• Lorenzo Cain is playing through pain. He returned to the Brewers starting lineup on Sunday, after missing time with tightness in the right side of his rib cage.
The centerfielder arrives to St. Louis sporting a .311 batting average, a few ticks higher than his .308 mark for the season.
He enters this pivotal series with a .397 on-base percentage. Only Joey Votto (.418) has a better OBP in the National League.
Against Cards pitching this season, Cain is 8 for 43 (.186) but does have seven walks, which boosts his OBP versus St.