Brewers, Cardinals face pitching uncertainty doubleheader

The Milwaukee Brewers and St. Louis Cardinals will play a day-night doubleheader on Tuesday, July 7, at Busch Stadium, as the National League Central leaders look to extend their advantage in a pivotal five-game series. The Brewers took the series opener on Monday night, rallying for a 4-3 victory.

Milwaukee will send ace Jacob Misiorowski to the mound for the afternoon game. The right-hander, who was named to the All-Star team, leads the majors with a 1.47 ERA and 156 strikeouts. He earned a win against St. Louis earlier this season, allowing one run over seven innings on May 25. The Cardinals will counter with right-hander Michael McGreevy, though it was unclear if he would start the first or second game. McGreevy last pitched on July 1, allowing two runs in six innings against Atlanta. He faced Milwaukee once this season on May 26, taking a loss after surrendering five runs in four innings. The starting pitcher for the other doubleheader game had not been announced for either team as of Tuesday morning.

Cardinals manager Oliver Marmol acknowledged the challenge of managing his pitching staff through the twin bill, noting he had to juggle the bullpen to ensure relievers were...