As the slumping Cardinals watch their playoff hopes slip away, they continue a home series Wednesday against the first-place Brewers, a team that has dominated the Redbirds this year. First pitch is set for 6:45 p.m.
The Cardinals have won just one of their eight meetings vs. the Brewers after Tuesday night's 3-2 loss, which took place in front of the smallest non-pandemic crowd in stadium history.
On Wednesday, right-hander Kyle Gibson (7-5, 4.26) will take the mound for the Cardinals.
Gibson allowed six earned runs and a season-worst four homers in his last outing, at Cincinnati.
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He has a 5.70 ERA over his last nine starts, from June 26 on.
The Brewers will counter with rookie right-hander Tobias Myers (6-5, 2.81).
He hasn't allowed more than two earned runs in any of his last six starts.
Myers is the 10th most valuable rookie starter this season, per Fangraphs wins above replacement value, and his ERA ranks fifth-best among qualified rookie starters.
Before the game, the Cardinals sent struggling infielder Nolan Gorman down to Memphis and called up Jose Fermin.
The Cardinals are 61-64, third in the NL Central and 12 games behind Milwaukee for first. Ƶ has lost seven of eight and is 5-12 in August.
The Cardinals have been the National League's worst offensive team of late, with an NL-worst .679 OPS in August and a league-low 56 runs scored this month. The Redbirds are averaging 3.3 runs per game in August.
The Brewers are 73-52, first in the NL Central and 12-5 in August. They're a game behind the Dodgers for the National League's best record.
Lineups
CARDINALS
1. Masyn Winn, SS
2. Alec Burleson, RF
3. Willson Contreras, C
4. Brendan Donovan, 2B
5. Nolan Arenado, 3B
6. Lars Nootbaar, CF
7. Paul Goldschmidt, 1B
8. Matt Carpenter, DH
9. Tommy Pham, LF
P: Kyle Gibson, RHP
BREWERS
1. Brice Turang, 2B
2. Jackson Chourio, LF
3. Garrett Mitchell, CF
4. William Contreras, C
5. Willy Adames, SS
6. Tyler Black, DH
7. Rhys Hoskins, 1B
8. Sal Frelick, RF
9. Joey Ortiz, 3B
P: Tobias Myers, RHP
Injury report
Lance Lynn (knee strain): Veteran right-hander threw the equivalent of three innings in a live batting practice session on Tuesday. He increased the intensity with each inning of the session. He has been eligible to come off the IL since August 14, but the Cardinals have him slated to throw another live batting practice session next Monday. Updated Aug. 20
Steven Matz (lower back stiffness): The left-hander threw 4 1/3 scoreless innings in his start for Triple-A Memphis on a minor-league rehab assignment on August 16. Matz will make another start for Memphis on Wednesday. He's expected to throw approximately 85-90 pitches in that outing. Updated Aug. 20
Michael Siani (oblique strain): He was cleared to begin swinging a bat Saturday and began a swing progression over the weekend that had him in the cage Sunday. The Cardinals will get a better sense of how quickly Siani can progress in his rehab once he begins a swing program. Updated Aug. 18