St. Louis @ Milwaukee preview
Miller Park
Last Meeting ( Aug 19, 2013 ) St. Louis 8, Milwaukee 5
The St. Louis Cardinals attempt to continue their dominance of the host Milwaukee Brewers when the National League Central rivals meet for the second contest of their three-game series Tuesday. St. Louis squandered three leads in Monday's opener before staging a two-out, four-run rally in the eighth inning en route to an 8-5 triumph. The Cardinals' bench was instrumental in the comeback as pinch hitters Daniel Descalso, Matt Adams and David Freese combined to go 3-for-3 with three RBIs and two runs scored.
The victory was the third in a row for St. Louis, which remained one game behind the first-place Pittsburgh Pirates in the Central. The Cardinals also improved to 9-2 overall against the Brewers this season and 5-0 in Milwaukee. The last-place Brewers have lost four of their last six contests.
TV: 8:10 p.m. ET, FSN Midwest (St. Louis), FSN Wisconsin (Milwaukee)
PITCHING MATCHUP: Cardinals RH Lance Lynn (13-6, 3.89 ERA) vs. Brewers RH Kyle Lohse (8-8, 3.17)
Lynn escaped with a no-decision against the Pirates on Thursday after yielding four runs and eight hits in 5 1/3 innings. The 26-year-old allowed three or fewer runs in each of his previous four outings, going 2-1 in the process. Lynn is 2-1 with a 2.59 ERA in seven career games versus Milwaukee, including three starts.
Lohse suffered his first loss in six outings on Thursday despite allowing just two runs - one earned - over seven innings against the Cincinnati Reds. The 34-year-old has yielded more than two earned runs only once in his last six starts. Lohse fell to 2-5 lifetime versus St. Louis by losing each of his previous three meetings with his former club this season.
WALK-OFFS
1. Cardinals 2B Kolten Wong went 2-for-5 Monday after going hitless in his first eight major-league at-bats.
2. Brewers 1B Juan Francisco has struck out four times in each of his last two games.
3. Milwaukee OF Carlos Gomez is unlikely to start due to a sprained right knee but could come off the bench in the series.
PREDICTION: Cardinals 5, Brewers 2