The St. Louis Cardinals (83-59) host the Milwaukee Brewers (76-66) at Busch Stadium on Wednesday with the visitors eyeing a sweep of the two-game series. The Brewers took Tuesday’s series opener 8-4, their third straight victory overall and eighth in 16 games against the Cardinals this season. Luis Perdomo threw three innings out of the bullpen to get the win. Willy Adames was 2 for 3 with a double, one run, and two RBIs in the win. Andrew McCutchen added a home run and a double. He had three RBIs. Nolan Arenado went 1 for 3 with a double, one run, and two RBIs for the Cardinals.
ON THE MOUND
Corbin Burnes (10-6, 3.02 ERA) is in line to get the start for Milwaukee. The right-hander leads the NL in strikeouts (214). Burnes allowed one run over eight innings in his last start, a 2-1 home win over the Giants on Thursday. He earned the win, scattering three hits while striking out 14. Over three previous starts against the Cardinals this season, Burnes has allowed only one earned runs over 21 innings (2-0, 0.43). He has struck out 27 and walked three. RHP Adam Wainwright (10-9, 3.21 ERA) gets the ball for St. Louis. He has made four appearances against the Brewers this season, all starts, giving up 13 runs (12 ER) over 23 innings (0-2, 4.70) with 24 strikeouts and five walks. In his last start on Thursday, Wainwright took a no-decision at home against the Nationals. He threw five innings and gave up four runs on nine hits, striking out two, in the 11-6 loss.
AT THE PLATE
Over the last five games, Milwaukee has averaged 5.2 runs a game, a small gain compared to their season average of 4.5. Against righties like Wainwright this season, the Brew Crew have a .752 OPS, fourth highest in the league. Kolten Wong is the team’s best performer against right-handers with a .827 OPS in 295 at-bats. St. Louis is averaging only 4.6 runs per game in the last five, down slightly from 4.9 for the season. The Cards have a .739 OPS against right-handers in 2022. With a .917 OPS over 400 at-bats, Paul Goldschmidt has been their best hitter against right-handers.
HOME AND AWAY
Milwaukee is 37-39 in road games in 2022, scoring 4.5 runs per game while allowing 4.7 runs. St. Louis has gone 47-25 at home this season, averaging 4.9 runs per game while surrendering 3.6. In the last 10 games at Busch Stadium between the NL Central rivals, each club has won five, though Milwaukee has the scoring advantage with an average final margin of 3.9-3.4.
STANDINGS UPDATE
The Cardinals lead the NL Central by seven games over the Brewers. The Brewers are fourth in the Wild Card race, two games out of third.
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