Milwaukee Brewers (72-52, first in the NL Central) vs. St. Louis Cardinals (61-63, second in the NL Central)

St. Louis; Tuesday, 7:45 p.m. EDT

LIKELY PITCHING VALUES: Brewers: Frankie Montas (5-8, 4.86 ERA, 1.46 WHIP, 96 strikeouts); Cardinals: Erick Fedde (8-6, 3.40 ERA, 1.16 WHIP, 120 strikeouts)

BETMGM SPORTSBOOK: LINE Cardinals -129, Brewers +108; Over/Under is 8 runs

BOTTOM LINE: The Milwaukee Brewers will look to keep their five-game winning streak going when they face the St. Louis Cardinals.

St. Louis has a 32-29 home record and 61-63 overall. The Cardinals’ hitters have an overall average of .245, which ranks seventh in the NL.

Milwaukee has a 34-28 record in road games and 72-52 overall. The Brewers have a 50-4 record in games in which they have more hits than their opponents.

Tuesday’s game will be the eighth meeting between these teams this season. The Brewers hold a 6-1 lead in the season series.

TOP PERFORMERS: Alec Burleson has 15 doubles, 21 home runs and 70 RBI for the Cardinals. Willson Contreras has gone 12-of-39 with two doubles, two home runs and six RBI in the last 10 games.

Willy Adames is second on the Brewers with 50 extra-base hits (28 doubles and 22 home runs). William Contreras has hit 8 of 34 with two doubles, four home runs and five RBIs in his last 10 games.

LAST 10 GAMES: Cardinals: 3-7, .247 batting average, 5.13 ERA, 15 runs less

Brewers: 7-3, .181 batting average, 2.40 ERA, five runs more than opponents

INJURIES: Cardinals: Matt Carpenter: 10-day IL (back), Mike Siani: 10-day IL (oblique), Lance Lynn: 15-day IL (knee), Steven Matz: 60-day IL (back), Keynan Middleton : 60-day IL (forearm), Drew Rom: 60-day IL (biceps)

Brewers: Blake Perkins: 10-day IL (calf), Enoli Paredes: 60-day IL (forearm), Hoby Milner: 15-day IL (shoulder), Trevor Megill: 15-day IL (back), Robert Gasser: 60-day IL (flexor), Rob Zastryzny: 15-day IL (elbow), Christian Yelich: 10-day IL (back), Oliver Dunn: 60-day IL (back), JB Bukauskas: 60-day IL (broad), Wade Miley: 60-day IL (elbow), Brandon Woodruff: 60-day IL (elbow)

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The Associated Press produced this article using technology from Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.

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