Milwaukee Brewers (53-39, first in the NL Central) vs. Cincinnati Reds (48-42, second in the NL Central)
Cincinnati; Friday, 7:10 p.m. EDT
PITCHING PROBABLES: Brewers: TBD Reds: Tyler Mahle (7-3, 3.59 ERA, 1.19 WHIP, 118 strikeouts)
FANDUEL SPORTSBOOK LINE: Reds +100, Brewers -120; over/under is even
BOTTOM LINE: Cincinnati and Milwaukee will meet on Friday.
The Reds are 23-20 in home games in 2020. The Cincinnati pitching staff averages 9.8 strikeouts per nine innings, Tyler Mahle leads them with a mark of 11.1.
The Brewers are 26-18 on the road. Milwaukee has slugged .379 this season. Omar Narvaez leads the club with a .469 slugging percentage, including 20 extra-base hits and eight home runs.
The Reds won the last meeting 3-1. Ryan Hendrix earned his fifth victory and Nicholas Castellanos went 2-for-5 with a double and two RBIs for Cincinnati. Josh Hader registered his second loss for Milwaukee.
TOP PERFORMERS: Nick Castellanos leads the Reds with 48 extra base hits and is batting .331.
Avisail Garcia leads the Brewers with 55 RBIs and is batting .253.
LAST 10 GAMES: Reds: 8-2, .231 batting average, 2.13 ERA, outscored opponents by 12 runs
Brewers: 4-6, .230 batting average, 2.36 ERA, outscored opponents by 11 runs
INJURIES: Reds: Art Warren: (oblique), Lucas Sims: (elbow), Michael Lorenzen: (shoulder), Jeff Hoffman: (shoulder), Sonny Gray: (rib cage), Michael Feliz: (elbow), Brandon Bailey: (elbow), Tejay Antone: (forearm), Nick Senzel: (knee), Mike Moustakas: (heel), Alex Blandino: (hand).
Brewers: Justin Topa: (elbow), Dylan File: (elbow), Lorenzo Cain: (hamstring), Kolten Wong: (calf), Daniel Vogelbach: (hamstring), Travis Shaw: (shoulder), Mark Mathias: (shoulder).
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