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Brewers send Capuano to the mound against Cardinals

Aug 14, 2007 - 2:14 PM St Louis (55-60) at Milwaukee (62-56) 8:25 pm EDT

MILWAUKEE (Ticker) -- If the Milwaukee Brewers hope to hold off the Chicago Cubs in the National League Central, they will have to find a way to win with Chris Capuano on the mound.

Capuano (5-9, 4.96 ERA) searches for his first win since May 7 when the Brewers host the St. Louis Cardinals on Tuesday.

The veteran lefthander has watched his team lose his last 14 starts. Just five times during that span has Capuano allowed three runs or less.

Milwaukee took two of three games from the Houston Astros over the weekend to maintain a 1 1/2 game lead over the Cubs (60-57) in the division. Tuesday begins a six-game homestand for the Brewers, who own the best home record in the National League at 39-20.

The Cardinals will send Kip Wells (5-13, 5.27) to the mound. The veteran righthander has been strong lately, winning his start last Wednesday after allowing one unearned run in seven innings against the San Diego Padres.

St. Louis right fielder Rick Ankiel, making his return to the majors as a position player, is hitting .375 (6-for-16) with three homers in four games since being recalled from Class AAA Memphis last week.