Brewers finish off first half on road, starting with Reds tonight on WKTY
After a 10-game home stand in which the Milwaukee Brewers went 5-5, they’re back on the road again to finish off the first half of the season.
Coverage for Brewers Reds begins at 5:35 p.m.
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The Brewers begin tonight with a four-game series against the Cincinnati Reds, before three games at the Pittsburgh Pirates heading into the all-star break.
Adrian Houser starts for the fourth time this season for Milwaukee but will likely pitch just the first couple innings, as he’s done three times before.
Last time out, the 26-year-old righty gave up four hits, three walks and three runs in just two innings in taking the loss.
Christian Yelich and the Brewers offense will face 24-year-old Tyler Mahle, starting for the first time in his career.
The reliever has 84 strikeouts in 82⅔ innings with a 4.35 ERA. He’s just 2-8 on the season.
Yelich, who was the top vote getter in the NL among outfielder and announced over the weekend he would participate in the home run derby, leads the league in that category but is in a bit of a drought.
The 27-year-old reigning NL MVP hasn’t gone deep in eight games. Before that, he had hit home runs in three consecutive games.
Regardless, Yelich still leads the Majors with 29 home runs — one ahead of the NY Mets’ Pete Alonso and two ahead of LA Dodgers’ Cody Bellinger.
Yelich also leads the league in slugging (.704) and is in the Top 5 in stolen bases (19), batting average (.328), OBP (.425), OPS (1.129).