St. Louis Cardinals at Milwaukee Brewers 5/12/21 - MLB Picks & Predictions

On Wednesday, the St. Louis Cardinals play the second game of a two-game series on the road against the Milwaukee Brewers. St.Louis is 21-14 following a 2-0 victory over the Colorado Rockies on Sunday. Nolan Arenado hit a home run against his former club, while Adam Wainwright pitched 8-plus Innings allowing only three hits to help lead the Cardinals to the victory. St Louis is first in the National League Central two games ahead of second-place Milwaukee.

Dylan Carlson is batting .303 to lead St Louis and has a team-high .380 on-base percentage. Shortstop Paul DeJong is the leader in home runs with six, while Nolan Arenado is the leader in RBIs with 23 and Tommy Edman is the leader in hits with 41. On Wednesday, St Louis will send John Gant the mound. The right-hander is 2-3 with an ERA of 2.15, 25 Ks and 23 BBs.

Milwaukee is 19-16 following a 2-1 victory over the Miami Marlins on Sunday. Tyrone Taylor hit a tie breaking RBI single with two outs in the 10th inning and seven pitchers for the Brewers allowed a combined six hits in the victory over the Marlins. Milwaukee is second in the NL Central two games behind first place St. Louis. Milwaukee has won two straight following a six-game losing streak.

Avisail Garcia is batting .273 to lead Milwaukee and center fielder has team highs in hits with 30 and on-base percentage at .347. Third baseman Travis Shaw is the leader in home runs with five and RBIs with 22. Milwaukee has hit 41 home runs in its first 35 games. On Wednesday, Milwaukee will send Brandon Woodruff to the mound. The right-hander is 2-1 with an ERA of 1.73, 51 Ks and 3 BBs.