St. Louis Cardinals (77-82, fourth in the NL Central) vs. Milwaukee Brewers (100-59, first in the NL Central)

Milwaukee; Friday, 7:40 p.m. EDT

PITCHING PROBABLES: Cardinals: Michael McGreevy (7-9, 3.84 ERA, 1.25 WHIP, 113 strikeouts); Brewers: Robert Gasser (5-5, 4.01 ERA, 1.24 WHIP, 94 strikeouts)

LINE: Brewers -182, Cardinals +148; over/under is 8 runs

BOTTOM LINE: The Milwaukee Brewers host the St. Louis Cardinals to begin a three-game series.

Milwaukee is 100-59 overall and 52-26 in home games. The Brewers have a 31-10 record in games when they hit two or more home runs.

St. Louis has a 77-82 record overall and a 39-39 record on the road. The Cardinals have the 10th-ranked team on-base percentage in the NL at .314.

Friday's game is the 11th meeting between these teams this season. The Brewers have an 8-2 advantage in the season series.

TOP PERFORMERS: Jake Bauers leads the Brewers with 26 home runs while slugging .491. Joey Ortiz is 14 for 39 with a double, a triple, a home run and five RBIs over the past 10 games.

Alec Burleson has 37 doubles, a triple, 24 home runs and 113 RBIs for the Cardinals. Ivan Herrera is 7 for 33 with a double, two home runs and four RBIs over the last 10 games.

LAST 10 GAMES: Brewers: 7-3, .227 batting average, 2.73 ERA, outscored opponents by 11 runs

Cardinals: 4-6, .198 batting average, 3.26 ERA, outscored by 13 runs

INJURIES: Brewers: Grant Anderson: 15-Day IL (biceps), Bryse Wilson: 15-Day IL (back), Brandon Woodruff: 60-Day IL (shoulder), Brian Fitzpatrick: 60-Day IL (elbow), Quinn Priester: 60-Day IL (wrist), Angel Zerpa: 60-Day IL (forearm)

Cardinals: Everson Pereira: 10-Day IL (hand), Blaze Jordan: 10-Day IL (ankle), Joshua Baez: 10-Day IL (side), Max Rajcic: 60-Day IL (elbow), Hunter Dobbins: 15-Day IL (forearm)

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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.