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The St. Louis Cardinals (15-21) will try to put a stop to their current four-game losing streak when they visit the Milwaukee Brewers (21-15) at 7:40 PM ET on BSWI Thursday. Sportsbooks consider the Cardinals to be -136 favorites to end their skid, while the Brewers are +115 underdogs looking for the upset.
Sonny Gray gets the starting nod for St. Louis while Tobias Myers is Milwaukee’s starter for the contest.
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The Cardinals have won 42.1% of the games this season when they were the moneyline favorite (8-11).
St. Louis has gone 6-7 when playing as moneyline favorites with odds of -136 or shorter (46.2% winning percentage).
This season, the Brewers have won 12 out of the 21 games, or 57.1%, in which they’ve been the underdog.
This season, Milwaukee has won five of its eight games when it’s the underdog by at least +115 on the moneyline.
The Cardinals have combined with opponents to hit the over on the total 13 times this season for a 13-22-1 record against the over/under.
Games involving the Brewers have gone over the total set by bookmakers in 21 of 36 chances this season.
Cardinals Stats & Insights
The Cardinals have the No. 29 offense in baseball scoring 3.5 runs per game (126 total runs).
St. Louis has hit the second-fewest home runs in baseball this season (26).
The Cardinals are 28th in MLB with a .218 batting average.
St. Louis strikes out 8.6 times per game, the No. 12 average in MLB.
The 8.3 strikeouts per nine innings put together by the Cardinals pitching staff ranks 20th in the majors.
St. Louis’ 3.99 team ERA ranks 16th across all MLB pitching staffs.
Brewers Stats & Insights
The Brewers have scored the 10th-most runs in the league this season with 177.
Milwaukee’s 44 home runs rank sixth in Major League Baseball.
The Brewers’ .253 batting average is among the best in baseball, ranking seventh in MLB.
Milwaukee ranks 19th in MLB in strikeouts per game with an average of 9.1 Ks per contest.
The Brewers have an eight K/9 this season as a pitching staff, which ranks 27th in baseball.
Milwaukee has pitched to a 4.09 ERA this season, which ranks 19th in baseball.
Cardinals Key Players to Watch
Gray (4-1 with a 0.89 ERA and 38 strikeouts in 30 1/3 innings pitched) makes the start for the Cardinals, his sixth of the season.
Brendan Donovan has been key for St. Louis with four home runs, 19 RBI and a batting average of .223 this season.
Nolan Arenado leads St. Louis in runs batted in with 20 while batting .287 with two homers.
Masyn Winn has 26 hits this season and a slash line of .265/.333/.357.
Lars Nootbaar is batting .183 with an OBP of .295 and a slugging percentage of .329 this season.
Brewers Key Players to Watch
The Brewers will hand the ball to Myers (0-2) for his fourth start of the season.
William Contreras leads the Brewers with 29 runs batted in while racking up a team-high batting average of .329.
Willy Adames has hit seven home runs to pace his team.
Brice Turang has nine doubles, two home runs and 13 walks while batting .316.
Rhys Hoskins has shown off his power as he paces his team with seven home runs.
Cardinals and Brewers Injuries
Cardinals: Willson Contreras: 10 Day IL (Arm), Matt Carpenter: 10 Day IL (Oblique), Riley O’Brien: 15 Day IL (Forearm), Steven Matz: 15 Day IL (Back), Giovanny Gallegos: 15 Day IL (Shoulder), Keynan Middleton: 15 Day IL (Forearm), Drew Rom: 60 Day IL (Biceps), Tommy Edman: 60 Day IL (Wrist)
Brewers: Joey Wiemer: 10 Day IL (Knee), Taylor Clarke: 15 Day IL (Meniscus), D.L. Hall: 15 Day IL (Knee), J.B. Bukauskas: 15 Day IL (Lat), Jakob Junis: 60 Day IL (Shoulder), Devin Williams: 60 Day IL (Back), Brandon Woodruff: 60 Day IL (Elbow), Garrett Mitchell: 60 Day IL (Finger), Wade Miley: 60 Day IL (Elbow)
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