Castillo expected to start as Reds host the Brewers
Milwaukee Brewers (26-26, fourth in the NL Central) vs. Cincinnati Reds (27-27, third in the NL Central)
Cincinnati; Monday, 6:40 p.m. EDT
PITCHING PROBABLES: Milwaukee: Brandon Woodruff (2-4, 3.45 ERA) Cincinnati: Luis Castillo (3-5, 3.19 ERA)
LINE: Reds favored by 1 1/2 runs; over/under is 7 1/2 runs
BOTTOM LINE: Cincinnati and Milwaukee will face off on Monday.
The Reds are 19-18 against opponents from the NL Central. The Cincinnati offense has compiled a .211 batting average as a team this season, last in the National League. Jesse Winker leads the team with a mark of .261.
The Brewers are 16-16 in division games. Milwaukee's lineup has 68 home runs this season, Keston Hiura leads the club with 13 homers.
TOP PERFORMERS: Nick Castellanos leads the Reds with 13 home runs and has 30 RBIs.
Hiura leads the Brewers with 13 home runs and is batting .220.
INJURIES: Reds: Tyler Thornburg: (elbow), Wade Miley: (shoulder), Sonny Gray: (right mid-back), Jose De Leon: (groin), Matt Bowman: (elbow), Jesse Biddle: (shoulder).
Brewers: Ben Gamel: (left quad), Manny Pina: (knee).
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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.