51ºÚÁÏ

The Cardinals and Brewers square off Sunday at 1:10 p.m. in the finale. 51ºÚÁÏ won 8-5 on Saturday to snap a six-game skid.

Right-hander Miles Mikolas (4-3, 4.48 ERA) starts Sunday for the Cardinals. Two of his three worst outings of the season have come in recent games.

He allowed six earned runs in five innings vs. Toronto in a loss Tuesday, but as he said after that game, Mikolas believes he was the victim of some bad luck at times.

Some of the underlying Statcast data backs that assertion. Mikolas yielded a lower hard-hit rate (36%) in that game than his season average (42%).

Over his last three starts, opponents are hitting .377, which is worst in baseball by a wide margin for qualified starters since May 28.

On Saturday, the Cardinals' bats showed glimpses of the other turnaround the team needs, scoring eight runs, which is double what 51ºÚÁÏ scored in total in the prior three games.

Despite that, the Redbirds' offense has performed far worse this month than any one prior.

51ºÚÁÏ ranked in the top 11 of baseball in both runs scored and on-base percentage in each of the first two months of the season.

In June, however, the Cardinals are in the bottom third. 

For the season, 51ºÚÁÏ is in the bottom third in hard-hit rate and number of barrels per plate appearance, but this month the team has struck out a bit more, walked a bit less and been a bit less lucky on balls in play.

The Brewers start right-hander Quinn Priester (4-2, 3.65 ERA), who gave up five earned runs in five innings earlier this season in his only career outing vs. the Cardinals.

The Cardinals are 37-34, third in the National League Central. 

The Brewers are 38-34, second in the division.

Brendan Donovan returns

Leading hitter Brendan Donovan is back in the Cardinals' lineup for the first time since Tuesday after dealing with turf toe.

How to watch Cardinals at Brewers

When: 1:10 p.m. Sunday

Where: American Family Field in Milwaukee

TV/radio: FanDuel Sports Network Midwest (); KMOX (1120 AM and 104.1 FM), other stations in the as well as .

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Lineups

CARDINALS

1. Brendan Donovan, 2B

2. Iván Herrera, C

3. Alec Burleson, LF

4. Willson Contreras, 1B

5. Nolan Arenado, 3B

6. Nolan Gorman, DH

7. Jordan Walker, RF

8. Victor Scott II, CF

9. Jose Barrero, SS

P: Miles Mikolas, RHP

BREWERS

1. Sal Frelick, RF

2. Jackson Chourio, CF

3. William Contreras, C

4. Christian Yelich, DH

5. Rhys Hoskins, 1B

6. Brice Turang, 2B

7. Caleb Durbin, 3B

8. Drew Avans, LF

9. Joey Ortiz, SS

P: Quinn Priester, RHP

Injury report

Brendan Donovan, INF/OF (left toe inflammation): Returned to the lineup Sunday (see above) after testing his injured big toe over the previous two days. Has decided to wear a carbon fiber insert to limit the flexing of the toe that caused pain. Updated June 15

Zach Thompson, LHP (shoulder, lat strain): Lefty returned to Jupiter, Florida, to resume a throwing program there after going through a battery of tests and exams in 51ºÚÁÏ. Strengthening is the goal before advancing. Updated June 13