Phillies take on the Brewers in first of 3-game series

Updated Sep. 22, 2026 4:02 a.m. ET

Associated Press

Milwaukee Brewers (98-58, first in the NL Central) vs. Philadelphia Phillies (86-70, second in the NL East)

Philadelphia; Tuesday, 6:40 p.m. EDT

PITCHING PROBABLES: Brewers: Dustin May (7-9, 4.61 ERA, 1.31 WHIP, 137 strikeouts); Phillies: Zack Wheeler (13-5, 2.99 ERA, 1.06 WHIP, 177 strikeouts)

LINE: Phillies -141, Brewers +116; over/under is 7 1/2 runs

BOTTOM LINE: The Philadelphia Phillies host the Milwaukee Brewers to start a three-game series.

Philadelphia has a 41-34 record at home and an 86-70 record overall. The Phillies have a 66-15 record in games when they record at least eight hits.

Milwaukee has a 46-32 record on the road and a 98-58 record overall. Brewers pitchers have a collective 3.54 ERA, which leads the NL.

The teams meet Tuesday for the fourth time this season.

TOP PERFORMERS: Kyle Schwarber leads the Phillies with 45 home runs while slugging .512. Derek Hill is 5 for 16 with two home runs and five RBIs over the last 10 games.

Brice Turang has 34 doubles, three triples and 19 home runs while hitting .266 for the Brewers. William Contreras is 11 for 40 with two doubles and four home runs over the last 10 games.

LAST 10 GAMES: Phillies: 4-6, .221 batting average, 4.13 ERA, outscored by nine runs

Brewers: 8-2, .280 batting average, 3.40 ERA, outscored opponents by 32 runs

INJURIES: Phillies: Jonathan Bowlan: day-to-day (groin), Caleb Kilian: 60-Day IL (oblique), Jesus Luzardo: 15-Day IL (shoulder), Felix Reyes: 60-Day IL (wrist), Brad Keller: 60-Day IL (elbow), Johan Rojas: 60-Day IL (elbow), Adolis Garcia: 60-Day IL (lat)

Brewers: Bryse Wilson: 15-Day IL (back), Brandon Woodruff: 60-Day IL (shoulder), Grant Anderson: 15-Day IL (biceps), Brian Fitzpatrick: 60-Day IL (elbow), 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.