Adam Wainwright (1-0, 0.00 ERA) and Matt Garza (0-1, 7.20 ERA) start in the first of a three-game series between the St. Louis Cardinals (3-2) and the Milwaukee Brewers (1-5) at Busch Stadium. Action begins at 4:15 p.m. ET on Monday, Apr. 13 and can be seen on FSN-WI and FSN-MW.
Wainwright is 12-7 with a 2.31 ERA, 0.94 WHIP, and 158 strikeouts against the Brewers. Jhonny Peralta (.333 ) had a good game yesterday, going 2 for 4 with one run, one home run, and two RBIs. Against the Cardinals, Garza is 3-3 with a 4.28 ERA, 1.43 WHIP, and 45 strikeouts.
St. Louis is a -174 favorite against Milwaukee and the Over/Under (O/U) for this game is sitting at seven runs. St. Louis is one of the best in the MLB in terms of steals, swiping five bases. Crossing over to the pitching staff, the Cardinals are the fourth-best team in the league at limiting hits and walks to their opponents, recording a WHIP of 0.98 so far this season.
Milwaukee is excellent at not striking out on the road with an NL-low 0.0 per game. Milwaukee’s pitching staff has set the standard for its league, with an NL-low 0.00 ERA on the road. When it comes to preventing batters from getting hits, the Brewers are the best in the NL on the road with an average of 0.0 hits allowed per away game.
Predictions: SU Winner – STL, O/U – Over
Notes
When leading after 7 innings, Milwaukee is 1-1, while St. Louis is 1-2.
The St. Louis batters brought in a solid 10 hits last game. Milwaukee has a record of 0-5 when their opponents get that many hits or more.
When they are outhit, the Brewers are 0-5. The Cardinals have a 1-0 record when opponents outhit them.
Ranking 23rd in home runs, Milwaukee has hit three this season. St. Louis ranks 16th with four home runs.
St. Louis and Milwaukee both rank in the top 10 of the league in hits. St. Louis sits at sixth with 7.75 hits per game and Milwaukee ranks seventh with 7.60.
Ranking 20th, Milwaukee is in the bottom half of the league for its on-base plus slugging percentage (.634). St. Louis ranks in the top half at 14th with an OPS of .673.
The Brewers are 0-4 in games where they allow one or more home runs. The Cardinals are 2-1 when they allow at least one homer.
