Fresh off a series opening win, the Milwaukee Brewers and St. Louis Cardinals are back at it on Tuesday night. The roof will be open for a night game for the first time this season.
The Brewers made a transaction prior to the game, placing Logan Henderson on the 15 day IL with low back tightness. RHP Coleman Crow was recalled to the active roster to take his place. Pat Murphy confirmed that Crow will pitch on Friday against the Astros. Meanwhile, Wednesday’s starter is still TBA, but Murphy said that the finale
against the Cardinals will be covered by “a combination of guys already on the roster.”
Henderson told reporters that he felt his back tighten up during the Freddie Freeman AB in the 4th inning during his last start. He’s hoping to return to throwing soon and is already starting to make a little bit of progress in his recovery, but not enough to be able to make his start tomorrow.
For the game tonight, Kyle Harrison is on the mound for the Crew, looking to continue his stretch of dominance. Harrison hasn’t allowed a run in either of his past two starts and hasn’t allowed more than two earned runs in a single start all season. Over Harrison’s last 5 starts, he’s allowed just 3 runs over 28 IP, good for a 0.96 ERA.
On the other side, the Cardinals will have Michael McGreevy. McGreevy has a 2.40 ERA in his 10 starts. He doesn’t miss a lot of bats with just a 5.9 K/9, but he also doesn’t walk many either, posting a 1.9 BB/9 so far. We can expect a lot more contact than we saw in Monday’s game when both starters had 10+ strikeouts.
Pat Murphy is shaking up the Brewers lineup as well with Christian Yelich in the leadoff spot, bumping Jackson Chourio down to the 2 spot. Brice Turang, William Contreras, Jake Bauers, and Garrett Mitchell make up the middle of the order. Luis Rengifo, Sal Frelick, and David Hamilton round out the bottom of the lineup.
The Cardinals are keeping the top of their lineup pretty similar, with JJ Wetherholt leading off, followed by Ivan Herrera, Jordan Walker, and Alec Burleson.
First pitch is at 6:40 PM. The Brewers have a great opportunity to extend their lead in the NL Central even further. The Brewers have won their last six games when Harrison has started.
