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2014-08-03 Brewers (Garza) at Cardinals (Lackey), 1:15 PM CDT [Happy 31st birthday, Mark Reynolds!; Brewers lose, 3-2]

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[igt-2012][game-setup][logo]http://dl.dropbox.com/u/20589901/BrewerFan/2014/logos/brewers.png[/logo][game-info][h1]August 3 | 1:15 P.M.[/h1][h2]Brewers (61-50) | Cardinals (58-51)[/h2][h3]FSWI | WTMJ 620[/h3][/game-info][logo]http://dl.dropbox.com/u/20589901/BrewerFan/2014/logos/cardinals.png[/logo][/game-setup][pitching-photos]http://dl.dropbox.com/u/20589901/BrewerFan/2014/pitchers/brewers/garza-11.jpghttp://i.imgur.com/4GK8CfB.jpg[/pitching-photos][game-matchup][divclass=away][h2]7-7, 3.74 ERA, 1.17 WHIP[/h2][h3]Versus Cardinals | Game Log[/h3][h3]Garza has rebounded nicely since a nightmare outing at Washington on July 19 in which he surrendered five runs and only recorded one out. In two starts since, he's allowed two runs and only seven hits in 15 innings.[/h3][/divclass][divclass=home][h2]11-7, 3.60 ERA, 1.23 WHIP (AL #s)[/h2][h3]Versus Brewers | Game Log[/h3][h3]Lackey will be making his Cards debut and pitching on seven days' rest. He went 2-2 with a 3.55 ERA in four July starts. This will be his first career start at Busch Stadium. He pitched there in relief during the 2013 Fall Classic.[/h3][/divclass][starting-lineup][divclass=away]

  1. CF Carlos Gómez
  2. C Jonathan Lucroy
  3. RF Ryan Braun
  4. 3B Aramis Ramírez
  5. 2B Rickie Weeks
  6. LF Khris Davis
  7. 1B Mark Reynolds
  8. SS Elián Herrera
  9. RHP Matt Garza

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  1. 3B Matt Carpenter
  2. 2B Kolten Wong
  3. LF Matt Holliday
  4. 1B Matt Adams
  5. SS Jhonny Peralta
  6. C A.J. Pierzynski
  7. RF Oscar Taveras
  8. CF Peter Bourjos
  9. RHP John Lackey

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Garza, Lackey square off with series win on the line

By Caitlin Swieca / MLB.com | 8/2/2014 11:33 PM ET

 

The Brewers and Cardinals split the first two games of their big weekend showdown, leaving Matt Garza and John Lackey to face off in the series finale.

 

Following Justin Masterson on Saturday, Lackey will be the second straight Trade Deadline acquisition to make his Cardinals debut. It will be Lackey's first start at Busch Stadium -- he pitched there in relief for Boston during last year's World Series -- and he is excited about the outing.

 

"I think it's pretty well known what a great baseball town this is," Lackey said. "You call around when you hear something is going to happen. I talked to some guys that have played here, and they all loved playing here and thought it was a great place, and thought I would love it."

 

Lackey will likely be throwing to another Cardinals newcomer, A.J. Pierzynski, who was his battery-mate earlier this season in Boston.

 

"We worked together a lot," Lackey said. "He's an aggressive game-caller, and I think I'm pretty aggressive the way I pitch. I think those coincide pretty well together, I guess."

 

First baseman Lyle Overbay has seen John Lackey more than any other member of the Brewers. Not only is he 11-for-32 against him for his career, they were Spring Training teammates with the Red Sox in 2013.

 

Overbay is a fan.

 

"He's one of the reasons I said [during that] Spring Training, 'Man, these guys are the team to beat,'" said Overbay, whose prediction rang true when the Red Sox won the World Series. "He was finally healthy. The last two or three years, he had been pitching hurt. I was like, 'You watch, he'll start getting some strength and take off.'"

 

Even so, Overbay doesn't think the Cardinals' acquisition of Lackey and Masterson was all bad news for National League Central rivals.

 

"The one that I think helps us is [that they gave] away [Allen] Craig in the Lackey trade," he said. "He's done some damage against us. We may not face Lackey every time, but we would always face Craig."

