The Milwaukee Brewers did what they had to do after dropping Game 2 of a 2-3-2 series format: win a road game. <\/p>\n
Date: <\/strong>October 14, 2011 Milwaukee Brewers (series tied 2-2)<\/strong> They had struggled to do so all season, they hadn\u2019t done so yet in the playoffs, but a big effort from Randy Wolf assured the Brewers at least one more game in their beloved Miller Park, where they\u2019ve lost only once this postseason.<\/p>\n Tonight, Zack Greinke will toe the rubber hoping to help the Brewers put St. Louis on the ropes. In two playoff starts, he\u2019s looked nothing like the man who blew away hitters with 201 strikeouts in 171.2 innings and won 16 times this season.<\/p>\n Control hasn\u2019t really been Greinke\u2019s problem. He\u2019s around the plate as usual, having walked two batters in his two outings. He\u2019s just too darn hittable right now, having allowed 16 knocks, including four homers, in just 11 innings. His mental toughness has been a problem in the past; is there a chance he just isn\u2019t cut out for playoff baseball?<\/p>\n St. Louis Cardinals (series tied 2-2)<\/strong> The St. Louis Cardinals have to be sweating just a little bit entering Game 5 of the National League Championship Series, even at home. While Greinke is struggling, he at least has a Cy Young pedigree. Cards probable starter Jaime Garcia has been almost as bad in these playoffs, allowing 12 hits, nine runs and two homers over 11 innings, and his struggles extend back to the regular season. [dfads params=’groups=10&limit=1&return_javascript=0′]<\/p>\n Garcia was 9-3 with a 3.22 ERA before the All-Star break and 4-4 with a 4.07 ERA afterwards. He did have a strong September but had a penchant for blowup outings throughout the second half. Garcia had no answer for Ryan Braun in Game 1 and the Brewers\u2019 slugger hasn\u2019t slowed down, batting .471 for the postseason.<\/p>\n The pick:<\/strong><\/p>\n A possible saving grace for Garcia: he was far more comfortable at home this season, going 9-4 with a 2.55 ERA versus 4-3 with a 4.61 ERA on the road. Greinke, meanwhile, was an amazing 11-0 with a 3.13 ERA at Miller Park but struggled with a 5-6 record and 4.70 ERA on the road.<\/p>\n Greinke\u2019s splits are a microcosm of Milwaukee\u2019s season. Yes, Wolf stepped up last night, but that type of big road effort has been the exception, not the norm. Milwaukee just isn\u2019t the same team on the road. Given how much Greinke has struggled on the road and how well Garcia has pitched at Busch Stadium, a St. Louis victory makes a ton of sense tonight.<\/p>\n Brewers vs Cardinals prediction: <\/strong>Cardinals 5, Brewers 3<\/p>\n Money Line: Cardinals -123 We’re almost at the end of another MLB gambling season. It\u2019s time to NOW bring your best\u00a0baseball betting<\/a> hat to the table for gambling on baseball. Cappers Picks all season long provides\u00a0MLB baseball gambling<\/a> predictions, so check back often.<\/p>\n Baseball Handicapping \u2013 Brewers vs Cardinals NLCS Game 5 Preview & Pick The Milwaukee Brewers did what they had to do after dropping Game 2 of a 2-3-2 series format: win a road game.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":195,"featured_media":22590,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[670],"tags":[502,3426,29737,27450],"class_list":["post-44607","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-mlb-baseball","tag-gambling-lines","tag-game-5","tag-milwaukee-brewers-vs-st-louis-cardinals","tag-mlb-free-pick"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/capperspicks.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/44607","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/capperspicks.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/capperspicks.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/capperspicks.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/195"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/capperspicks.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=44607"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/capperspicks.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/44607\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":44613,"href":"https:\/\/capperspicks.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/44607\/revisions\/44613"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/capperspicks.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/22590"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/capperspicks.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=44607"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/capperspicks.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=44607"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/capperspicks.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=44607"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
\nVenue: <\/strong>Busch Stadium, St. Louis, MO
\nBroadcast: <\/strong>TBS
\nMilwaukee Brewers at St. Louis Cardinals Betting Lines from Sportsbook.com<\/strong>
\nMoney Line: <\/strong>Brewers +113, Cardinals -123
\nOver\/Under: <\/strong>7.5<\/p>\n
\nZack Greinke (1-0, 9.00)<\/p>\n
\nJaime Garcia (0-2, 7.36)<\/p>\n
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