Michael Wacha (0-0, 8.31 ERA) and Taylor Jungmann (0-0, 1.80 ERA) take the hill in the first of a three-game series between the St. Louis Cardinals (3-3) and the Milwaukee Brewers (3-3) at Busch Stadium. Action begins at 4:15 p.m. ET on Monday, Apr. 11 and can be seen on FSMW, FSWI and MLBN.
Wacha pitched 4.1 innings in his most recent start, surrendering five runs (one unearned), striking out three and walking one in a 6-5 defeat to the Pirates. Jeremy Hazelbaker (.400 ) had a good game yesterday, going 2 for 5 with one run, one RBI, and one stolen base. Jungmann went 5.0 innings, surrendering two, striking out one and walking two in a 4-3 win over the Giants in his last outing. Chris Carter (.250 ) went 1 for 3 yesterday.
The odds for St. Louis and Milwaukee are even, while the Over/Under (O/U) is unavailable as of now. The Cardinals have no trouble scoring as they rank third in the NL in offense with 0.0 runs per game. St. Louis is one of the best in the NL in terms of walks, earning an average of 5.0 per game.
The Brewers have a dynamic offense, leading the league with zero extra base hits.
Predictions: SU Winner – STL
Notes
St. Louis (2-0) and Milwaukee (1-0) have both won every game when leading after seven innings.
When outhit, the Cardinals and the Brewers both have records of 1-3.
Tied at seventh for total home runs, St. Louis and Milwaukee have each hit eight homers this season.
Ranking 26th, Milwaukee is near the bottom of the league in hits, notching 7.33 per game. St. Louis ranks in the top half at 13th with 8.67.
Milwaukee tops the league for its on-base plus slugging percentage of .000 this season. St. Louis ranks near the bottom at 23rd with an OPS of .767.
The Brewers are 3-3 in games where they allow one or more home runs. The Cardinals are 1-0 when they allow at least one homer.
