Cardinals at Brewers
The Milwaukee Brewers have won five straight series and will try to start their next one on a good note when they begin a three-game set with the visiting St. Louis Cardinals on Monday. After losing the first of four straight against the New York Mets, the Brewers picked up three consecutive wins over the weekend.
Two of the victories were one-run triumphs, including Sunday's 8-7 result in which Milwaukee scored four times in the seventh to claim the lead. Jesus Aguilar homered and drove in four runs in the victory, leaving him 13-for-35 with six long balls and 16 RBIs over a nine-game span. He will get his first look at Cardinals right-hander Luke Weaver, who opposes left-hander Brent Suter in the series opener. St. Louis is coming off a series win of its own after taking the rubber game in Pittsburgh by a 6-4 margin.
TV: 2:10 p.m. ET, FS Midwest (St. Louis), FS Wisconsin (Milwaukee)
PITCHING MATCHUP: Cardinals RH Luke Weaver (3-4, 4.31 ERA) vs. Brewers LH Brent Suter (4-3, 4.56)
Weaver has rebounded from a rocky stretch to post a 1.89 ERA over his last three starts, although he is 1-2 in that span. He fanned a season-high eight in seven strong innings of a hard-luck loss to Kansas City on Tuesday. Domingo Santana is 4-for-8 with a home run against the 24-year-old Weaver, who is 2-1 with a 4.40 ERA in his career versus Milwaukee.
Suter won his last two starts while allowing a total of three runs in 11 1/3 innings and striking out six batters both times. The 28-year-old yielded one run and four hits in 5 1/3 frames in a no-decision at St. Louis on April 10 and is 0-2 with a 3.80 ERA in seven career meetings (three starts). Jose Martinez has a home run, a single and a walk in six plate appearances versus Suter.
WALK-OFFS
1. Brewers RF Christian Yelich went 9-for-18 in the series against the Mets.
2. Cardinals 1B Matt Carpenter has six multi-hit efforts in an 11-game stretch to raise his average from .140 to .214.
3. The road team took two of three in each of the first two series between the teams.