Cardinals at Brewers Preview and Pick: The top two teams in the Central Division are set to meet up this week in Milwaukee, with the first game of the series taking place on Tuesday night. The Brewers host the St. Louis Cardinals, and this should be one of the best rivalries to watch during the 2021 MLB season.
St. Louis just swept the struggling Colorado Rockies in a three-game series at Busch Stadium, but this will be a much tougher test. The Cardinals currently sit in first place in the Central Division with a record of 21-14, but the season is still young.
Milwaukee is in second place in the division with a record of 19-16, and this has been a strange year for the Brewers. The Brewers recently suffered through a six-game losing streak, but Milwaukee has won two great games coming into Tuesday night.
St. Louis is -103 in the series opener on Tuesday night, and the over/under for total runs scored is set at 7.0.
Cardinals at Brewers Preview and Pick: Cardinals Playing Well
The St. Louis Cardinals do not lead the league in any major statistical categories, but they are also in the top-10 in most of them. There just aren’t many weaknesses with this Cardinals team, and that is why they currently sit atop the Central Division.
St. Louis has scored 161 runs this season, which is the 8th-highest total in all of baseball. Adding Nolan Arenado to an already solid lineup has allowed the Cardinals to find a way to generate offense on most nights.
Arenado leads the team with 23 RBIs this season, while Paul DeJong has a team-high eight runs. Rookie Dylan Carlson has been a solid performer all season long as well, leading the way with a .303 batting average.
Kwang Hyun Kim is on the mound for St. Louis in the series opener, and he has been solid for the Cardinals. Hyun Kim has gone 1-0 with a 3.06 earned run average, and he just needs to give his team a chance to score some runs.
Cardinals at Brewers Preview and Pick: Offense MIA For Milwaukee
The Milwaukee Brewers continue to be without Christian Yelich, and this team has dealt with other injuries throughout the season as well. This has really affected the Brewers at the plate as this team is near the bottom of the league in most offensive categories.
Travis Shaw has hit five home runs to lead the way, but there isn’t much power in this Brewers lineup. Milwaukee will need to find a way to find some holes at the plate, but that’s not going to be easy against a solid Cardinals pitching staff.
Freddy Peralta will be on the mound Tuesday night, and that is always a good thing for the Brewers. Peralta has gone 3-1 with a 3.88 ERA to begin the season, and he has the ability to shut down a lineup.
Cardinals at Brewers Preview and Pick: St. Louis Slugs Way to Win
These two teams should stay close in the standings for the entire season, but the St. Louis Cardinals have a clear edge at this time. St. Louis comes into this series with plenty of momentum, and that will play a key factor in this matchup with Milwaukee.
The Brewers just need to find a way to get their best players back in the lineup as they are going to struggle to score runs until that takes place. Milwaukee does have the edge in the starting pitching matchup on Tuesday, but they won’t score enough runs for it to matter.
St. Louis is not going to be cooled off in this game as the bats produce just enough offense to win the fifth straight game for the Cardinals. Bet the St. Louis Cardinals -103 in the series opener against the Milwaukee Brewers on Tuesday night.
Final Score:
Cardinals 5
Brewers 4
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