Milwaukee Brewers at St. Louis Cardinals Game 1

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Jacob Misiorowski (9-4, 1.47 ERA) gets the ball at 1:15 PM CT looking to bounce back from a genuinely bizarre loss to Cincinnati his last time out, where he struck out 10 over 5 innings, walked nobody, allowed just 1 earned run — and still took the L. Across from him is Matt Svanson, who's 2-2 with a 6.69 ERA, a matchup on paper that heavily favors the visitors.

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Brewers(56-33)

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4

-1.5o7.5

Cardinals(47-41)

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3

+1.5u7.5

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The Brewers are priced as heavy road favorites here, and it's hard to argue with the reasoning — the best record in baseball, a hot pitcher, and a team that's already beaten this opponent 4 of 5 times this season. Misiorowski's last line (10 K, 1 ER, 0 BB) was a loss only because Milwaukee's offense didn't show up, not because he got hit. Svanson's 6.69 ERA gives the Cardinals a real uphill climb to salvage the ledger.

Milwaukee is already navigating some rotation and bullpen attrition. Brandon Woodruff is on the injured list with right shoulder inflammation, and reliever Brian Fitzpatrick is out for the year after Tommy John surgery. Now the Brewers are also without David Hamilton, who left Monday's series opener with left hamstring tightness. St. Louis has its own bullpen worry in Justin Bruihl, who sprained his ankle in that same Monday game but says he expects to be fine.

Jacob Misiorowski

(10-4)·1.57 ERA

Jul 2 vs Reds

L

5.0IP

1ER

10K

0BB

82P

Matt Svanson

(2-2)·6.42 ERA

Milwaukee took Monday's opener 4-3, its fourth win in five meetings with St. Louis this season, and the market reflects the gap between these two clubs right now — the Brewers are priced as heavy favorites to build on that series lead.

Milwaukee Brewers

(56-33)

Jul 6W@ Cardinals4-3

Jul 5W@ Diamondbacks3-2

Jul 5L@ Diamondbacks3-4

Jul 4W@ Diamondbacks7-4

Jul 2Lvs Reds2-7

St. Louis Cardinals

(47-41)

Jul 6Lvs Brewers3-4

Jul 5L@ Cubs4-6

Jul 5W@ Cubs3-0

Jul 3W@ Cubs17-1

Jul 2W@ Braves11-5

The Brewers haven't just been good, they've been the best team in the sport, sitting comfortably atop the NL Central by 9 games. Misiorowski has been the engine of that run, leading all of baseball in ERA and strikeouts and turning himself into an All-Star Game conversation piece in the process. St. Louis, meanwhile, was rolling before this series started — a 3-2 stretch that included a 17-1 demolition of the Cubs — before dropping the opener to Milwaukee on Monday.

Milwaukee Brewers

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• 10-Day-ILBrandon Lockridge (LF) — Lockridge's timeline for a return has been pushed back to late July after imaging showed a chondral flap in his right patella, Curt Hogg of the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel reports.06/23
• 15-Day-ILBrandon Woodruff (SP) — The Brewers placed Woodruff on the 10-day injured list Sunday due to right shoulder inflammation, Adam McCalvy of MLB.com reports.07/05
• 15-Day-ILLogan Henderson (SP) — Henderson (back) will be activated from the IL to make his next start for the Brewers, Curt Hogg of the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel reports.07/05
• 15-Day-ILJoel Kuhnel (RP) — The Brewers placed Kuhnel on the 15-day injured list Saturday, retroactive to July 3, due to a right shoulder injury.07/04
• 15-Day-ILRob Zastryzny (RP) — Zastryzny (shoulder) will begin a rehab assignment with the Brewers' rookie-level Arizona Complex League affiliate Friday, Curt Hogg of the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel reports.07/03
• 15-Day-ILCarlos Rodriguez (RP) — Rodriguez (shoulder) struck out a batter and allowed three earned runs on two hits and one walk across 1.1 innings Wednesday in a rehab start for the Brewers' rookie-level Arizona Complex League affiiate.07/02
• 15-Day-ILDL Hall (RP) — Hall (pectoral) has progressed to throwing on flat ground from 60-to-75 feet, Jack Stern of BrewerFanatic.com reports.06/30
• 15-Day-ILColeman Crow (SP) — Crow (forearm) will throw a live batting practice session Tuesday, Jack Stern of BrewerFanatic.com reports.06/30
• OutDavid Hamilton (3B) — Hamilton was removed from Monday's game against the Cardinals due to left hamstring tightness, Todd Rosiak of the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel reports.07/07
• 60-Day-ILBrian Fitzpatrick (RP) — Fitzpatrick (elbow) underwent Tommy John surgery over the past week, Curt Hogg of the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel reports.07/05
• 60-Day-ILQuinn Priester (SP) — Priester will undergo thoracic outlet compression surgery on Monday and is expected to be sidelined 8-to-10 months, Curt Hogg of the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel reports.06/18
• 60-Day-ILAngel Zerpa (RP) — The Brewers transferred Zerpa (elbow) to the 60-day injured list Sunday.05/31

St. Louis Cardinals

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• Day-To-DayJustin Bruihl (RP) — Bruihl said that he expects to be "fine" after exiting Monday's appearance versus the Brewers with a right ankle sprain, Daniel Guerrero of the St. Louis Post-Dispatch reports.07/07
• 60-Day-ILMax Rajcic (RP) — The Cardinals transferred Rajcic (elbow) to the 60-day injured list Tuesday.07/07
• 60-Day-ILRamon Urias (3B) — Urias (elbow) returned to St. Louis to undergo an examination on his left elbow, Jeff Jones of the Belleville News-Democrat reports.06/12

This is the kind of spot where a slumping team can either get run off the field by a dominant arm or find a spark against a shaky one — Svanson's ERA says the Cardinals' offense has a real chance to do damage even if Misiorowski does what he usually does.