The Brewers got here by winning at home they had a major league best 57 wins and they are 49-14 in their last 63 as a home favorite, 20-6 in their last 26 Sunday games overall. The pitching match up really should be the bullpens since they have pitched more than the starters and it's been the Cardinals with that edge, but the Brewers had a 1.17 ERA out of their bullpen in September and the Cardinals have pitched a lot out of their bullpen and the Brewers hitters are starting to have more of an idea at the plate. Now let's break down the starters. Marcum has struggled big time, but he's a veteran that still has 3 of 5 quality starts vs. the Cardinals this year. He's dominated Berkman, Furcal, Pujols, Freese and Theriot who are a combined 5 for 48. That's more than half the line up the team collectively have a .227 avg and a .551 OPS. Jackson meanwhile has not enjoyed the same success as the Brewers have 122 AB .295 average and a .870 OPS. His 3 starts at Milwaukee have not been good 11 ER 18.1 IP, 27 hits and 2 walks, he's given up a .301 average to opponents in his road starts this year where he has a 4.76 ERA that's nearly 2 runs higher than his ERA at home. Brewers will force the game 7 they are 37-14 in their last 51 vs. a starter with a WHIP over 1.30.
