The St. Louis Cardinals will try to take the final game of their 5-game set with the Milwaukee Brewers on Thursday night at Busch Stadium, with first pitch scheduled for 6:45pm. Brice Turang is among the key names in a matchup that closes out the series in St. Louis.
Thursday night at Busch Stadium
This is the last game of the set, which gives it a simple edge: both teams know exactly what is at stake in the final meeting of the series. For the Cardinals, that means using home field at Busch Stadium to finish on a positive note.
Andre Pallante gets the ball for the Cardinals, giving St. Louis a familiar starting point as they look to control the game early. Against Milwaukee, that opening stretch matters, because the tone of a series finale is often set before the middle innings even arrive.
What to watch
Brice Turang gives the Brewers another player to track in a game that already carries the feel of a deciding night in the series. With the matchup taking place in St. Louis and scheduled for 6:45pm, the Cardinals will be focused on turning a home game into the finish they want.
This is also the kind of game that can shape the mood around a set even if it does not decide anything larger. The final result will tell the story of the Thursday night meeting, but the setup is already clear: the Cardinals want the last word at Busch Stadium.
