Cardinals vs. Brewers Prediction
Will the Brewers make it two straight against the Cardinals when the NL Central rivals clash again at 8:10PM ET?
According to oddsmakers from online sports book Bovada.lv, the Brewers are -125 money line favorites versus the Cardinals, who have odds of +115 to pull off the upset. With Luke Weaver set to face Brent Suter in the pitching matchup, the over/under currently sits at 9 runs.
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From Rotoworld: Weaver allowed a grand slam in the fourth inning but nothing else, completing five innings in a loss to the Diamondbacks on Thursday. Weaver cruised through three innings, striking out four in the process, but a leadoff double and a pair of walks got him into some serious trouble in the fourth. J.D. Martinez made him pay for it, muscling a fastball over the right field wall for a grand slam. Weaver didn’t allow any more damage, giving up five hits and walking two in total, but it was enough to saddle him with his first loss of the year. The 23-year-old was making a start in place of injured Adam Wainwright, and although Waino is due back soon, the Cardinals’ precarious situation as the trade deadline approaches makes Weaver a player worth holding onto until things sort themselves out on Monday.
Suter fired seven scoreless frames in a 2-1 victory over the Cubs on Friday. It was the longest outing of his career. The soft-tossing lefty allowed just four hits — all of them singles — while walking one and striking out five. He worked fast and was very efficient, throwing 54 out of his 82 pitches for strikes. He now owns a 1.50 ERA over five starts while filling in for Chase Anderson in the rotation. We suspect the league will catch up to him eventually, but he’s been quite a find for Milwaukee so far.
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OUR PREDICTION: The Cardinals are 0-4 in their last four games against the Brewers following last night’s 3-2 loss, are 1-5 in their last six road games, and are 0-4 in Weaver’s last four starts. The Brewers, meanwhile, are 11-4 in their last 15 home games, and are 6-1 in their last seven home games when facing a team with a losing record, and are 6-1 in their last seven home games when facing an opponent with a losing road record.
WEDNESDAY MLB PREDICTION: MILWAUKEE BREWERS -125