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A pair of surging power hitters meet Friday when Joey Ortiz — with his two-game homer streak in tow — and the Milwaukee Brewers (22-15) take on Lars Nootbaar (home runs in two straight) and the St. Louis Cardinals (15-22). The Brewers are favorites (-124) for the contest, which starts at 8:10 PM ET, live from American Family Field and broadcast on MLB Network.
Milwaukee’s Robert Gasser gets the start, and he’ll go against St. Louis’ Lance Lynn.
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Brewers and Cardinals Betting Trends
The Brewers have won nine of the 15 games they were listed as the moneyline favorite this season (60%).
When playing as moneyline favorites with odds of -124 or shorter, Milwaukee has a 5-1 record (winning 83.3% of its games).
The Cardinals have won seven, or 41.2%, of the 17 games they’ve played as underdogs this season.
St. Louis has a record of 4-7 in games where bookmakers have it as underdogs of at least +105 on the moneyline.
In the 37 games in which bookmakers have set an over/under for the Brewers, they have combined with opponents to go over the total 22 times (22-15-0).
The Cardinals and their opponents have hit the over in 14 of their 37 games with a total this season.
Brewers Stats & Insights
The Brewers have the No. 9 offense in baseball scoring five runs per game (184 total runs).
Milwaukee averages 1.3 home runs per game to rank fifth in MLB play with 47 total home runs.
The Brewers are seventh in the majors with a .254 batting average.
Milwaukee’s 9.1 strikeouts per game rank 24th in the majors.
The pitching staff for the Brewers has a collective 8.1 K/9, the fifth-worst in the majors.
Milwaukee has the 17th-ranked team ERA across all MLB pitching staffs (4.01).
Cardinals Stats & Insights
The Cardinals have scored the 29th-most runs in the league this season with just 127 (3.4 per game).
St. Louis has hit just 27 homers this season, which ranks 28th in the majors.
The Cardinals rank 28th in MLB with a team batting average of just .217.
St. Louis ranks 15th in strikeouts per game (8.6) among MLB offenses.
The Cardinals average the 18th-most strikeouts per nine innings (8.4) in the majors this season.
St. Louis has pitched to a 4.09 ERA this season, which ranks 19th in baseball.
Brewers Key Players to Watch
Gasser will start for the Brewers, his first of the season.
William Contreras leads Milwaukee in batting average (.340) and runs batted in (30) this season while also slugging five homers.
Willy Adames has collected 36 hits this season and has an OBP of .341. He’s slugging .448 on the year.
Brice Turang is slashing .314/.378/.438 this season for the Brewers.
Rhys Hoskins’ eight home runs are most among Milwaukee batters. He’s driven in 21 runs this season while slugging .455.
Cardinals Key Players to Watch
The Cardinals’ Lynn (1-0) will make his eighth start of the season.
Nolan Arenado has a team-best batting average of .286 and leads the Cardinals in runs batted in (20).
Brendan Donovan is hitting .217 with eight doubles, a triple, four home runs and 12 walks.
Nootbaar is batting .184 with six doubles, three home runs and 13 walks.
Masyn Winn is batting .265 with five doubles, two triples and 11 walks.
Brewers and Cardinals Injuries
Brewers: Joey Wiemer: 10 Day IL (Knee), Taylor Clarke: 15 Day IL (Meniscus), D.L. Hall: 15 Day IL (Knee), 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), J.B. Bukauskas: 60 Day IL (Lat)
Cardinals: Willson Contreras: 10 Day IL (Arm), Matt Carpenter: 10 Day IL (Oblique), Steven Matz: 15 Day IL (Back), Giovanny Gallegos: 15 Day IL (Shoulder), Keynan Middleton: 15 Day IL (Forearm), Riley O’Brien: 60 Day IL (Forearm), Drew Rom: 60 Day IL (Biceps), Tommy Edman: 60 Day IL (Wrist)
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