Cleveland Guardians (39-33, second in the AL Central) vs. Milwaukee Brewers (43-26, first in the NL Central)
Milwaukee; Tuesday, 7:40 p.m. EDT
PITCHING PROBABLES: Guardians: Slade Cecconi (3-5, 4.83 ERA, 1.45 WHIP, 61 strikeouts); Brewers: Robert Gasser (0-3, 6.38 ERA, 1.58 WHIP, 19 strikeouts)
LINE: Brewers -155, Guardians +126; over/under is 8 1/2 runs
BOTTOM LINE: The Milwaukee Brewers host the Cleveland Guardians to begin a three-game series.
Milwaukee has a 43-26 record overall and a 23-14 record at home. The Brewers have the fourth-best team ERA in the majors at 3.45.
Cleveland has a 20-16 record on the road and a 39-33 record overall. The Guardians have the third-ranked team ERA in the AL at 3.75.
The teams meet Tuesday for the first time this season.
TOP PERFORMERS: Jake Bauers leads the Brewers with 13 home runs while slugging .519. Jackson Chourio is 19 for 49 with seven home runs and 14 RBIs over the past 10 games.
Brayan Rocchio has nine doubles, two triples and five home runs while hitting .274 for the Guardians. Jose Ramirez is 10 for 39 with a double and two home runs over the last 10 games.
LAST 10 GAMES: Brewers: 6-4, .303 batting average, 5.38 ERA, outscored opponents by 20 runs
Guardians: 4-6, .220 batting average, 3.78 ERA, outscored by nine runs
INJURIES: Brewers: Coleman Crow: 15-Day IL (forearm), Jared Koenig: 15-Day IL (elbow), Carlos Rodriguez: 15-Day IL (undisclosed), Brandon Lockridge: 10-Day IL (knee), Brandon Woodruff: 15-Day IL (arm), Logan Henderson: 15-Day IL (back), Brian Fitzpatrick: 60-Day IL (elbow), Quinn Priester: 60-Day IL (wrist), D.L. Hall: 15-Day IL (pectoral), Rob Zastryzny: 15-Day IL (shoulder), Angel Zerpa: 60-Day IL (forearm)
Guardians: Jose Ramirez: 10-Day IL (hand), Chase DeLauter: day-to-day (rib cage), Angel Martinez: day-to-day (foot), Erik Sabrowski: 15-Day IL (elbow)
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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.
