Written By: The Persian
The Milwaukee Brewers get set to clash against the quickly fading St. Louis Cardinals in the second of a three-game set Tuesday night inside American Family Field from Milwaukee, Wisconsin. They toss out the first pitch at 7:20 pm. The Brewers are running away with the division as they took Monday's series opener 9-3.
Bookmaker has installed the Cardinals +130 on the ML.
The Brewers have shown some serious staying power this season. Although their division is not the strongest, they have been able to pull away from anyone. They lead the Chicago Cubs by 8 1/2 games and the Cardinals by 12 games for the top spot in the division. They are well on their way to winning the division, and they have done it with a nice mix of hitting and pitching this season.
On offense, they have several reliable hitters, including veteran slugger and first baseman Rhys Hoskins, who smacked 23 home runs during his first season with the Brewers. The much-maligned slugger spent the first six seasons with the Philadelphia Phillies and smacked 34 home runs in 2018.
The Brewers will send out 29-year-old Aaron Civale, who has struggled at times this season. He has posted a record of 3-2 in limited starts and an ERA of 3.72.
The Cardinals have been a bad team this season, and their fanbase is growing very restless. A once proud baseball town, St. Louis has not had much to smile and cheer about for several seasons now, and they will miss the playoffs again this season.
They are currently sitting with a mark of 69-69, and being .500 is a good thing, but not with this team. They are 5 1/2 games out of one of the two NL wild-card spots, but it would take a miracle for them to get into the postseason, and they do not deserve it. They have had some rough patches this season, and their pitching has failed them several times.
The Cardinals are the definition of a very inconsistent team. They can win three straight and then follow that up by losing five in a row. They took two of three from the New York Yankees and looked good doing it, but they are just 8-7 over their last 15 games. If they won 12 or so of those games, they would be right there for one of those mentioned Wild Card spots.
They will hand the ball over to Sonny Gray, who takes the mound with a record of 12-9 with an ERA of just under four. He is 1-3 over his last four starts and has been rocked a couple of times during that stretch. The run total is 8 1/2 and could be in play here.
The Brewers are 4-1 in their last five games and 2-3 in their last five games against the spread. They are also 37-35 in their road games against the number. The totals have gone over in two out of their last five games at home. The Cardinals are 4-1 in their last five games and 4-1 in their last five games against the spread. The totals have gone over in three out of their last five games.
