The Milwaukee Brewers play the second game of a four-game series on the road Tuesday versus the St Louis Cardinals. Milwaukee dropped to 84-65 following its 2-1 loss to Washington on Sunday, snapping a three-game winning streak for Milwaukee. The Brewers are first in the National League Central, leading the Chicago Cubs by 6 ½ games and have a magic number of seven to win the division title. Make sure you stay up to date with all the MLB action with our expert MLB Picks.
Center fielder William Contreras is batting .283 to lead Milwaukee, while shortstop Willy Adames is the leader in home runs with 24 and in RBIs with 77. Left fielder Christian Yelich is the leader in hits 143 and in on-base percentage with .363. On Tuesday, the Milwaukee Brewers will send Adrian Houser to the mound. The right-hander is 6-4 with a 4.53 ERA and 82 Ks.
The St Louis Cardinals improved to 66-83 following their 6-5 victory over the Philadelphia Phillies on Sunday. Jordan Walker's home run in the eighth inning broke a tie and the Cardinals went on to win. St Louis is last in the National League Central, 18 games behind first place and the Cardinals are on the verge of being eliminated from postseason contention.
First baseman Paul Goldschmidt is batting .273 to lead St Louis and has team highs in hits with 154 and on-base percentage with .366. Second baseman Nolan Gorman is the leader in home runs with 27 and third baseman Nolan Arenado has a team high 92 RBIs. On Tuesday, St Louis will send Drew Rom to the mound. The left-hander is 1-2 with a 5.96 ERA and 18 Ks.
