The Milwaukee Brewers will look to keep their home win streak alive as they host the San Diego Padres on Tuesday evening. First pitch is scheduled for 7:40 p.m. EDT at American Family Field.
The Padres (24-16, first in the NL West) visit the Brewers (22-16, second in the NL Central) in the first meeting between the teams this season.
On the mound, San Diego will send Matt Waldron (1-1, 7.71 ERA, 1.55 WHIP, 15 strikeouts) to face Milwaukee’s Brandon Sproat (0-2, 5.87 ERA, 1.53 WHIP, 30 strikeouts).
The Brewers are listed as -130 favorites, with the Padres at +109, and the over/under set at 8.5 runs.
Milwaukee is 13-8 at home and 22-16 overall, posting a 14-4 record when they record at least eight hits. The Padres are 11-6 on the road and 24-16 overall, going 15-2 when they collect at least eight hits.
Leading the Brewers, Brice Turang boasts a .298 batting average with eight doubles, a triple, and six home runs. William Contreras has been hot recently, going 14-for-40 with a home run and 10 RBIs over the last 10 games.
For the Padres, Manny Machado has four doubles, six home runs, and 20 RBIs. Ty France is 10-for-35 with a double, two triples, and three home runs in his last 10 contests.
Over their last 10 games, the Brewers are 7-3 with a .244 batting average and a 2.53 ERA, outscoring opponents by 24 runs. The Padres are 5-5, hitting .185 with a 3.60 ERA, and have been outscored by five runs.
Injury reports: For Milwaukee, Brandon Lockridge (10-day IL, knee), Quinn Priester (15-day IL, wrist), Jared Koenig (15-day IL, elbow), Brandon Woodruff (15-day IL, arm), Angel Zerpa (15-day IL, forearm), Rob Zastryzny (60-day IL, shoulder), Akil Baddoo (60-day IL, quadricep), and Christian Yelich (10-day IL, groin). San Diego lists Joe Musgrove (60-day IL, elbow), Luis Campusano (10-day IL, toe), Jake Cronenworth (7-day IL, concussion), German Marquez (15-day IL, forearm), Jhony Brito (60-day IL, elbow), Bryan Hoeing (60-day IL, elbow), and Nick Pivetta (15-day IL, elbow).
