Aprl 14, 2014
8:10 PM ET, 7:10 PM CT, 6:10 PM MT, 5:10 PM PT
Miller Park, Milwaukee, Wisconsin
TV: FSMW, FSWI
RADIO: KMOX 1120
L. Lynn (2-0, 6.55 ERA) M. Garza (0-1, 2.57 ERA)
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The Series:Just one win shy of their longest winning streak in nearly 11 years, the Milwaukee Brewers continue to rely on strong pitching as they add to their best start since 1987.
Whether they can keep rolling against the St. Louis Cardinals -- who have dominated them in recent years -- remains to be seen.
Milwaukee seeks a 10th straight victory Monday night as it hosts St. Louis.
The Brewers (10-2) extended their best start since opening 13-0 in 1987 with Sunday's 4-1 home win over Pittsburgh, capping their third straight series sweep. They haven't won 10 in a row since Aug. 19-28, 2003.
The pitching rotation owns a collective 2.22 ERA, including five straight quality starts. Kyle Lohse finished one out shy of a complete game Sunday, limiting the Pirates to four hits and an earned run while striking out nine. Milwaukee ranked 21st in 2013 with a starters' ERA of 4.20.
"We talked about it and it is a friendly competition to see what the guy in front of you did and do it better," Lohse said.
Looking to top Lohse's effort Monday will be Matt Garza (0-1, 2.57 ERA), who didn't record a decision in Wednesday's 9-4 win at Philadelphia. He threw six innings, giving up three earned runs and eight hits. Garza has limited the Cardinals (7-5) to four earned runs over 23 2/3 innings in his last four starts against them.
However, St. Louis is 29-12 in the series dating to Aug. 11, 2011, and won 14 of 19 meetings last season, including eight of 10 in Milwaukee.
The Cardinals' bats seemed to show a little more potency in back-to-back wins against the Cubs. After starting off 14 for 80 (.175) with runners in scoring position through the first 10 games, they were 9 for 28 in the last two, with Matt Carpenter driving in three runs in Sunday's 6-4 victory.
April 14, 2014-STL (Lynn) @ MIL (Garza)-7:10 PM CDT
April 15, 2014-STL (Miller) @ MIL (Estrada)-7:10 PM CDT
April 16, 2014-STL (Kelly) @ MIL (Peralta)-12:10 PM CDT
Miller Park,One Brewers Way, Milwaukee, Wisconsin 53214
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Last Game:
St. Louis 6
Chicago 4
WP-Michael Wacha (2-0)
LP-Edwin Jackson (0-1)
SV-Trevor Rosenthal (4)
Matt Carpenter's two-run single
Jhonny Peralta's RBI double
Kolten Wong's RBI single
Michael Wacha strikes out eight over 6 1/3 innings
Carpenter, Wacha lead Cardinals over Cubs 6-4
By STEVE OVERBEY (Associated Press) AP - Sports
ST. LOUIS -- Michael Wacha doesn't mind a little bad weather.
Wacha had to wait out yet another lengthy rain delay, Matt Carpenter drove in three runs and the St. Louis Cardinals beat the Chicago Cubs 6-4 Sunday.
St. Louis took two of three from the Cubs and has won four of six. Chicago has lost three of four.
Rain has figured in all three of Wacha's starts this season. He actually seemed to embrace a third-inning downpour that halted play against the Cubs for 46 minutes.
"I'm used to it," he said. "You just have to accept it and you've got to stay focused. I tried to stay loose and just keep my mind in what I needed to do."
Wacha's first start of the season was delayed before first pitch by 2 hours, 40 minutes. He endured a short 12-minute delay at the outset of his second outing.
Wacha (2-0) allowed three runs and five hits in 6 1/3 innings Sunday. He gave up a two-run homer to Anthony Rizzo on the 16th pitch of the game, but yielded just one run on three hits the rest of the way. He struck out eight and walked one.
"At the start, I was a little erratic, but I was able to settle down a little bit," he said. "I got some quick innings and some quick outs."
St. Louis manager Mike Matheny says Wacha has the mental makeup to handle lengthy or short delays.
"He's strong and he knows what to do out there," Matheny said. "He keeps a good focus. I felt like his curveball was a lot better after the delay."
Carpenter hit a two-run single in the second inning and added a sacrifice fly in the fourth that put St. Louis ahead to stay at 4-3. He is tied with Yadier Molina for the team lead with nine RBI.
Siegrist retired all five batters he faced.
"We had some chances, just couldn't get hits at the right time," Rizzo said.
Game notes
The Cubs are winless in their last nine series. Their last series win came in September when they won two of three in Cincinnati. .... St. Louis begins a 10-game road trip Monday with the first of a three-game set in Milwaukee. Lance Lynn (2-0, 6.55 ERA) takes on Matt Garza (0-1, 2.57) in the opener. ... The Cubs conclude a five-game road trip with two games against the New York Yankees. Jason Hammel (2-0, 2.63) faces Masahiro Tanaka (1-0, 3.21) in the first game on Tuesday. .... St. Louis C Yadier Molina has 11 hits in his last 22 at-bats, including two hits on Sunday.