Brewers face the Blue Jays with 1-0 series lead

Milwaukee Brewers (84-52, first in the NL Central) vs. Toronto Blue Jays (78-57, first in the AL East)

Toronto; Saturday, 3:07 p.m. EDT

PITCHING PROBABLES: Brewers: Quinn Priester (11-2, 3.44 ERA, 1.26 WHIP, 104 strikeouts); Blue Jays: Kevin Gausman (8-10, 3.87 ERA, 1.07 WHIP, 149 strikeouts)

BETMGM SPORTSBOOK LINE: Blue Jays -147, Brewers +122; over/under is 8 1/2 runs

BOTTOM LINE: The Milwaukee Brewers play the Toronto Blue Jays with a 1-0 series lead.

Toronto has a 44-23 record in home games and a 78-57 record overall. The Blue Jays have a 63-24 record in games when they record at least eight hits.

Milwaukee has an 84-52 record overall and a 39-28 record in road games. The Brewers are 41-11 in games when they did not give up a home run.

The teams play Saturday for the second time this season.

TOP PERFORMERS: Vladimir Guerrero Jr. has 30 doubles and 21 home runs for the Blue Jays. Bo Bichette is 18 for 40 with three doubles over the past 10 games.

William Contreras has 25 doubles and 16 home runs for the Brewers. Brice Turang is 15 for 39 with a double, a triple, two home runs and six RBIs over the past 10 games.

LAST 10 GAMES: Blue Jays: 5-5, .249 batting average, 4.20 ERA, outscored opponents by two runs

Brewers: 5-5, .263 batting average, 4.15 ERA, outscored opponents by one run

INJURIES: Blue Jays: Daulton Varsho: day-to-day (hand), Bowden Francis: 60-Day IL (shoulder), Ryan Burr: 60-Day IL (shoulder), Nick Sandlin: 15-Day IL (elbow), Yimi Garcia: 15-Day IL (ankle), Anthony Santander: 60-Day IL (shoulder), Alek Manoah: 60-Day IL (elbow), Angel Bastardo: 60-Day IL (elbow)

Brewers: Logan Henderson: 60-Day IL (elbow), Trevor Megill: 15-Day IL (flexor strain), Grant Anderson: 15-Day IL (ankle), Joey Ortiz: 10-Day IL (hamstring), D.L. Hall: 15-Day IL (oblique), Jackson Chourio: 10-Day IL (hamstring), Jordan Montgomery: 60-Day IL (elbow), Rhys Hoskins: 10-Day IL (thumb), Garrett Mitchell: 60-Day IL (oblique), Connor Thomas: 60-Day IL (elbow), Robert Gasser: 60-Day IL (elbow)

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