Brewers at Cardinals 8/19/19 - MLB Picks & Predictions

On Monday, the Milwaukee Brewers open a three-game series on the road against the St. Louis Cardinals. The Brewers defeated the Washington Nationals on Saturday in a slugfest 15-14. Eric Thames belted a two-run homer that put the Brewers ahead in the 14th inning and Milwaukee outlasted the Nationals to win. Christian Yelich hit two home runs in the win.

St. Louis was beaten on Saturday by the Cincinnati Reds 6-1. The loss dropped the Cardinals into a first place tie with the Chicago Cubs in the National League Central. Matt Carpenter’s solo home run in the second inning produced the Cardinals only run in the loss. St. Louis had just one hit in eight at-bats with runners in scoring position. Christian Yelich leads Milwaukee with a .333 batting average, in home runs with 41, RBIs with 89 and in hits with 139. Milwaukee is averaging .249 at the plate, while opposing hitters are averaging .252. On Monday the Brewers will send Zach Davies to the mound. The right-hander is 8-5 with an ERA of 3.74, 78 Ks and 41 BBs.

Kolten Wong is leading the Cardinals with a .277 batting average. Paul Goldschmidt is the leader in home runs with 27, in RBIs with 66 and hits with 117. The Cardinals are averaging .244 at the plate, while opposing hitters are averaging .243. On Monday, the Cardinals will send Dakota Hudson to the mound. The right-hander is 11-6 with an ERA of 3.82, 97 Ks and 59 BBs.