The Milwaukee Brewers and St. Louis Cardinals square off in the first of a three-game series on Friday at Busch Stadium, at 8:15 p.m. ET. Jacob Misiorowski (5-2, 4.35 ERA) will start for the Brewers, who are 94-59 this season and first in the NL Central. Sonny Gray (13-8, 4.43 ERA) is the expected starter for the Cardinals, who are 74-79 and fourth in the NL Central.
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Injury reportsBrewers
Trevor Megill: 15 Day IL (Flexor strain), José Quintana: 15 Day IL (Calf), D.L. Hall: 15 Day IL (Oblique), Garrett Mitchell: 60 Day IL (Oblique), Logan Henderson: 60 Day IL (Elbow), Shelby Miller: 60 Day IL (Elbow), Connor Thomas: 60 Day IL (Elbow), Jordan Montgomery: 60 Day IL (Elbow)
Cardinals
Masyn Winn: 10 Day IL (Meniscus), Willson Contreras: 10 Day IL (Shoulder), Zack Thompson: 60 Day IL (Lat)
Stats to know
Milwaukee’s Brice Turang has hit 18 home runs this season. He has also tallied 76 RBIs and has scored 95 runs. In 624 plate appearances, he has recorded a .289 BA, .359 OBP and .440 SLG with a 9.8% walk rate and a 22.3% strikeout rate. He has been effective on the base paths, recording 24 steals on 32 attempts.
In 640 plate appearances, William Contreras is hitting .264/.359/.406 with a .766 OPS. He has hit 17 long balls, driven in 76 runs and scored 89 times.
St. Louis’ Alec Burleson is slashing .285/.338/.461 this season with 18 home runs, 66 RBIs and an OPS of .799. He has a 14.5% strikeout rate and a 7.2% walk rate in 512 plate appearances, and he has scored 52 total runs.
In 496 plate appearances, Brendan Donovan has hit 10 long balls, tallied 47 RBIs and scored 60 runs. He is batting .281/.348/.407 and has posted a 13.1% strikeout rate and an 8.3% walk rate.
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Sep 19, 2025
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