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Cleveland Guardians (72-51, first in the AL Central) vs. Milwaukee Brewers (71-52, first in the NL Central)
Milwaukee; Sunday, 2:10 p.m. EDT
LIKELY PITCHING VALUES: Guardians: Ben Lively (10-7, 3.71 ERA, 1.21 WHIP, 93 strikeouts); Brewers: Colin Rea (10-4, 3.72 ERA, 1.20 WHIP, 103 strikeouts)
BETMGM SPORTSBOOK: LINE Brewers -125, Guardians +105; Over/Under is 8 runs
CONCLUSION: The Milwaukee Brewers, who have won four home games in a row, host the Cleveland Guardians.
Milwaukee has a 37-24 record at home and a 71-52 record overall. The Brewers have a 29-6 record in games in which they have not allowed a home run.
Cleveland has a 34-31 record on the road and a 72-51 record overall. The Guardians have a 32-10 record in games in which they hit at least two home runs.
Sunday’s game will be the third meeting between these teams this season.
TOP PERFORMERS: Willy Adames leads the Brewers with 22 home runs and a .453 slugging average. William Contreras has hit 11 of 35 home runs in the last 10 games, with three doubles, five home runs and eight RBIs.
Jose Ramirez has 32 home runs, 40 walks and 100 RBIs with a .279 batting average for the Guardians. Will Brennan has hit 11 for 29 with a double, a triple and two RBIs in the last 10 games.
LAST 10 GAMES: Brewers: 7-3, .214 batting average, 3.10 ERA, 12 runs more than opponents
Guardians: 5-5, .209 batting average, 3.56 ERA, even run differential
INJURIES: Brewers: Blake Perkins: 10-day IL (calf), Enoli Paredes: 60-day IL (forearm), Hoby Milner: 15-day IL (shoulder), Trevor Megill: 15-day IL (back), Robert Gasser: 60-day IL (flexor), Rob Zastryzny: 15-day IL (elbow), Christian Yelich: 10-day IL (back), Oliver Dunn: 60-day IL (back), JB Bukauskas: 60-day IL (lat), Wade Miley: 60-day IL (elbow), Brandon Woodruff: 60-day IL (elbow)
Protectors: Carlos Carrasco: 15-day IL (hip), Sam Hentges: 15-day IL (unknown), Shane Bieber: 60-day IL (elbow), Trevor Stephan: 60-day IL (elbow), James Karinchak: 60-day IL (shoulder)
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The Associated Press produced this article using technology from Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.
