Mike Fiers (0-3, 6.75 ERA) and Lance Lynn (1-1, 1.56 ERA) are on the hill in the last of a three-game series between the Milwaukee Brewers (3-15) and the St. Louis Cardinals (12-4) at Miller Park. The Cardinals won the last game 5-3 and St. Louis leads the series 2-0. Action begins at 2:10 p.m. ET on Sunday, Apr. 26 and can be seen on FSN-MW and FSN-WI.
Fiers is 2-2 with a 1.62 ERA in his appearances against the Cardinals, but goes up against a good St. Louis offense which is batting .260 this season. Adam Lind (.317, 5 Rs, 2 HRs, 9 RBIs) continued his strong play yesterday, going 2 for 4 with one run and one RBI. Lynn is 6-2 with a 2.23 ERA when pitching against the Brewers. He takes on a below-average Milwaukee offense which is hitting just .219 this season. Matt Carpenter (.388, 14 Rs, 3 HRs, 11 RBIs) has been successful at the plate for the Cardinals, going 2 for 5 yesterday with one run.
St. Louis takes on Milwaukee as a -133 favorite. The Over/Under (O/U) for the matchup is sitting at eight runs. The Brewers have recorded an overall money line of -1,211 and have shown a weak performance as an underdog this season with a record of 1-7. Milwaukee has gone winless (0-7) as the underdog and 1-9 SU in its last 10 outings.
Over in the other dugout, St. Louis is coming in with an overall money line of +642 and an impressive record of 8-2 as the favorite. They played solid baseball as the favorite over their last 10 games with a 7-1 record, and an 8-2 record SU. The Cardinals are tough outs for opponents, ranking fourth in the NL with 8.9 hits per game. St. Louis’s pitching staff has set the standard for its league, with an NL-low 1.92 ERA. When it comes to preventing batters from getting on base, the Cardinals are one of the best in the league with a WHIP of 1.06 for the season. The Cardinals have established a reputation of overwhelming hitters with an NL-best 9.7 strikeouts per road game.
The Cardinals lead the season series, 4-1. The Brewers have a bad 2-8 record at home (3-11 overall) against right-handed starting pitchers, which is what they’ll be facing when Lynn takes the mound. Fiers (RHP) will be on the hill against the Cardinals, who have a 10-3 record against right-handed starting pitchers.
Predictions: SU Winner – STL, O/U – Over
Notes
Milwaukee recorded at least two errors for the fifth time this season.
When the Cardinals play into extra innings, they have a 1-1 record. The Brewers are 0-1 when their games exceed nine innings.
The St. Louis batters brought in a solid nine hits last game. Milwaukee has a record of 1-11 when their opponents get that many hits or more.
When they are outhit, the Brewers are 1-12. The Cardinals have a 2-0 record when opponents outhit them.
Milwaukee and St. Louis both rank near the bottom of the league in home runs. Milwaukee sits at 29th with eight home runs this season and St. Louis ranks 22nd with 12.
Ranking 14th, Milwaukee is in the top half of the league in hits, notching 7.12 per game. St. Louis ranks in the top five at fourth with 8.87.
Ranking 30th, Milwaukee is at the bottom of the league for its on-base plus slugging percentage (.586). St. Louis ranks in the top half at 11th with an OPS of .717.
When the Cardinals allow at least one home run, they are 4-2. When the Brewers allow one or more homers, they have a 1-11 record.
