Pregamin' with RedBird Nation: Cards vs. Brewers (4/27)

The Cardinals avoided being swept in Wrigley Field for the first time since 2006 on Wednesday afternoon as they were propelled by another terrific start from Lance Lynn and by last season's NLCS and World Series hero, David Freese, as he hit a two-run home run that eventually proved to be the game winning hit.

Tonight the Cardinals will be looking towards starting pitcher Jake Westbrook when the team hosts' Central-division foes' Milwaukee Brewers, which is a rematch from last season's National League Championship Series that St. Louis won in six games.

This series will be the second one between the two teams this season, as the Cardinals won two-of-three in Milwaukee's season-opening series at Miller Park in Wisconsin.

Yovanni Gallardo will be making his second start of the young season tonight against the defending world champions--but his first inside Busch for the 2012 champaign. He lost his first start at home on April 6th as he gave up six earned-runs on seven hits in just 3 2/3 innings.

The Cardinals (12-7) enter tonight's contest in first place in the Central division, while the Brewers (9-10) enter the game tied for second place with the Cincinnati Reds. Here is a look at the lineup that Mike Matheny has decided to go with for tonight's contest:

1. Rafael Furcal, SS
2. Jon Jay, CF
3. Matt Holliday, LF
4. Carlos Beltran, RF
5. David Freese, 3B
6. Yadier Molina, C
7. Matt Carpenter, 1B
8. Skip Schumaker, 2B
9. Jake Westbrook, P

The Brewers have decided to go with Gallardo in game one, and Marco Estrada in tomorrow's game.*sorry for the typo in last night's post.

Tonight's game will deliver the first pitch live at 7:15 pm Central Time, and will be televised on FOX Sports Midwest locally. Here is a link for a live streaming of tonight's contest (which will not begin until the first pitch).

Click this link to watch the game live from your phone or your computer (live feed will not begin until first pitch).