St. Louis Cardinals (2-4) vs. Milwaukee Brewers (5-1)
PROGRAM NOTE: Bob Uecker on the call Friday on WIZM, as Milwaukee hosts the St. Louis Cardinals for three games over the weekend. Pregame begins at 6:35 p.m. Tune in on 92.3 FM / 1410 AM / 106.7 FM (north of Onalaska)
PITCHING PROBABLES: Cardinals: Jack Flaherty (0-0); Brewers: Brandon Woodruff (0-0)
FANDUEL SPORTSBOOK MLB LINE: Brewers -163, Cardinals +140; over/under is 8 1/2 runs
BOTTOM LINE: The Milwaukee Brewers open a three-game series at home against the St. Louis Cardinals on Friday.
Milwaukee went 86-76 overall and 46-35 in home games a season ago. The Brewers batted .234 as a team in the 2022 season with a .723 OPS.
St. Louis went 93-69 overall and 40-41 on the road last season. The Cardinals averaged 8.5 hits per game last season while batting a collective .252 and slugging .420.
INJURIES: Brewers: Justin Wilson: 60-Day IL (elbow), Luis Urias: 10-Day IL (hamstring), Aaron Ashby: 15-Day IL (labrum), Adrian Houser: 15-Day IL (groin), Tyrone Taylor: 10-Day IL (elbow), Jason Alexander: 60-Day IL (shoulder)
Cardinals: Lars Nootbaar: 10-Day IL (thumb), Paul DeJong: 10-Day IL (back), Wilking Rodriguez: 15-Day IL (shoulder), Adam Wainwright: 15-Day IL (groin)
TOP PHOTO: FILE – Milwaukee Brewers’ Rowdy Tellez celebrates after hitting a home run during the sixth inning of a baseball game against the New York Mets Tuesday, April 4, 2023, in Milwaukee. (AP Photo/Morry Gash)