The Milwaukee Brewers (3-15) are coming into this contest against NL Central division rivals and top-team the St. Louis Cardinals with the worst record in baseball on the season. I the chances of a lower scoring game with two very strong hurlers on the hill this Sunday.

Here are my keys to the game:

1. Pitching - The Cardinals will hand the ball to Lance Lynn (1-1, 1.56 ERA) who's had an excellent start to the season. Lynn has allowed just four runs on 13 hits with 27 strikeouts over 17 1/3 innings on the year and held Milwaukee to one run on six hits over five innings in a 4-2 home win on April 15. That performance was certainly no fluke as he's to 4-0 with a 1.49 ERA in his last seven starts against the Brewers. Milwaukee will counter with Mike Fiers (0-3, 6.75 ERA) who has had some starts already this season but has put up good numbers against the St. Cardinals in his career. In five career starts versus St. Louis, Fiers has a 1.72 ERA.

2. Cards strong starting pitchers numbers - St. Louis is undefeated over its last four away from home and has won 25 of the last 34 meetings in Milwaukee, five of them behind Lynn. The Cardinals have not had a smaller ERA from their starters in their first 16 games since it was at 1.78 in 1943.

3. X-Factor - The Cardinals bullpen has the third best mark in the major leagues for the season with a 2.03 ERA. Milwaukee's ranks in the bottom half with an ERA of almost the double, 3.91.

Selection: This is a play on the St. Louis Cardinals@ Milwaukee Brewers to go under the total.(8*)