Last Updated on September 10, 2016 8:16 pm by Brad Burns
Cardinals to continue beating up on Brewers
Back-to-back wins used to be a matter of happenstance for Adam Wainwright. In 2016, everything has been a grind.
St. Louis hopes to reward its longtime ace this evening, though, as the squad hosts Milwaukee at 7:15 p.m. ET. Online sports book Bovada.lv gives Mike Matheny’s troops odds of -200 to triumph. The Brewers, on the other hand, are +180 underdogs.
Wainwright halted a troubling losing streak on Monday in Pittsburgh. Yet tonight he’s searching for his first Busch Stadium victory in almost two months. It’s a surprising turn of events for a man with a 68-40 record, not to mention a sub-3.00 ERA, in 158 career appearances in the Gateway City.
Craig Counsell counters with Chase Anderson. The righty holds a 0-2 mark with a 1.72 WHIP in four lifetime meetings with the Cardinals. Most recently, he blanked the Pirates for five innings.
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The Redbirds enter the affair in question a half-game out of the second wild-card spot in the National League. These opportunities against overmatched opportunities are absolutely paramount to the playoff push. Don’t expect Wainwright – or anyone else, for that matter – to take it lightly.
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