In the second of a three-game series between the St. Louis Cardinals (3-3) and the Milwaukee Brewers (3-3) at Busch Stadium, Lance Lynn (0-1, 1.50 ERA) and Wily Peralta (0-0, 2.57 ERA) take the mound. The Brewers won the last game 5-4 and Milwaukee leads the series 1-0. The game gets underway at 8:15 p.m. ET on Wednesday, Apr. 15 and will air on FSN-WI and FSN-MW.
Lynn is 5-2 with a 2.26 ERA, 74 strikeouts and 23 walks against the Brewers in his career. Jhonny Peralta (.360 ) continued his strong start to the season Monday, going 2 for 4 with two RBIs. In his career against the Cardinals, Peralta is 4-4 with a 4.33 ERA, 1.39 WHIP, and 40 strikeouts. Adam Lind (.417 ) went 1 for 4 Monday with one RBI.
Oddsmakers have deemed this game an even matchup and the Over/Under (O/U) is unavailable at the moment. The Cardinals rank fifth in the NL in hits with 8.3 per game. Transitioning to the St. Louis defense and pitching staff, teams routinely struggle to score runs against the Cardinals, who allow only 3.0 runs per game. The Cardinals are third in the league in WHIP at 0.98.
The Brewers average just 6.0 strikeouts per road game, one of the lowest marks in the NL. The Brewers are a problem for opposing batters, sporting a 2.00 ERA on the road this season.
So far this season, the Brewers are 1-0 against the Cardinals. Taking the hill against the Brewers will be the right-hander Lynn. They sport a 2-4 record against righties.
Predictions: SU Winner – STL
Notes
In their last game, the Brewers won by a margin of one run. The Cardinals are 0-2 in one-run games. The Brewers have a 1-1 record in close games.
When leading after 7 innings, Milwaukee is 1-1, while St. Louis is 1-2.
The Cardinals are coming into this game after allowing one walk during their last outing. The Brewers have a 1-2 record when opponents give up that many walks or fewer.
When they are outhit, the Brewers are 1-5. The Cardinals have a 1-0 record when opponents outhit them.
Both falling near the bottom of the league based on total home runs this season, St. Louis ranks 21st with four homers and Milwaukee is 26th with three.
Ranking 10th, Milwaukee is in the top 10 of the league in hits, notching 7.29 per game. St. Louis ranks in the top five at fifth with 8.33.
Ranking 22nd, Milwaukee is near the bottom of the league for its on-base plus slugging percentage (.629). St. Louis ranks in the bottom half at 17th with an OPS of .668.
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.
