Brewers at Cardinals
Kolten Wong made amends for both a baserunning and defensive miscue in the opener to help the St. Louis Cardinals level the four-game series with the Milwaukee Brewers at one victory apiece. Wong looks to keep the Cardinals surging in the right direction on Wednesday when the National League Central rivals reconvene at Busch Stadium.
Wong made good on his promise to "turn it around" by capping a two-hit performance with an RBI single in Tuesday's 2-1 triumph for St. Louis (13-13), which has evened its record after winning 10 of its last 14. The 26-year-old Wong is 11-for-26 with five runs scored and four RBIs during his eight-game hitting streak and 7-for-16 versus Milwaukee this season. The Brewers have dropped six of their last 11 overall, beginning with three straight setbacks against the Cardinals on April 21-23. Domingo Santana went hitless in nine at-bats in that stretch but has rebounded by going 6-for-15 with three homers, seven RBIs and five runs scored in his last five contests.
TV: 8:15 p.m. ET, FSN Milwaukee, FSN Midwest (St. Louis)
PITCHING MATCHUP: Brewers RH Chase Anderson (2-0, 2.10 ERA) vs. Cardinals RH Adam Wainwright (2-3, 6.12)
Anderson has pitched well in six career meetings with St. Louis, but is left with an 0-2 mark despite boasting a 1.97 ERA. The 29-year-old settled for the first of his two straight no-decisions on April 22 despite allowing one unearned run and striking out six versus the Cardinals. Anderson followed that with his second straight six-inning outing, although he permitted four runs on as many hits and issued a season-high three walks against Atlanta.
Wainwright snapped a three-game season-opening skid by striking out nine over five innings in a 6-3 victory at Milwaukee, improving his career mark to 15-8 versus the club. The 35-year-old answered that outing by benefitting from an early six-run barrage by his offense to help St. Louis sweep a doubleheader versus Toronto on Thursday. Wainwright overcame a four-run fifth inning as well as his third homer in his last three starts to pick up his second straight win.
WALK-OFFS
1. Milwaukee SS Orlando Arcia is 0-for-6 with two strikeouts in the series on the heels of recording two homers among his six hits and six RBIs in his previous four games.
2. Cardinals OF Dexter Fowler is 1-for-18 with eight strikeouts in five contests versus the Brewers this season.
3. Milwaukee OF Ryan Braun likely will not be in the starting lineup for the third straight game on Wednesday as he deals with tightness in his right trapezius muscle.