Reds visit the Brewers to start 3-game series

Cincinnati Reds (69-77, fifth in the NL Central) vs. Milwaukee Brewers (91-56, first in the NL Central)

Milwaukee; Friday, 7:45 p.m. EDT

PITCHING PROBABLES: Reds: Andrew Abbott (6-10, 4.43 ERA, 1.43 WHIP, 120 strikeouts); Brewers: Dustin May (6-9, 4.69 ERA, 1.32 WHIP, 127 strikeouts)

LINE: Brewers -194, Reds +156; over/under is 8 runs

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

Milwaukee is 91-56 overall and 50-25 at home. The Brewers have the best team on-base percentage in MLB play at .340.

Cincinnati has a 69-77 record overall and a 33-39 record in road games. The Reds are third in the NL with 196 total home runs, averaging 1.3 per game.

The teams meet Friday for the 11th time this season. The Brewers lead the season series 7-3.

TOP PERFORMERS: Brice Turang has 32 doubles, three triples and 17 home runs for the Brewers. Jackson Chourio is 17 for 46 with three doubles and three home runs over the last 10 games.

JJ Bleday has 15 doubles, two triples and 22 home runs for the Reds. Elly De La Cruz is 17 for 37 with three doubles and five home runs over the past 10 games.

LAST 10 GAMES: Brewers: 6-4, .273 batting average, 6.00 ERA, outscored by five runs

Reds: 5-5, .257 batting average, 5.59 ERA, outscored by 12 runs

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

Reds: Mike Toglia: 60-Day IL (shoulder), Spencer Steer: 10-Day IL (wrist), Hunter Greene: 60-Day IL (elbow), Blake Dunn: 60-Day IL (elbow)

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