Milwaukee Brewers vs St. Louis Cardinals
When ? 06 September, 2010 – 02:10 pm
Where ? Miller Park
Pitchers: Gallardo vs Westbrook
The Cardinals try to win back-to-back games for the first time in two weeks when they open a series Monday against the . Milwaukee returns home after defeating Philadelphia 6-2 on Sunday for its only win on a six-game trip. hit his 30th home run, becoming the second Brewer in team history with four straight 30-plus homer seasons. The Cardinals counter with (1-3, 4.03), who is trying to avoid losing four consecutive starts for the first time since dropping his first five outings in 2005. Gallardo has a 12.27 ERA in his last three starts and has yielded at least four runs in each of his last five outings causing his ERA to jump more than a run from 2.71. In Tuesday’s 8-4 loss to Cincinnati, the All-Star right-hander was tagged for a season-worst eight runs over five-plus innings. “We’ve got to win games, no matter who we’re playing,” said , Sunday’s winning pitcher. In his last outing against St. Louis on July 4, Gallardo left after permitting six runs — one earned — in 2 2/3 innings because of a strained a left side muscle. St. Louis (71-63) took two of three from Cincinnati over the weekend to cut the Reds’ lead to seven games with 28 contests remaining, and none left against the division leaders. Despite playing in every game, Fielder hasn’t been very productive against the Cardinals this season, batting .277 with a homer, two RBIs and 18 strikeouts in 47 at-bats. The Cardinals have split 12 games against the Brewers (63-73) this year and this will be their first trip to Miller Park since the first week of the season. They took two of three in that series are 9-3 in Milwaukee since 2009. We will post results of this match, as soon as posible.. stay with us.