The Cardinals have won 10 of their last 11 games. The Brewers are 3-8 in their last 11 games. So, why not ride the Cardinals especially at this low lay price? Why not indeed.

St. Louis is playing its finest ball taking 14 of their last 17. The Brewers are in a tailspin, banged-up and have bullpen issues.

Cardinals starter John Gant is proving dependable giving up only two earned runs in his last two starts spanning 11 1/3 innings. He has a 10-to-1 strikeout-to-walk ratio during this time frame.

Brewers starter Jhoulys Chacin has a 3.83 road ERA and has a terrible history versus St. Louis going 0-7 with a 6.90 ERA in nine appearances, including eight starts.