Cardinals vs. Brewers Pick
Are the host Milwaukee Brewers going to even series versus St. Louis Cardinals? First pitch is at 12:10PM EST.
According to oddsmakers at Bovada.lv, the Cardinals are a 125 favorite to win on the moneyline. The Brewers are a +105 underdog, while the over-under sits at 9.
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Carlos Martinez (10-9, 3.48 ERA) will start for St. Louis, while Milwaukee turns to Chase Anderson (7-3, 2.87). Martinez has a 1.19 WHIP with 175 strikeouts in 168 1/3 innings. He allowed two runs (one earned) on seven hits with six strikeouts and two walks over seven innings in a 4-3 home loss to the Padres. Anderson comes in with a 1.13 WHIP and 95 strikeouts in 100 1/3 innings. He has made two road starts since missing two months with an injury, giving up a total of three earned runs on eight hits with 10 strikeouts and five walks over 10 innings. The Brewers went 1-1 in the two games.
St. Louis is 66-65 and 29-34 on the road, while Milwaukee enters at 68-64 and is 35-31 at home. The Cardinals have won six of the last 10 matchups, while the over-under is 5-4-1.
Tuesday’s game was a 10-2 victory by St. Louis as Luke Weaver gave up two earned runs and struck out 10 in 5 2/3 innings. Matt Carpenter hit a two-run homer and drew a walk, scoring two runs. Paul DeJong was 2-for-5 with a walk, two runs and three RBIs. Tommy Pham went 2-for-4 with a double, a run and two walks. Dexter Fowler was 1-for-3 with two walks and two runs. Luke Volt was 2-for-4 with four RBIs. Carson Kelly added a 2-for-4 day with two runs. Matt Garza allowed six runs (three earned) over 3 1/3 innings to take the loss. Eric Thames hit a solo home run for the Brewers, while Domingo Santana was 2-for-4 with a run. Jonathan Villar added two hits.
Anderson has been pretty good since coming off the DL and he gets a chance to return to the comfortability of his home digs here. Take the Brewers as a small underdog.
MLB DAILY PREDICTION: MILWAUKEE BREWERS +120