Cincinnati Reds (39-46, fifth in the NL Central) vs. Milwaukee Brewers (53-31, first in the NL Central)Milwaukee; Thursday, 2:10 p.m. EDTPITCHING PROBABLES: Reds: Chase Burns (9-1, 2.36 ERA, 1.08 WHIP, 112 strikeouts); Brewers: Jacob Misiorowski (9-3, 1.45 ERA, 0.77 WHIP, 146 strikeouts)LINE: Brewers -163, Reds +134; over/under is 9 runsBOTTOM LINE: The Milwaukee Brewers take on the Cincinnati Reds after Garrett Mitchell’s four-hit game on Wednesday.Milwaukee is 29-17 at home and 53-31 overall. The Brewers have the third-best team on-base percentage in the majors at .339.Cincinnati is 20-24 on the road and 39-46 overall. The Reds have gone 16-10 in games when they did not give up a home run.The matchup Thursday is the seventh time these teams square off this season. The Brewers hold a 6-0 advantage in the season series.TOP PERFORMERS: Brice Turang has 17 doubles, three triples and 12 home runs while hitting .259 for the Brewers. William Contreras is 12 for 34 with three home runs over the last 10 games.
Sal Stewart leads the Reds with 16 home runs while slugging .464. Tyler Stephenson is 12 for 33 with three doubles, a home run and five RBIs over the last 10 games.
LAST 10 GAMES: Brewers: 8-2, .257 batting average, 2.84 ERA, outscored opponents by 15 runsReds: 3-7, .216 batting average, 4.55 ERA, outscored by 11 runsINJURIES: Brewers: Coleman Crow: 15-Day IL (forearm), Brandon Lockridge: 10-Day IL (knee), Brian Fitzpatrick: 60-Day IL (elbow), D.L. Hall: 15-Day IL (pectoral), Quinn Priester: 60-Day IL (wrist), Carlos Rodriguez: 15-Day IL (shoulder), Logan Henderson: 15-Day IL (back), Rob Zastryzny: 15-Day IL (shoulder), Angel Zerpa: 60-Day IL (forearm)
