Cardinals-Brewers Previews

The St. Louis Cardinals and the Milwaukee Brewers will meet on the field at Miller Park on Monday in a battle of division rivals.

Ace righthander Adam Wainwright will take the mound for the Cardinals to start this game. Wainwright is 3-1 this season with a 2.25 ERA.

The Brewers will counter Wainwright with David Bush. Righthander Bush has a 7.22 ERA to go along with a 0-4 record this season.

NewBodog oddsmakers currently have the Cardinals listed as 123-moneyline favorites versus the Brewers, while the game's total has not yet been posted.

The Brewers defeated St. Louis 5-3 as a -120 favorite on Sunday. The eight runs scored fell UNDER the posted over/under total (9.5).

Ryan Braun hit two solo home runs for Milwaukee, while Jeff Suppan allowed only one run on six hits in seven innings in the win.

Ryan Ludwick hit a solo home run for St. Louis, while Braden Looper took the loss after giving up four runs on seven hits over six innings.

Team records:
St. Louis: 23-16 SU
Milwaukee: 18-19 SU

St. Louis most recently:
When playing on Monday are 6-4
Before playing Pittsburgh are 5-5
After playing Milwaukee are 5-5
After a loss are 6-4

Milwaukee most recently:
When playing on Monday are 5-5
Before playing LA Dodgers are 6-4
After playing St. Louis are 6-4
After a win are 3-7

A few trends to consider:
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of St. Louis's last 6 games when playing Milwaukee
St. Louis is 2-4 SU in its last 6 games when playing Milwaukee
St. Louis is 1-4 SU in its last 5 games on the road
St. Louis is 1-4 SU in its last 5 games
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Milwaukee's last 7 games at home
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Milwaukee's last 6 games
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Milwaukee's last 6 games when playing St. Louis
Milwaukee is 4-2 SU in its last 6 games when playing St. Louis

Next up:
St. Louis home to Pittsburgh, Tuesday, May 13
Milwaukee home to LA Dodgers, Tuesday, May 13

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