Monday, June 1, 2015

Busch Stadium

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Probable Pitchers: Matt Garza (2-7) vs. Jaime Garcia (1-1)

The Milwaukee Brewers head to Busch Stadium on Monday to take on the St. Louis Cardinals. The probable starters are Matt Garza for the Brewers and Jaime Garcia for the Cardinals. The opening line has Milwaukee at +148 and St. Louis at -158. The over/under for this matchup is 8. So far this season Milwaukee is 26-21 against the over/under while the Cardinals are 19-29.

The Brewers come into this game with a 16-34 record, including 8-14 on the road. Matt Garza has a 2-7 record and an earned run average of 6.00. He's given up 63 hits in 57 innings pitched so far and Milwaukee is currently averaging 2.7 runs in his starts. As a team, they are batting .227, good for 30th in the league. They also rank 30th in the league in on base percentage at .283 with Adam Lind leading the way at .357.

The Cardinals overall record is 33-17 and they are 20-6 at home. Jaime Garcia is currently 1-1 with an ERA of 3.46. He's pitched 13 innings thus far and given up 13 hits. St. Louis has averaged 3 runs in his starts this year. The Cardinals are 1st in the league in team ERA at 2.76 and 9th in the league in hits allowed per 9 innings at 8.27. They come into this game batting .267 as a team with an OBP of .331, good for 4th in the league.

Milwaukee Brewers Betting Trends

The Milwaukee Brewers are 26-21 against the over/under

The Milwaukee Brewers are 19-31 against the run line

St. Louis Cardinals Betting Trends

The St. Louis Cardinals are 19-29 against the over/under

The St. Louis Cardinals are 30-20 against the run line

Injuries to Watch

Milwaukee Brewers

05/31/15 1B Adam Lind Back is not expected to be in the starting lineup Sunday vs. Arizona Diamondbacks
05/31/15 LF Khris Davis Knee 15-day DL (5/30)
05/24/15 P Wily Peralta Oblique 15-day DL (5/23)
04/21/15 C Jonathan Lucroy Toe 15-day DL (4/20)

St. Louis Cardinals

05/31/15 LF Matt Holliday Flu has been scratched from today%27s starting lineup Sunday vs. Los Angeles Dodgers
05/27/15 1B Matt Adams Quad 15-day DL (05/26)
05/03/15 P Jordan Walden Bicep 15-day DL (4/30)
04/28/15 P Adam Wainwright Achilles 15-day DL (4/25); out for season
04/04/15 LF Tommy Pham Quad 60-day DL (3/27)

Tony's Pick: Take the Brewers

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