Milwaukee Brewers (8-4, first in the NL Central) vs. San Diego Padres (7-6, third in the NL West)
San Diego; Thursday, 9:40 p.m. EDT
PITCHING PROBABLES: Brewers: Eric Lauer (0-0); Padres: Nick Martinez (0-0)
FANDUEL SPORTSBOOK MLB LINE: Padres -140, Brewers +119; over/under is 8 1/2 runs
BOTTOM LINE: The San Diego Padres begin a four-game series at home against the Milwaukee Brewers on Thursday.
San Diego is 7-6 overall and 3-3 at home. The Padres have a 2-1 record in games decided by one run.
Milwaukee has an 8-4 record overall and a 3-3 record on the road. The Brewers have the ninth-best team batting average in MLB play at .264.
The teams meet Thursday for the first time this season.
TOP PERFORMERS:
LAST 10 GAMES: Padres: 6-4, .000 batting average, 4.03 ERA, outscored opponents by six runs
Brewers: 7-3, .000 batting average, 2.86 ERA, outscored opponents by 26 runs
INJURIES: Padres: David Dahl: 10-Day IL (quadricep), Joe Musgrove: 15-Day IL (toe), Robert Suarez: 15-Day IL (elbow), Adam Engel: 10-Day IL (hamstring), Adrian Morejon: 60-Day IL (elbow), Jose Castillo: 15-Day IL (shoulder), Drew Pomeranz: 15-Day IL (elbow/flexor), Eguy Rosario: 60-Day IL (ankle)
Brewers: Brandon Woodruff: 15-Day IL (shoulder), Aaron Ashby: 60-Day IL (labrum), Justin Wilson: 60-Day IL (elbow), Luis Urias: 10-Day IL (hamstring), Adrian Houser: 15-Day IL (groin), Tyrone Taylor: 10-Day IL (elbow), Jason Alexander: 60-Day IL (shoulder)
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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.
