two-game series. The Brewers won the first, 8-4.

St. Louis has a 47-25 record in home games and an 83-59 record overall. The Cardinals have the third-ranked team on-base percentage in the NL at .328.

Milwaukee is 37-39 on the road and 76-66 overall. Brewers hitters have a collective .315 on-base percentage, the eighth-ranked percentage in the NL.

Wednesday’s game is the 17th time these teams meet this season. The season series is tied 8-8.

TOP PERFORMERS: Nolan Arenado has 39 doubles, a triple, 28 home runs and 95 RBI while hitting .299 for the Cardinals. Tommy Edman is 15-for-34 with five doubles and a home run over the past 10 games.

Christian Yelich has 22 doubles, four triples, 12 home runs and 52 RBI while hitting .259 for the Brewers. Willy Adames is 10-for-38 with four doubles and two home runs over the past 10 games.

LAST 10 GAMES: Cardinals: 6-4, .232 batting average, 4.96 ERA, outscored by eight runs

Brewers: 6-4, .213 batting average, 4.60 ERA, outscored by three runs

INJURIES: Cardinals: Dylan Carlson: 10-Day IL (thumb), Drew VerHagen: 60-Day IL (hip), Steven Matz: 15-Day IL (knee), Alex Reyes: 60-Day IL (shoulder)

Brewers: Matt Bush: day-to-day (groin), Eric Lauer: 15-Day IL (elbow), Freddy Peralta: 15-Day IL (shoulder), Alex Jackson: 60-Day IL (wrist), Jonathan Davis: 10-Day IL (elbow), Aaron Ashby: 15-Day IL (shoulder), Trevor Rosenthal: 15-Day IL (hamstring), Trevor Gott: 15-Day IL (forearm), Jandel Gustave: 15-Day IL (forearm), Miguel Sanchez: 60-Day IL (elbow)

___

The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.

Copyright © 2024 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, written or redistributed.

Federal News Network Logo
Log in to your WTOP account for notifications and alerts customized for you.

Sign up