Milwaukee Brewers at St. Louis Cardinals 5/27/22 - MLB Picks & Predictions

Last Updated: 05/27/2022 at 11:02 AM ET

Milwaukee Brewers at St. Louis Cardinals 5/27/22 - MLB Picks & Predictions

The Milwaukee Brewers play the second game of a four-game series on the road Friday against the St Louis Cardinals. Milwaukee improved to 28-16 following its 2-1 victory over the San Diego Padres on Wednesday. Milwaukee defeated San Diego in two of three games this week. The Brewers are first in the National League Central, with a 3 ½-game lead over the second-place Cardinals.

Hunter Renfroe is batting .266 to lead Milwaukee and the right fielder has a team high nine home runs. First baseman Rowdy Tellez is the leader in RBIs with 33 and left fielder Christian Yelich is the leader in hits with 38 and on-base percentage at .326. On Friday, the Milwaukee Brewers will send Brandon Woodruff to the mound. The right-hander is 5-2 with a 4.76 ERA, 49 Ks and 12 BBs.

St. Louis dropped to 24-19 following its 8-1 loss to the Toronto Blue Jays on Wednesday. St Louis split a short two-game interleague series with the Blue Jays after winning the opener 7-3. St Louis has won four out of the last five and the Cardinals are second in the NL Central, 3 ½ games behind Milwaukee but six games in front of the third-place Pittsburgh Pirates.

First baseman Paul Goldschmidt is batting .344 to lead St Louis and has team highs in RBIs with 33, hits with 55 and on-base percentage at .411. Third baseman Nolan Arenado is the leader in home runs with nine. On Friday, the St. Louis Cardinals will send Dakota Hudson to the mound. The right-hander is 3-2 with a 3.60 ERA, 22 Ks and 19 BBs.

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Milwaukee has won 13 of the last 16 when playing against an opponent from the National League Central and five of the last seven overall. Milwaukee starting pitcher Brandon Woodruff has had two consecutive strong outings, allowing a combined four runs on 10 hits across 11 innings, resulting in a pair of victories for the Brewers. St Louis starting pitcher Dakota Hudson is coming off a poor outing after allowing four runs on five hits across 4 ⅔ innings resulting in a loss to the New York Mets. Final Score Prediction, Milwaukee Brewers win 7-3.