St. Louis Cardinals vs Milwaukee Brewers
When ? Thu, October 13, 2011 – 08:05 pm
Where ? Busch Stadium
Pitchers: vs Wolf vs Lohse
“When that phone rings (in the bullpen), we’re ready to go,” Motte said. “We’re going to prepare ourselves just like we’ve been doing and expect to win tomorrow and hopefully get off to a good start,” Brewers MVP candidate said. The right-hander retired the first 10 batters he faced, but he yielded five sixth-inning runs. The last time came Sept. 6, when Lohse, pitching for the first time in nine days, tossed six innings of shutout ball in a 4-2 home win over Milwaukee. As improbable as St. Louis’ charge was, the Cardinals fell short of catching Milwaukee, which clinched its first division title since 1982 on Sept. 23 after defeating Florida and watching St. Louis lose at home to the that night on the Miller Park scoreboard. Wolf is 2-0 with a 1.13 ERA in his last two starts at Busch — both coming since Aug. 10 — but after giving up five first-inning runs in his division series start, manager Ron Roenicke might not have much patience if he struggles early. Braun is batting .483 (14 for 29) with two homers and eight RBIs this postseason. “We have battled for the last two months or however long it’s been,” Game 3 winner said. “We have nothing to lose.” , who had an RBI double in the Cardinals’ four-run first inning Wednesday, finished 2 for 2 with two walks and is batting .636 (7 for 11) with four doubles, a homer and six RBIs in the series. Despite not pitching since the Cardinals’ playoff opener, Lohse has tried to stay sharp by throwing on flat ground. Getting the ball following an extended break is nothing new for the right-hander, who made three starts this season on at least eight days’ rest. The Cardinals have scored six first-inning runs in the last two contests. “What it boiled it down to, I missed with two changeups all night and both ended up with homers,” said Lohse, who went 6-1 with a 3.23 ERA in his final 10 regular-season starts. That doesn’t bode well for a Brewers team 0-3 away from Miller Park this postseason. Milwaukee is winless in its last eight playoff road games since a 10-0 victory over St. Louis in Game 1 of the 1982 World Series. Making his first start in eight days, and third in the playoffs, the Brewers left-hander surrendered a season high-tying seven runs over three innings of a 10-6 Game 4 loss at Arizona on Oct. 5. We will post information about results of this match, as soon as posible.. stay with us.