April 8, 2012
2:10 PM ET, 1:10 PM CT, 12:10 PM MT, 11:10 AM PT
Miller Park, Milwaukee, Wisconsin
TV: FSMW, FSWI
RADIO: KMOX 1120
RHP Lance Lynn vs. LHP Randy Wolf
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The Series:St. Louis third baseman and World Series MVP David Freese, a lifetime .350 (7 for 20) hitter versus Wolf, is 7 for 14 this season.
The Cardinals hand the ball to Lance Lynn, who was expected to pitch out of the bullpen but instead will make his third career start Sunday in place of the injured Chris Carpenter.
The 24-year-old right-hander went 1-1 with a 3.12 ERA in 18 appearances - two starts - as a rookie in 2011. He also went 2-0 with a 3.27 ERA in 10 postseason relief appearances.
“You always want to have that opportunity to be a starter, long-term,” Lynn told the Cardinals’ official website. “But the way I see it is, wherever they want me to pitch, whatever is going to make me successful and win a lot of games, it doesn’t really matter where it’s at.”
Lynn is making his first start against the Brewers. He went 1-0 and threw eight scoreless innings over seven relief appearances, including the NLCS, versus Milwaukee last season.
Season Series tied 1-1
April 6, 2012-St. Louis 11, Milwaukee 5
April 7, 2012-Milwaukee 6, St. Louis 0
April 8, 2012-STL (Lynn) @ MIL (Wolf)-1:10 PM CDT
Miller Park,One Brewers Way, Milwaukee, Wisconsin 53214
Baseball Reference 2012 Cardinals Statistics
2012 Current MLB Standings
2012 Current MLB Wild Card Standings
2012 Current MLB vs. Division Standings
2012 Current MLB vs. Expanded Standings
Last Game:
Milwaukee 6, St. Louis 0
WP: Z. Greinke (1-0)
LP: A. Wainwright (0-1)
HR: MIL - C. Hart 2 (2), R. Weeks (1)
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Hart homers twice, Brewers beat Cardinals 6-0
By CHRIS JENKINS, AP Sports Writer
MILWAUKEE (AP)—A year ago, the Milwaukee Brewers had to get by without Zack Greinke or Corey Hart early in the season because of injuries. The importance of having both players healthy right away certainly showed on Saturday.
Hart homered twice, Greinke pitched four-hit ball for seven innings and the Brewers beat the St. Louis Cardinals 6-0.
“It makes a difference,” Brewers manager Ron Roenicke said. “Last year, we didn’t have those two guys together for quite a while.”
Rickie Weeks homered while Aramis Ramirez and Carlos Gomez added RBI doubles for the Brewers, who rebounded after dropping Friday’s opener. Ryan Braun had a pair of doubles and drew a walk after going 0 for 5 on Friday.
Wainwright (0-1) went 5 2-3 innings, giving up four hits and three runs with a walk and six strikeouts. It was his first regular-season start since Sept. 24, 2010, a span of 563 days.
“There’s ways to be more efficient out there, especially today,” Wainwright said. “You never want to fall behind as many times as I did early on today. Really nothing besides Corey Hart, nothing really hurt me, but that’s a bad habit to get into.”