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Fantasy info heading into the Brewers-Cardinals four-game series at Miller Park.
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St. Louis starter Adam Wainwright scattered four hits, walked two
and struck out three in seven innings but was saddled with a
no-decision against Colorado on Wednesday. The Cardinals' ace takes
a 3-1 record and a stellar 2.25 ERA into his next start on Monday
in Milwaukee.
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Milwaukee ace Ben Sheets is among the league's best pitchers with a
4-0 record and 2.29 ERA. But the remaining four Brewers' starters
have a combined 3-12 record and earned run averages that have
soared over the 5.00 mark -- Carlos Villanueva (1-4, 6.46); Manny
Parra (1-2, 5.86); Jeff Suppan (1-2, 5.22) and Dave Bush (0-4,
6.98).
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Double-A Huntsville outfielder Matt LaPorta was named the league's
player of the week for the second time this season after batting
.526 with three home runs, 10 RBIs and nine runs scored from April
28-May 4. He also won the honor for the week ending April 20.
Milwaukee's top draft choice a year ago, LaPorta is batting .330
with 10 doubles, 10 home runs and 36 RBIs. He has an on-base
percentage of .423 and a slugging percentage of .696.
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Cardinals' closer Jason Isringhausen blew his fourth save of the
season Wednesday in Colorado. St. Louis is 22-13 but would be 26-9
if Isringhausen had been perfect in his 15 save attempts this
season. However, the Cardinals overall success gives Isringhausen,
who is 1-3 with a 6.60 ERA, temporary job security.
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Cardinals' outfielder Ryan Ludwick has hit safely in his last seven
games. He slammed his fifth home run of the season on Wednesday
against Colorado and is batting .356 with 19 RBIs.
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Left fielder Ryan Braun has started 33 of Milwaukee's 34 games this
season and leads the team in RBI (23) and doubles (11). But
Braun ended the Brewers' recent nine-game road trip mired
in a slump with only two hits in his last 24 at-bats (.083).
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