The Cardinals get a visit from the Milwaukee Brewers in baseball action on Saturday, with the home side looking to send the visitors to the showers with a loss.

Yovani Gallardo, with a record of 2-2 on the season, gets the ball for the Brewers, while the Cardinals trot Kyle Lohse to the mound in this one. He is 4-1 so far in 2011.



View Milwaukee vs St Louis Odds and Stats.

Betting Line:
If you're going with the Cardinals in this one, they're listed as moneyline favorites of -135 on most baseball betting menus for Monday's contest.

Power Rankings:
The Cardinals sit at No. 3 in the National League in the current MLB power poll here at Odds Shark, while the Brewers sit at a National League No. 6 on the same chart.



How They Match Up:
The game also pits St. Louis' No. 1-rated National League offense, averaging 5.5 runs per game, against a Brewers defense that ranks No. 10 in the National League at 4.4 in runs allowed per game. The Cardinals have averaged 10.1 hits per game so far, more than Brewers batters have averaged on the year (8.5 hits per game).

Defensively, Milwaukee features the National League's No. 9-rated defense on the road, allowing 4.5 runs per game. St. Louis, meanwhile, comes in at No. 9 in the National League at home, scoring 4.2 runs per game.

Milwaukee lost its last outing, a 6-0 result against the Cardinals on May 6. Bettors who backed the Cardinals at -151 on the moneyline won on the day, and the total score (6) sent UNDER bettors to the payout window. The Brewers were shut out in their last start, struggling to get much going against the St. Louis staff and losing 6-0 to the Cardinals on Friday at Busch Stadium.




Milwaukee Brewers Trends:
When playing on Saturday are 5-5
Before playing St. Louis are 5-5
After playing St. Louis are 6-4
After a loss are 4-6

St. Louis Cardinals Trends:
When playing on Saturday are 5-5
Before playing Milwaukee are 4-6
After playing Milwaukee are 3-7
After a win are 6-4

A few Brewers at Cardinals trends to consider:
The total has gone UNDER in 7 of Milwaukee's last 9 games when playing on the road against St. Louis
Milwaukee is 17-8 SU in its last 25 games when playing on the road against St. Louis
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Milwaukee's last 9 games on the road
Milwaukee is 4-2 SU in its last 6 games when playing St. Louis
The total has gone OVER in 5 of St. Louis' last 6 games
The total has gone OVER in 4 of St. Louis' last 5 games at home
The total has gone UNDER in 7 of St. Louis' last 9 games when playing at home against Milwaukee
St. Louis is 7-3 SU in its last 10 games


Next up:
Milwaukee at St. Louis, Sunday, May 8