The Milwaukee Brewers are 7-1 over their last eight games including a current stretch of four straight wins. The Brewers hope to stay hot with another win over the St. Louis Cardinals in the second game of this three-game series at home Tuesday night.
Cardinals vs. Brewers 2018 odds: NL Central rivals have tight betting line for Tuesday matchup
The Milwaukee Brewers will try to build on their NL Central lead against the St. Louis Cardinals on Tuesday night in a near pick’em on the MLB odds at the sportsbooks.
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Milwaukee is going off as a -102 home underdog at sportsbooks monitored by OddsShark.com. Zach Davies is set to start for the Brewers against Michael Wacha and the Cardinals as a -108 road favorite.
St. Louis Cardinals at Milwaukee Brewers
When: Tuesday, May 29, 7:40 p.m. ET
Where: Miller Park, Milwaukee
Betting Line / Total: St. Louis -108 / 9 Runs
Milwaukee Brewers
The Brewers snapped a four-game losing streak with a 6-5 road win over the Cincinnati Reds to wrap up the month of April with a record of 17-13. Milwaukee went on to sweep the Reds in that series and enter this game with an 18-7 record so far in the month of May.
The team’s strong performance in May has helped separate the Brewers from the pack in the NL Central, entering Tuesday with a 4.5-game lead over the Chicago Cubs and a five-game lead over St. Louis.
In Monday’s series opener, the Brewers beat the Cardinals 8-3. That win brought Milwaukee’s record against St. Louis to 12-6 in the last 18 meetings between these two division rivals per the OddsShark MLB Database.
St. Louis Cardinals
St. Louis has received sensational starting pitching this season, getting a 3.02 combined ERA from its starters this year that ranks third best in the MLB behind only Houston and Washington.
Unfortunately for the Cardinals, the offense has been far less productive, ranking 20th in runs scored with 216 for an average of just 4.32 per game. Michael Wacha has been great with or without run support this season with a 2.88 ERA and has led the Cardinals to a 7-2 record in his last nine starts.
Tuesday night’s total is set at nine runs. The UNDER is 16-7-2 in the Cardinals’ last 25 games.
Tuesday night’s showdown between Michael Wacha and a red-hot Brewers offense that has scored 33 runs over its last three games should be a fun one. The series will wrap up on Wednesday night with Junior Guerra taking the mound for the home team against Alex Reyes.
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