Thursday afternoon baseball and we will see the Milwaukee Brewers travel to Busch Stadium to take on the St Louis Cardinals. Free Pick to follow. First pitch is scheduled for an 1:45 PM (Eastern) start time and the game will be televised locally.
Betting Odds
Milwaukee +130
St Louis -140
Over/ Under: 7.5 U -120
This is 3rd game of a 3 game set between two teams that should contend for the NL Central title. The teams have split the first two games of the series, with the Brewers winning 5-4 on Monday, while the Cards took last night's meeting by a score of 4-2. Milwaukee will be without Carlos Gomez for this one after he left yesterday's game with a hamstring injury.
The Brewers (2-6) come in ranked 26th in scoring (2.88 rpg), 19th in hitting (.229) and 29th in homers (3). On the pitching front they are 23rd in ERA (4.38) and 20th in WHIP (1.33). The Brewers have gone 10-2 in their last 12 road games vs. a team with a home winning % of less than .400, but 4-11 in their last 15 road games vs. a right-handed starter and 22-46 in the last 68 meetings.
The Cards (4-3) come in ranked 19th in scoring (3.71rpg), 9th in hitting (.248) and 27th in homers (4), while on the mound they are 3rd in ERA (2.43) and 4th in WHIP (1.03). St Louis has gone 21-7 in their last 28 home games with the total set at 7.0-8.5 and 6-0 in Lackeys last 6 starts as a home favorite, but just 1-4 in his last 5 starts vs. the NL Central.
Getting the ball tonight for the Brewers will be Mike Fiers, who allowed 5 ER on 7 hits in 5 innings of a 6-2 loss to Pittsburgh in his first start of the year. Mike was 6-4 with a 2.09 ERA in 10 starts for the Brewers last year and he is 2-1 with a 1.30 ERA in 6 appearances (4 starts) in his career vs the Cards.
Getting the ball for the Cards will be John Lackey, who went 11-7 with a 360 ERA for the Red Sox last year, but just 3-3 with a 4.30 ERA in 10 starts for the Cards. John has 1 start this year and had a no-decision in a 5-4 loss to the Reds. He allowed 4 ERs in 6 innings of that game. John started 5 games in this park last year and was 2-0 with a 2.38 ERA in those starts. He has gone 2-1 but with a high 5.14 ERA in 3 career start vs the Brewers.
Pick: Going with the Cards here as they are the better team and the loss of CarGo for the Brewers will not do their struggling offense any favors. The Cards have the 3rd best ERA in the league, while the Brewers are scoring just 2.88 rpg, which is 26th in the league. The Brewers have not fared well in this series and despite the Fact that Fiers has pitched well in this seris I look for the healthier Cards to pick up the win here.
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