The Cardinals, walloped 9-3 in Monday's opener, continue a road series Tuesday against the Brewers. First pitch is set for 6:40 p.m.
Left-hander Steven Matz (1-2, 6.18) will return from a herniated disc and back strain that's kept him out four months to take the mound Tuesday for the Cardinals.
Matz, who hasn't pitched in the majors since April 30, gave up four runs in each of his last two rehab starts with Triple-A Memphis.
In the third year of a four-year, $44 million deal, Matz has pitched just more than 180 innings in total for the Cardinals.
The Brewers will send out right-hander Aaron Civale (5-8, 4.59), acquired two months ago from Tampa Bay.
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Civale, in his best start of the year, allowed no runs in seven innings vs. San Francisco on Thursday.
He has only faced the Cardinals once in his career, a loss in 2020 when he was pitching for Cleveland. Paul Goldschmidt fared well against him then, going one for three with a double.
The Cardinals are 3-8 vs. Milwaukee this year but the Redbirds' three wins have all come in the teams' last five meetings.
The Cardinals are 69-69, third in the NL Central and 12 games out of first. St. ²»Á¼Ñо¿Ëùµ¼º½ÍøÖ· is 5 1/2 games behind Atlanta for the final wild-card spot, and two teams are between the Cardinals and Braves.
Both and give the Cardinals a less than 1% chance to claim a wild-card berth.
The Brewers are 81-57, first in the NL Central and 10 games up on second-place Chicago. Milwaukee's magic number to clinch the division is 14.
The three division leaders in the NL are separated by two games, Milwaukee being third. Only the top two earn first-round playoff byes.
Lineups
CARDINALS
1. Masyn Winn, SS
2. Alec Burleson, DH
3. Nolan Arenado, 3B
4. Brendan Donovan, 2B
5. Paul Goldschmidt, 1B
6. Lars Nootbaar, LF
7. Jordan Walker, RF
8. Pedro Pagés, C
9. Michael Siani, CF
P: Steven Matz, LHP
BREWERS
1. Jackson Chourio, LF
2. Blake Perkins, CF
3. William Contreras, C
4. Gary Sánchez, DH
5. Willy Adames, SS
6. Brewer Hicklen, RF
7. Rhys Hoskins, 1B
8. Joey Ortiz, 3B
9. Brice Turang, 2B
P: Aaron Civale, RHP
Injury report
Willson Contreras (fractured finger):Ìý°Õ³ó±ðÌýcatcher fractured the middle finger on his right hand when struck by a pitch Aug. 24. He will have three weeks of no impact then he can begin a progression. There's not much wiggle room for a possible return. The injury could end his season. Updated Aug. 27
Lance Lynn (knee strain): Veteran right-hander recovered well from his 80-pitch outing Sunday for Class AAA Memphis. He and the Cardinals are discussing if he needs another simulated game or an extra between-start bullpen before returning to the major-league rotation within the coming week to 10 days. Updated Sept. 2
