Brewers face the Yankees leading series 1-0

New York Yankees (26-13, first in the AL East) vs. Milwaukee Brewers (20-16, third in the NL Central)

Milwaukee; Saturday, 7:10 p.m. EDT

PITCHING PROBABLES: Yankees: Cam Schlittler (5-1, 1.52 ERA, 0.87 WHIP, 53 strikeouts); Brewers: Kyle Harrison (3-1, 2.12 ERA, 1.11 WHIP, 35 strikeouts)

LINE: Yankees -147, Brewers +123; over/under is 7 1/2 runs

BOTTOM LINE: The Milwaukee Brewers host the New York Yankees, leading the series 1-0.

Milwaukee has an 11-8 record in home games and a 20-16 record overall. The Brewers have the third-ranked team on-base percentage in the NL at .336.

New York is 26-13 overall and 12-7 in road games. The Yankees are first in the AL with 61 total home runs, averaging 1.6 per game.

The teams meet Saturday for the second time this season.

TOP PERFORMERS: Jake Bauers has six doubles, five home runs and 20 RBIs for the Brewers. Sal Frelick is 9 for 34 with two home runs over the past 10 games.

Aaron Judge has six doubles and 15 home runs while hitting .270 for the Yankees. Ben Rice is 14 for 38 with three doubles and four home runs over the past 10 games.

LAST 10 GAMES: Brewers: 7-3, .275 batting average, 2.25 ERA, outscored opponents by 38 runs

Yankees: 7-3, .261 batting average, 2.97 ERA, outscored opponents by 26 runs

INJURIES: Brewers: Garrett Mitchell: day-to-day (illness), 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), Christian Yelich: 10-Day IL (groin)

Yankees: Ben Rice: day-to-day (finger), Jasson Dominguez: 10-Day IL (shoulder), Carlos Rodon: 15-Day IL (elbow), Giancarlo Stanton: 10-Day IL (leg), Angel Chivilli: 15-Day IL (shoulder), Gerrit Cole: 15-Day IL (elbow), Clarke Schmidt: 60-Day IL (elbow)

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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.