After a well-earned day off, the Milwaukee Brewers are back in action today as they welcome the Seattle Mariners to town for a three-game series. And after a day off, the Brewers get some welcomed reinforcement to their ailing lineup.
Yes, Brice Turang is back in the lineup. Turang missed the entire four-game series in Los Angeles with knee soreness, but was able to avoid the injured list and returns to action this evening. More reinforcements are on the way, as well: Pat Murphy told reporters that
if Cooper Pratt gets through tonight’s Timber Rattlers game with no trouble, he could be back as soon as tomorrow. (Whether that game gets played tonight is an open question, as this humble scribe looks at rain coming down outside his window, mere miles from the Rattlers’ ballpark.)
There are no other major surprises in the lineup. Turang will be joined in the infield by Jake Bauers, Joey Ortiz, and David Hamilton, while Jackson Chourio, Garrett Mitchell, and Luis Lara make up the outfield. Christian Yelich is the DH, while William Contreras is behind the plate.
Contreras this evening will be catching Kyle Harrison, who is making his first start in a week and just his second since coming off the injured list at the beginning of the month. Harrison’s last start went quite poorly, though his season ERA was greatly aided by a change in scoring that took away five earned runs from his line, lowering those earned runs from eight to three. Still, Harrison got beat up for 10 hits, eight runs, and three walks in 4 2/3 miserable innings as the Padres blew out the Brewers last Tuesday.
Pitching for the Mariners is the righty Bryce Miller, who celebrates his 28th birthday later this week. Miller has had a good season overall, with a 3.39 ERA, 3.85 FIP, 0.988 WHIP, and 8.9 K/9 versus 1.7 BB/9 in 15 outings covering 85 innings. But things haven’t been as smooth lately; after a fantastic start on July 2, Miller has a 6.12 ERA with 22 strikeouts and 11 walks over his last six starts (32 1/3 innings), and the struggling Mariners are 0-6 in those games.
Tonight’s game kicks off at 6:40 p.m. and you can catch it on Brewers TV and the Brewers Radio Network.
