St. Louis will wrap up its three-game series in Milwaukee when the teams meet on Sunday afternoon. The Cardinals lost the series opener in a 4-0 final on Friday, extending their losing streak to four games. Milwaukee pushed its winning streak to six games with that win—this story was published prior to Saturday night’s game.
St. Louis got off to a hot start to the season by winning two out of three games against Toronto, with the lone loss coming in a 10-9 final on Opening Day. The Cardinals proceeded to get swept by Atlanta in a three-game series earlier this week, scoring a combined seven runs in those three games. They went even colder at the plate on Friday, getting shut out in a 4-0 final to fall to 2-5 overall. The Cardinals will continue their six-game road trip with three games in Colorado after Sunday’s finale. They entered Saturday’s slate ranked first in the majors in team batting average (.305).
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Milwaukee is a challenging matchup for St. Louis’ lineup, as the Brewers ranked second in the majors in team ERA (2.32) prior to Saturday’s game. Right-handed pitcher Jake Woodford will start for St. Louis on Sunday afternoon. He allowed six earned runs on seven hits across 4.1 innings against Atlanta on Monday, striking out three batters. Woodford relies on low-velocity movement and deception to record outs, and that was not working against the Braves. He is stepping in for injured veteran Adam Wainwright, but Matthew Liberatore could get called up from Triple-A if Woodford does not look better on Sunday.