The Milwaukee Brewers will be facing off against the St. Louis Cardinals in St. Louis on Monday at 7:45 p.m. ET. The Brewers are currently in 1st place in the NL Central with a record of 23-17, while the Cardinals are in 5th place with a 16-25 record.
The Brewers will have Freddy Peralta as their pitcher with a record of 4-2, a 2.88 ERA, a 1.18 WHIP, and 46 strikeouts. The Cardinals will be starting Jack Flaherty, who has a 2-4 record, a 6.18 ERA, a 1.73 WHIP, and 39 strikeouts.
According to the Fan Duel Sportsbook MLB Line, the Brewers are favored to win with a -113 line, while the Cardinals have a -106 line. The Over/Under for the game is set at 8 1/2 runs.
The Brewers are on a three-game winning streak and will be looking to keep their momentum going against the struggling Cardinals, who have a record of 6-13 at home and 16-25 overall. The Cardinals have a 9-5 record in games without a home run, while the Brewers are 23-17 overall and 10-9 on the road. The Brewers have a 15-2 record in games where they hit more than their opponents.
This will be the fourth time the Brewers and Cardinals have faced each other this season. Key players in this game include Nolan Arenado for the Cardinals, who has four doubles, one triple, six homers, and 26 RBIs; Paul Goldschmidt, who has 16-for-45 with four doubles and three homers in his last 10 games; and Christian Yelich, who has four doubles and seven homers for the Brewers. Owen Miller of the Cardinals has 12 hits in 35 at bats, four doubles, and one home run in his last 10 games.
In their last 10 games, the Cardinals have a 6-4 record and a .271 batting average with a 4.60 ERA. The Brewers also have a 5-5 record and a .247 batting average with a 4.66 ERA.
Both teams have players on the injured list. The Cardinals have Tyler O’Neal for 10 days due to a back injury, Jake Woodford for 15 days due to a shoulder injury, Wilking Rodriguez for 60 days due to a shoulder injury, and Packey Norton for 15 days due to a forearm injury. The Brewers have Garrett Mitchell for 60 days due to shoulder injuries, Luis Urias for 60 days due to hamstring injuries, Matt Bush for 15 days due to shoulder injuries, and Brandon Woodruff, Aaron Ashby, Justin Wilson, and Jason Alexander for 15, 60, 60, and 60 days, respectively, due to various injuries.
Data for this article was sourced from AP communications data from Data Skrive and Sports Radar.