St. Louis Cardinals at Milwaukee Brewers 9/21/21 - MLB Picks & Predictions

On Tuesday, the St. Louis Cardinals play the second game of a four-game series on the road against the Milwaukee Brewers. St Louis improved to 79-69 following an 8-7 victory over the San Diego Padres on Sunday. St Louis swept San Diego in its three-game series and the Cardinals have won eight straight. St Louis is second in the National League Central and second in the NL wild card chase three games ahead of Cincinnati.

Paul Goldschmidt is batting .290 to lead St Louis and the first baseman has team highs in hits with 161 and on-base percentage at .362. Third baseman Nolan Arenado is the leader in home runs with 32 and RBIs with 99. On Tuesday, St Louis will send Jon Lester to the mound. The left-hander is 6-6 with an ERA of 4.67, 79 Ks and 48 BBs.

Milwaukee is 91-58 following a 6-4 loss to the Chicago Cubs on Sunday. The Brewers are in a bit of a tailspin having lost three of the last five but are first in the National League Central with a comfortable 11 ½-game lead over the second-place St Louis Cardinals and with only 13 games remaining in the regular season the Brewers magic number is just three.

Center fielder Avisail Garcia is batting .269 with 27 home runs, 82 RBIs and 116 hits to lead Milwaukee in each category, while third baseman Luis Urias is the leader in on-base percentage at .342. On Tuesday, the Milwaukee Brewers will send Brandon Woodruff to the mound. The right-hander is 9-9 with an ERA of 2.55, 198 Ks and 42 BBs.