The Milwaukee Brewers (22-17) will be trying to pick up their second consecutive series win when they face the St. Louis Cardinals (15-25) in the second game of their three-game series on Tuesday night.
Wade Miley, 3-2, 3.60 ERA, will get the start for the Brewers. The Cardinals will counter with Jordan Montgomery, 2-5, 4.11 ERA.
Milwaukee and St. Louis split their last 10 meetings.
**This preview was written before Monday’s game was played**
The Brewers played well over the past week and they’ve won five of their last seven games. They will try to keep the momentum going with a win over the Cardinals, which will give them their sixth win in their last eight games and increase their lead in the NL Central standings.
Milwaukee is averaging 4.36 runs per game. Their .242 batting average is 17th in the league. Their .318 on base percentage is also 17th, while their .390 slugging percentage is 20th.
William Contreras leads the Brewers with a .266 batting average. Rowdy Tellez leads the team with 10 home runs, while Willy Adames leads the team with 23 RBI.
Milwaukee’s pitching has been good, with the team giving up 3.92 runs per game. Opponents have a .237 batting average against the Brewers, which is ninth in the league. Their 3.65 ERA is eighth, whi le their 1.24 WHIP is ninth.
In his last start, Miley gave up six hits and seven runs in five innings, leading to an 8-1 loss to the Dodgers. They will need a significantly better effort from him if they want to get the win.