Reds look to stop 7-game slide, take on the Brewers
Cincinnati Reds (3-20, fifth in the NL Central) vs. Milwaukee Brewers (15-8, first in the NL Central)
LISTEN: Bob Uecker on the call Wednesday on WKTY for Brewers-Reds, beginning with pregame at 6:05 p.m. Tune in on 96.7 FM / 580 AM.
PITCHING PROBABLES: Reds: Vladimir Gutierrez (0-4, 7.41 ERA, 1.94 WHIP, 11 strikeouts); Brewers: Freddy Peralta (0-1, 5.00 ERA, 1.33 WHIP, 23 strikeouts)
FANDUEL SPORTSBOOK LINE: Brewers -264, Reds +216; over/under is 7 1/2 runs
BOTTOM LINE: The Cincinnati Reds, on a seven-game losing streak, take on the Milwaukee Brewers.
Milwaukee is 8-4 at home and 15-8 overall. The Brewers have gone 5-2 in games decided by one run.
Cincinnati has a 1-7 record at home and a 3-20 record overall. The Reds have gone 0-3 in games decided by one run.
The teams square off Wednesday for the second time this season.
TOP PERFORMERS: Rowdy Tellez has four doubles, five home runs and 12 RBI while hitting .242 for the Brewers. Willy Adames is 13-for-39 with three doubles and five home runs over the last 10 games.
Brandon Drury has four doubles, four home runs and eight RBI while hitting .232 for the Reds. Tommy Pham is 12-for-37 with four doubles and two home runs over the past 10 games.
LAST 10 GAMES: Brewers: 7-3, .239 batting average, 2.63 ERA, outscored opponents by 23 runs
Reds: 1-9, .230 batting average, 6.38 ERA, outscored by 31 runs
INJURIES: Brewers: Jake Cousins: 10-Day IL (elbow), Justin Topa: 10-Day IL (elbow)
Reds: Joey Votto: 10-Day IL (undisclosed), Jonathan India: 10-Day IL (hamstring), Jake Fraley: 10-Day IL (knee), Nick Lodolo: 10-Day IL (back), Justin Wilson: 10-Day IL (elbow), Daniel Duarte: 60-Day IL (elbow), Luis Castillo: 10-Day IL (shoulder), Jose Garcia: 10-Day IL (hand), Mike Minor: 10-Day IL (shoulder), Max Schrock: 60-Day IL (calf), Donovan Solano: 10-Day IL (hamstring), Justin Dunn: 60-Day IL (shoulder), Tejay Antone: 60-Day IL (undisclosed)
TOP PHOTO: FILE – Polish Sausage (2) wins the sausage race between innings of a spring training baseball game between the Los Angeles Angels and the Milwaukee Brewers, Sunday, March 8, 2020, in Phoenix, Ariz. (AP Photo/Sue Ogrocki)
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