Brewers host the Cardinals to open 3-game series
St. Louis Cardinals (2-4) vs. Milwaukee Brewers (5-1)
Milwaukee; Friday, 8:10 p.m. EDT
PITCHING PROBABLES: Cardinals: Jack Flaherty (0-0); Brewers: Brandon Woodruff (0-0)
FANDUEL SPORTSBOOK MLB LINE: Brewers -163, Cardinals +140; over/under is 8 1/2 runs
BOTTOM LINE: The Milwaukee Brewers open a three-game series at home against the St. Louis Cardinals on Friday.
Milwaukee went 86-76 overall and 46-35 in home games a season ago. The Brewers batted .234 as a team in the 2022 season with a .723 OPS.
St. Louis went 93-69 overall and 40-41 on the road last season. The Cardinals averaged 8.5 hits per game last season while batting a collective .252 and slugging .420.
INJURIES: Brewers: Justin Wilson: 60-Day IL (elbow), Luis Urias: 10-Day IL (hamstring), Aaron Ashby: 15-Day IL (labrum), Adrian Houser: 15-Day IL (groin), Tyrone Taylor: 10-Day IL (elbow), Jason Alexander: 60-Day IL (shoulder)
Cardinals: Lars Nootbaar: 10-Day IL (thumb), Paul DeJong: 10-Day IL (back), Wilking Rodriguez: 15-Day IL (shoulder), Adam Wainwright: 15-Day IL (groin)
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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.