 

When Garza takes the mound, he'll be bringing a 3-3 record and 4.81 ERA in nine career starts against St. Louis. He took a no-decision in his most recent start, on Tuesday, pitching seven one-run innings against Tampa Bay.

 

Brewers: Nelson slated to start on Tuesday

Scratched from Saturday's start because of a blister on his right index finger, Jimmy Nelson won't have to wait long to get back on the mound, as the team believes he'll be ready to pitch against the Giants on Tuesday at Miller Park.

 

The timing of Nelson's minor setback worked out for the Brewers. It came during a three-game series sandwiched between a pair of off-days, allowing for some easy rotation shuffling, and it also gave the Brewers a way to split up Nelson and Wily Peralta, something manager Ron Roenicke and pitching coach Rick Kranitz were already mulling.

 

Nelson developed the blister during his start last Sunday against the Mets, a 2-0 loss at Miller Park, and the skin tore away during a long-toss session earlier this week in St. Petersburg. He will attempt a light bullpen session on Sunday to confirm his availability for Tuesday. If he does have a setback, Yovani Gallardo would move up a day.

 

Cardinals: Wong repays Matheny's faith

Manager Mike Matheny considered sitting Kolten Wong on Saturday, knowing that the second baseman was in a slump, but he liked the matchup against Kyle Lohse, and Wong proved him right with a 3-for-5 night that included three RBIs and a home run.

 

The biggest concern with Wong has been his strikeout rate; of his previous 36 at-bats, 13 were strikeouts.

 

"It's always concerning, especially a guy with the hand-eye coordination, the athleticism, the bat speed that Kolten brings," Matheny said. "He's got above-average all of those things. We know he can right the ship. It's just a matter of him getting out there and working. I know we've seen the strikeouts, but we've also seen some balls blistered, driven to the middle of the field. They're not necessarily working out for him, but he's making some good swings, even if he has a few more swing-and-misses than he wants."

 

Worth noting

• The Brewers have had at least a share of first place every day since April 5, a statistic that will survive this series.

 

• St. Louis holds a 38-37 edge in the all-time series against Milwaukee in the new Busch Stadium.

 

• Brewers second baseman Scooter Gennett reaggravated a nagging right quadriceps injury running to first base on a double play in the second inning and exited the game in the sixth. Roenicke said the matter is minor but that Gennett will probably not start the series finale.

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Mike Vassallo pre-game tweets...

 

#1:

 

Happy 31st birthday to #Brewers first baseman Mark Reynolds. We wish him well.

 

#2:

 

The #Brewers are the only MLB team this season with five 50+ RBI players: Braun (65), Davis (54), Gomez (54), Lucroy (53) & Ramirez (51).
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Today would be a very big win going forward. Win today, day off, and then enter a tough part of the schedule.
"This is a very simple game. You throw the ball, you catch the ball, you hit the ball. Sometimes you win, sometimes you lose, sometimes it rains." Think about that for a while.
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A win today is still great, but if they had pulled off the comeback last night that would really have dialed up the pressure on the Cards. Hopefully Segura can turn things around at some point, but Hererra is now out OPSing him by a decent margin.
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Like yesterday the pitchers match up pretty well. Should be a good rubber game. The Cards have 5 lefties starting; Brewers all righties. AJ and Lackey reunite for the 1st time.

Herrera's actually a switch-hitter

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Thought it was interesting that Reynolds and Davis were in the lineup today against a RHP, but the splits against Lackey probably bear out Roenicke's thinking:

 

Against RH hitters: .273/.316/.410/.716

Against LH hitters: .244/.282/.412/.695

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Like yesterday, the pitchers match up pretty well. Should be a good rubber game. The Cards have 5 lefties starting; Brewers all righties. AJ and Lackey reunite for the 1st time.

 

Two of the nicest guys in the business!

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If Lackey hits Gomez with a pitch today, I sense a mound-charging. Gomez is that worked up already after that 1st inning at-bat.

 

Am I the only one who fully expects Gomez to have an epic meltdown before the end of the season?

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