Brewers charge into series opener vs. Cardinals

St. Louis right-hander Jack Flaherty will have the task of slowing down the red-hot Milwaukee Brewers when the Cardinals open their first road series of the season on Friday.

Right-hander Brandon Woodruff (0-0, 1.50 ERA) is scheduled to start for the Brewers against Flaherty (1-0, 0.00) in the matchup of National League Central rivals. Both teams were idle Thursday.

Milwaukee completed a home sweep of the New York Mets