After a back-and-forth game last night, the Brewers are back in action as they continue their push to the playoffs. They can cut the division number down to 12 with a win in tonight’s game.
Dustin May is on the mound and is going to be looking for a bounce-back game. After two strong starts to start his Brewers’ career, he’s had three outings to forget. His last one was 4 1/3 innings against the Rangers, here he allowed four runs on six hits and three walks with four strikeouts. He faced the Reds
back on July 24th with the Cardinals, and allowed just one run in six innings with eight strikeouts. In his five Brewers’ starts, he has a 6.41 ERA and 5.43 FIP in 19 2/3 innings. Overall this season, he has a 4.69 ERA and 3.49 FIP.
For the Reds, Andrew Abbott makes the start. He’s been having a rough season, posting a 4.49 ERA and 4.80 FIP in 148 1/3 innings over 28 starts. The Brewers faced him back on July 1st, and he allowed two runs, five hits, and five walks in five innings with three strikeouts. This is his 10th career start against the Brewers. Over his previous nine starts (50 2/3 innings), he has a 3.73 ERA.
The Brewers are shifting around their lineup with the lefty on the mound. Jackson Chourio bats leadoff with Luis Lara behind him and William Contreras batting third as the DH. Andrew Vaughn and Garrett Mitchell bat fourth and fifth, and Joey Ortiz moves up to sixth in the lineup. Cooper Pratt, Gary Sánchez, and David Hamilton round out the lineup.
First pitch is at 5:40 p.m. It will be on Brewers.TV and the Brewers Radio Network.
