Milwaukee Brewers at St. Louis Cardinals

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Milwaukee rolls into Thursday's series finale still owning the best record in baseball, but Wednesday's 5-1 loss was the first hiccup in what had been a dominant week in St. Louis. Kyle Harrison (8-2, 3.01 ERA) gets the ball again on regular rest after a shaky last outing, while Michael McGreevy (4-7, 3.01 ERA) tries to build off the best start of his season for the Cardinals.

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Brewers(58-34)

LWWWW

1

-1.5+125-138o8.5+108

Cardinals(48-43)

WLLLL

5

+1.5-127+135u8.5-113

Best BetBrewers -141

Postgame

Missed — the Brewers were shut down 1-5, the bear case (Woodruff's absence, a Cardinals team that had already beaten them once) played out.

Pregame

Milwaukee opened this game as the moneyline pick and it just didn't hit — the Brewers came in red-hot but ran into a Cardinals offense and a McGreevy start that clicked at exactly the wrong time. The price still reflected a team with the better roster and rotation depth on paper, even accounting for the Woodruff loss, and one cold night doesn't change that read for a team still running away with its division.

The story in this series has been Milwaukee's rotation getting thinner by the day. Brandon Woodruff is now dealing with a new injury to his right anterior shoulder capsule, a gut punch for a Brewers staff that just watched him post a sub-3.00 ERA before landing back on the shelf. The silver lining: Logan Henderson, who'd been out since late May with a back strain, is set to return to the rotation for Thursday's series finale, giving Milwaukee a much-needed healthy arm as the All-Star break approaches.

Kyle Harrison

(8-2)·3.01 ERA

Jul 3 @ Diamondbacks

ND

2.2IP

3ER

3K

1BB

72P

07/08 Lineup

Michael McGreevy

(4-7)·2.92 ERA

Jul 1 @ Braves

L

6.0IP

2ER

3K

1BB

87P

07/08 Lineup

St. Louis, meanwhile, had dropped four straight before Wednesday, getting outscored badly across the doubleheader sweep the day before. McGreevy allowing just 2 earned runs over 6 innings in his last look before this one made Wednesday's bounce-back a little less surprising, but the Cardinals needed exactly that kind of look to stop the bleeding against a division leader that had been steamrolling them all week.

Milwaukee's offense went ice cold at the worst time, managing just 1 run on 7 hits and committing an error that helped St. Louis tack on in a two-run sixth. It's a blip more than a trend for a lineup that had put up 4, 4 and 10 runs on the Cardinals in the previous three meetings — but it snapped a four-game winning streak and briefly slowed the Brewers' NL Central charge.

Milwaukee Brewers

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• 10-Day-ILDavid Hamilton (3B) — The Brewers placed Hamilton on the 10-day injured list Tuesday due to a strained left hamstring.07/07
• 15-Day-ILBrandon Woodruff (SP) — Imaging revealed an injury to Woodruff's right anterior shoulder capsule Wednesday, Todd Rosiak of the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel reports.07/08
• 15-Day-ILLogan Henderson (SP) — Henderson (back) will be activated from the 15-day injured list and start Thursday's game in St. Louis, Adam McCalvy of MLB.com reports.07/08
• 15-Day-ILJoel Kuhnel (RP) — The Brewers placed Kuhnel on the 15-day injured list Saturday, retroactive to July 3, due to a right shoulder injury.07/04
• 15-Day-ILRob Zastryzny (RP) — Zastryzny (shoulder) will begin a rehab assignment with the Brewers' rookie-level Arizona Complex League affiliate Friday, Curt Hogg of the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel reports.07/03
• 15-Day-ILCarlos Rodriguez (RP) — Rodriguez (shoulder) struck out a batter and allowed three earned runs on two hits and one walk across 1.1 innings Wednesday in a rehab start for the Brewers' rookie-level Arizona Complex League affiiate.07/02
• 15-Day-ILDL Hall (RP) — Hall (pectoral) has progressed to throwing on flat ground from 60-to-75 feet, Jack Stern of BrewerFanatic.com reports.06/30
• 15-Day-ILColeman Crow (SP) — Crow (forearm) will throw a live batting practice session Tuesday, Jack Stern of BrewerFanatic.com reports.06/30
• 60-Day-ILBrandon Lockridge (LF) — The Brewers transferred Lockridge (knee) to the 60-day injured list Tuesday.07/07
• 60-Day-ILBrian Fitzpatrick (RP) — Fitzpatrick (elbow) underwent Tommy John surgery over the past week, Curt Hogg of the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel reports.07/05
• 60-Day-ILQuinn Priester (SP) — Priester will undergo thoracic outlet compression surgery on Monday and is expected to be sidelined 8-to-10 months, Curt Hogg of the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel reports.06/18
• 60-Day-ILAngel Zerpa (RP) — The Brewers transferred Zerpa (elbow) to the 60-day injured list Sunday.05/31

St. Louis Cardinals

(3)

• Day-To-DayRyne Stanek (RP) — Stanek was removed from Game 1 of Tuesday's doubleheader against the Brewers due to an apparent leg injury, Jeff Jones of the Belleville News-Democrat reports.07/07
• 60-Day-ILMax Rajcic (RP) — The Cardinals transferred Rajcic (elbow) to the 60-day injured list Tuesday.07/07
• 60-Day-ILRamon Urias (3B) — Urias (elbow) returned to St. Louis to undergo an examination on his left elbow, Jeff Jones of the Belleville News-Democrat reports.06/12

For St. Louis, at 48-43 and clearly the underdog in this division race, snapping a four-game skid against the team chasing them is worth more than the standings will ever show. Ryne Stanek's leg injury from Tuesday's doubleheader is still a lingering concern for a Cardinals bullpen that needs every arm healthy if they want to hang around the Wild Card picture into August.

Milwaukee Brewers

(58-34)

Jul 8L@ Cardinals1-5

Jul 7W@ Cardinals10-2

Jul 7W@ Cardinals4-3

Jul 6W@ Cardinals4-3

Jul 5W@ Diamondbacks3-2

St. Louis Cardinals

(48-43)

Jul 8Wvs Brewers5-1

Jul 7Lvs Brewers2-10

Jul 7Lvs Brewers3-4

Jul 6Lvs Brewers3-4

Jul 5L@ Cubs4-6