The Milwaukee Brewers (82-71) host the St. Louis Cardinals (89-65) at American Family Field on Tuesday for the first of a two-game series. The Cardinals are in the midst of an eight-game road trip. They won only one out of three in their last series against the Dodgers, dropping the finale 4-1 on Sunday at Dodger Stadium. Juan Yepez was 2 for 3 with one run. The Brewers are playing the first of nine games at home. They won three of four against the Reds in their last series, dropping the finale 2-1 on Sunday at Great American Ball Park. Hunter Renfroe went 1 for 4 with a solo home run.
HEAD-TO-HEAD
The Cardinals have won nine of 17 in the season series between the NL Central rivals, including a 4-1 victory in their most recent meeting on September 14 at Busch Stadium. Starter Adam Wainwright went five innings, giving up one run on eight hits, to get the win, and Ryan Helsley earned his 17th save with a scoreless ninth.
ON THE MOUND
Miles Mikolas (11-13, 3.35 ERA) is set to start for St. Louis. The righty allowed one run (zero earned) over six innings in his last start, a 1-0 home defeat against the Padres on Wednesday. He was charged with the loss, yielding three hits while striking out six and walking two. Over four previous starts against the Brewers this season, Mikolas has allowed 11 earned runs over 26.2 innings (2-2, 3.71). He has struck out 22 and walked four. Right-hander Adrian Houser (6-9, 4.62 ERA) takes the mound for Milwaukee. He has made two appearances against the Cardinals this season, both as the starter, giving up nine runs (6 ER) over 9.2 innings (0-2, 5.59) with five strikeouts and four walks. In his last start on Wednesday, Houser took a no-decision at home against the Mets. He threw 4.2 scoreless innings and gave up three hits in the 6-0 win.
AT THE PLATE
The St. Louis offense is averaging 4.8 runs per game for the season, with a slash line of .253/.325/.422. Paul Goldschmidt leads the team in OPS at .988. The first baseman is slashing .317/.404/.584 with 35 home runs, 112 RBIs, and 103 runs over 145 games. Against righties like Houser this season, the Cards have a .729 OPS. Goldschmidt also is the team’s strongest performer against right-handers with a .903 OPS in 432 at-bats. Milwaukee is slashing .235/.316/.411 for the season and averaging 4.6 runs per game. Renfroe leads the team with ann .810 OPS. The right fielder has 28 home runs, 69 RBIs, and 59 runs scored with a slash line of .253/.316/.494. The Brew Crew have a .751 OPS against right-handers in 2022, fourth highest in the league. With a .852 OPS over 336 at-bats, Kolten Wong has been their best hitter against right-handers.
HOME AND AWAY
St. Louis is 38-38 in away games in 2022, scoring 4.7 runs per game while allowing 4.4 runs. Milwaukee has gone 42-30 at their home ballpark this season, averaging 4.7 runs per game while surrendering 4.1. In the last 10 meetings at American Family Field, St. Louis is 6-4 with an average scoreline of 5.1-3.4.
STANDINGS UPDATE
The Cardinals lead the NL Central by six games over the Brewers. Their magic number to clinch the division is three. The Brewers are fourth in the Wild Card race, one games out of a postseason position.
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