Cincinnati Reds (69-59, second in NL Central) vs. Milwaukee Brewers (78-49, first in NL Central)
Milwaukee; Thursday, 2:10 p.m. EDT
PITCHING PROBABLES: Reds: Sonny Gray (5-6, 4.24 ERA, 1.31 WHIP, 118 strikeouts) Brewer: Brett Anderson (4-7, 4.15 ERA, 1.31 WHIP, 51 strikeouts)
FANDUEL SPORTSBOOK LINE: Brewers -115, Reds -103; over / under is 9 runs
BOTTOM LINE: Nick Castellanos and the Reds will face the Brewers on Thursday.
The Brewers are 36-28 in their homeland. The Milwaukee line-up has 157 homers this season, Eduardo Escobar leads the club with 24 homers.
The Reds are 33-30 in street games. Cincinnati are facing a collective .251 this season, led by Nick Castellanos with an average of .320.
The Brewers won the last encounter 4-1. Brandon Woodruff took his eighth win and Avisail Garcia went 1 to 2 with a double and an RBI for Milwaukee. Luis Castillo recorded his 13th loss to Cincinnati.
TOP PERFORMER: Garcia ranks third among the Brewers with 41 additional base hits and is .506 slug.
Joey Votto leads the Reds with 28 homers and 81 RBIs.
LAST 10 MATCHES: Brewers: 8-2, .258 batting average, 2.86 ERA, outperformed opponents by 17 runs
Reds: 6-4, .241 batting average, 3.78 ERA, outperformed opponents by 11 runs
INJURIES: Brewer: Angel Perdomo: (back), Freddy Peralta: (shoulder), Jandel Gustave: (Covid-19), John Curtiss: (elbow), John Axford: (elbow), Tyrone Taylor: (oblique), Daniel Vogelbach : (Thigh), Mark Mathias: (shoulder), Eduardo Escobar: (upper tendon), Willy Adames: (quad).
Reds: Art Warren: (oblique), Brad Brach: (shoulder), Brandon Bailey: (elbow), Tejay Antone: (elbow), Jesse Winker: (intercostal).
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The Associated Press created this story using Data Skrive technology and Sportradar data.
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