Brewers bring 1-0 series lead over Dodgers into game 2
Milwaukee Brewers (64-56, second in the NL Central) vs. Los Angeles Dodgers (84-36, first in the NL West)
LISTEN: Brewers at Dodgers on WKTY. Pregame Tuesday begins at 8:45 p.m. Tune in on 96.7 FM / 580 AM
PITCHING PROBABLES: Brewers: Corbin Burnes (9-5, 2.48 ERA, .94 WHIP, 187 strikeouts); Dodgers: Tony Gonsolin (15-1, 2.12 ERA, .86 WHIP, 113 strikeouts)
FANDUEL SPORTSBOOK LINE: Dodgers -147, Brewers +125; over/under is 7 runs
BOTTOM LINE: The Milwaukee Brewers lead 1-0 in a three-game series with the Los Angeles Dodgers.
Los Angeles has an 84-36 record overall and a 43-16 record at home. The Dodgers have the best team slugging percentage in the NL at .451.
Milwaukee is 34-32 in road games and 64-56 overall. The Brewers have gone 37-23 in games when they record at least eight hits.
The teams meet Tuesday for the sixth time this season. The Brewers lead the season series 3-2.
TOP PERFORMERS: Freddie Freeman has 40 doubles, two triples, 16 home runs and 74 RBI for the Dodgers. Max Muncy is 10-for-32 with two doubles, three home runs and seven RBI over the past 10 games.
Rowdy Tellez has 21 doubles and 26 home runs for the Brewers. Willy Adames is 8-for-39 with a double and two home runs over the last 10 games.
LAST 10 GAMES: Dodgers: 6-4, .250 batting average, 2.33 ERA, outscored opponents by 19 runs
Brewers: 5-5, .166 batting average, 3.13 ERA, outscored opponents by one run
INJURIES: Dodgers: Yency Almonte: 15-Day IL (elbow), Clayton Kershaw: 15-Day IL (back), Daniel Hudson: 60-Day IL (acl), Walker Buehler: 60-Day IL (elbow), Kevin Pillar: 60-Day IL (shoulder), Tommy Kahnle: 60-Day IL (forearm), Blake Treinen: 60-Day IL (shoulder), Victor Gonzalez: 60-Day IL (elbow), Danny Duffy: 60-Day IL (hand), Jimmy Nelson: 60-Day IL (elbow)
Brewers: Aaron Ashby: 15-Day IL (shoulder), Trevor Rosenthal: 15-Day IL (hamstring), Trevor Gott: 15-Day IL (forearm), Jandel Gustave: 15-Day IL (forearm), Miguel Sanchez: 60-Day IL (elbow), Jace Peterson: 10-Day IL (left elbow), Adrian Houser: 15-Day IL (flexor), Alex Jackson: 10-Day IL (finger), Jake Cousins: 60-Day IL (elbow), Luis Perdomo: 15-Day IL (elbow)
TOP PHOTO: FILE – Milwaukee Brewers’ Corbin Burnes reacts after striking out a batter during the seventh inning of a baseball game against the New York Mets on Sept. 25, 2021, in Milwaukee. Burnes won the NL Cy Young Award on Wednesday, Nov. 17, 2021. (AP Photo/Aaron Gash, File)
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