Milwaukee Brewers at St. Louis Cardinals 5/28/22 - MLB Picks & Predictions

NL Central Division rivals will square off on Saturday afternoon, when the Milwaukee Brewers and the St. Louis Cardinals continue their series from Busch Stadium. The Brewers (29-17) are four games above .500 on the road and hold a 3.5 game lead over the Cardinals for first place. Last night, Milwaukee DH Keston Hiura hit a two-run shot in the ninth inning of a 4-2 road loss against St. Louis.

Twenty-nine year old righty Adrian Houser (3-4 2.98 ERA) will head to the hill for the Brewers in this contest. Through 42 plus innings, Houser has allowed just one home run and owns a respectable 1.28 WHIP.

The St. Louis Cardinals have won 12 of their first 22 home games and rank third in the National League with a plaus 43 run differential. On Friday, 1B Paul Goldschmidt put St. Louis on the scoreboard first with a two-run blast in the third inning. Pinch hitter Edmundo Sosa added a run scoring triple for the Cardinals, who improved to 25-20 on the season.

Rookie left-hander Matthew Liberatore (0-0 7.71 ERA) will make his second career major league start for the Cardinals. In his first start, Liberatore gave up seven hits and four runs during a 5-4 road victory against Pittsburgh.