St. Louis and Milwaukee continue their battle for the National League Central lead when they hook up this evening for game two of their three game set at Miller Park. Tonight's game is scheduled to get underway at 8:05pm ET and will be broadcast live on ESPN. St. Louis Cardinals vs Milwaukee Brewers MLB Picks at SBGglobal.com have the Cardinals listed as a slight -113 money line favorite in this evening's contest.
The Cardinals, who had pulled into a tie with the Brewers for the NL Central lead by taking two out of three in a weekend series against the Royals, fell a game back of Milwaukee by losing 0-1 yesterday at Miller Park. St. Louis is now 26-19 on the season after losing their last two games and they are 9-10 away from Busch Stadium.
Adam Wainwright gets the call tonight for St. Louis. The Brunswick, Georgia native is 4-2 in nine starts with a 3.41 ERA. The right hander rebounded from a couple of rough outings in his last start, winning 3-1 against the Cubs at home. Wainwright went 8.2 innings, allowing just five hits and one earned run in the victory.
Milwaukee, who fought their way to the top of the division with a torrid stretch earlier this month, is 27-18 on the year. They have been outstanding at home, winning 13 of their 20 games there. The Brew Crew have won six of their last 10 games; they had won 10 of 12 prior to being swept by the Twins over the weekend.
Former Cardinal Jeff Suppan will work against his old club for the second time this season when he takes the hill tonight. The 34 year old Oklahoma native, who is an MLB Picks 3-3 this year with a 4.71 ERA, was brillant against St. Louis in a May 16th outing at Busch Stadium. Suppan allowed just six hits and no earned runs over seven innings in the 1-0 win.
SBGglobal.com St. Louis Cardinals vs Milwaukee Brewers MLB Picks:
St. Louis Cardinals -1.5 (+140), Over 8.5 (+100), -113 (Moneyline)
Milwaukee Brewers +1.5 (-160), Under 8.5 (-120), -107 (Moneyline)
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