#960 ASA TOP PLAY ON 10* St Louis Cardinals -135 over Milwaukee Brewers, Sunday at 2:10 PM ET - These 2 split the first 2 games of this crucial NL Central series with St Louis winning the opener 3-1 and Milwaukee bouncing back to win in 10 innings last night 3-2 despite only 4 hits. STL starter Wainwright flirted with a no hitter vs Milwaukee’s struggling offense but the Brewers hit a HR late (8th inning) to tie the game and sent it to extras. The Brewers are averaging just 3.8 RPG with a batting average of .220 over their last 10 games. Today they’ll face Mikolas who has been outstanding at home this year with an ERA of 2.48 and a WHIP of 0.88. He has allowed just 53 hits in 74 innings pitched at Busch Stadium this season. The Cards have won his last 5 starts at home and we expect another W today. Milwaukee starter Ashby has a record of 1-7 on the road this year with an ERA of 4.72 and a WHIP of 1.66. He’s allowed 92 baserunners in 54 innings pitched on the road this season. The lefty will face a STL line up that has been hot averaging 5.6 RPG while hitting .260 over their last 10 games. The Cards have the 3rd best batting average & OPS in the Majors vs lefties this season. At home they are averaging nearly 6 RPG this year vs left handed pitchers. STL has been very good at home this year winning 9 of their last 10, they are 15 games above .500 here, and their RPG margin at Busch Stadium is +1.2. We like St Louis to take the series finale today.