Carlos Martinez (13-7, 3.07 ERA) and the St. Louis Cardinals (73-66) meet Jimmy Nelson (7-13, 4.36 ERA) and the Milwaukee Brewers (63-77) in the second of a four-game division series at Busch Stadium. The Brewers won the last game 12-5, and Milwaukee leads the series 1-0. The game starts at 8:15 p.m. ET on Friday, Sep. 9 and will air on FSMW and FSWI.
In his most recent outing, Martinez pitched 6.0 innings, giving up two runs, striking out six and walking five in a 5-2 victory over the Reds. Jedd Gyorko (.246, 49 Rs, 26 HRs, 51 RBIs) continued his strong season yesterday, going 2 for 4. The Brewers were victorious over the Pirates 7-4 the last time Nelson pitched. He went 5.1 innings, allowing one run, striking out four and walking six. Chris Carter (.226, 71 Rs, 33 HRs, 79 RBIs, 3 SBs) went 1 for 4 yesterday with one RBI.
Notes
For the 29th time this season, the Brewers registered at least two errors in a game.
The Cardinals managed to give up four walks in their last game. They’ll have to pick it up against the Brewers who are coming in with a 37-34 record against opponents who give up that many walks or more.
It looks like the Brewers have a slight leg up on the Cardinals, as the Brewers have won their last three games while the Cardinals have lost their last two.
When they outhit their opponents, the Brewers are 50-9. The Cardinals have a 51-7 record when outhitting opponents.
Ranking 22nd, Milwaukee sits near the bottom of the league in runs, scoring 588 this season. St. Louis ranks in the top five at fourth with 687.
Ranking 17th, Milwaukee is in the bottom half of the league for its on-base plus slugging percentage (.739). St. Louis ranks in the top five at third with an OPS of .779.
The Brewers are 39-58 when they allow at least one home run. The Cardinals perform similarly when they allow one or more homers with a 39-43 record.
