Brewers visit the Reds to open 3-game series

Milwaukee Brewers (87-54, first in the NL Central) vs. Cincinnati Reds (67-73, fifth in the NL Central)

Cincinnati; Friday, 6:10 p.m. EDT

PITCHING PROBABLES: Brewers: Shane Drohan (7-5, 3.75 ERA, 1.30 WHIP, 110 strikeouts); Reds: Rhett Lowder (6-8, 5.14 ERA, 1.46 WHIP, 88 strikeouts)

LINE: Brewers -166, Reds +135; over/under is 9 1/2 runs

BOTTOM LINE: The Cincinnati Reds host the Milwaukee Brewers on Friday to open a three-game series.

Cincinnati is 34-37 at home and 67-73 overall. The Reds rank third in the NL with 186 total home runs, averaging 1.3 per game.

Milwaukee is 40-29 on the road and 87-54 overall. The Brewers have gone 59-9 in games when they scored five or more runs.

The teams meet Friday for the eighth time this season. The Brewers are up 6-1 in the season series.

TOP PERFORMERS: JJ Bleday has 15 doubles, two triples and 22 home runs for the Reds. Hector Rodriguez is 14 for 41 with two doubles and five home runs over the past 10 games.

William Contreras has 24 doubles, a triple and 13 home runs for the Brewers. Jackson Chourio is 16 for 47 with two doubles and four home runs over the past 10 games.

LAST 10 GAMES: Reds: 5-5, .251 batting average, 6.49 ERA, outscored by 16 runs

Brewers: 6-4, .289 batting average, 4.19 ERA, outscored opponents by 10 runs

INJURIES: Reds: Graham Ashcraft: 60-Day IL (forearm), Spencer Steer: 10-Day IL (wrist), Ke'Bryan Hayes: 10-Day IL (groin), Mike Toglia: 10-Day IL (shoulder), Hunter Greene: 60-Day IL (elbow), Blake Dunn: 60-Day IL (elbow)

Brewers: Bryse Wilson: 15-Day IL (back), Rob Zastryzny: 60-Day IL (shoulder), Brian Fitzpatrick: 60-Day IL (elbow), Brandon Woodruff: 60-Day IL (shoulder), Quinn Priester: 60-Day IL (wrist), Angel Zerpa: 60-Day IL (forearm)

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