St Louis Cardinals at Milwaukee Brewers 8/1/20 - MLB Picks & Predictions

The St. Louis Cardinals will play the second game of a three-game series on the road Saturday against National League Central rival the Milwaukee Brewers. The Cardinals dropped to 2-3 following a 3-0 loss to the Minnesota Twins on Thursday. The loss was St Louis’ third straight and the Cardinals were swept in the two-game interleague series by the Twins.

Paul Goldschmidt is leading St Louis in hitting with a batting average of .316 and in hits with six. Tyler O'Neill is leading St. Louis in home runs with two and in RBIs with four. On Saturday, the Cardinals will send Adam Wainwright to the mound. The right-hander is 1-0 with an ERA of 1.50, 5 Ks and 1 BBs.

The Milwaukee Brewers continue to alternate between wins and losses after defeating the Pittsburgh Pirates 3-0 on Thursday. Milwaukee has alternated between wins and losses in each of its first six games of the season. Brandon Woodruff gave up just one hit while striking out 10 in 6-plus Innings of work for the Brewers. Milwaukee is in second place in the NL Central one game behind the Chicago Cubs.

Lorenzo Cain is leading Milwaukee in hitting with a batting average of .333 and in hits with six. Keston Hiura is leading Milwaukee in home runs with two and in RBIs with five. On Saturday, the Brewers will send Freddy Peralta to the mound.The right-hander is 0-1 with an ERA of 12.00, 3 Ks and 2 BBs.