Yeah, we know it has been a tough year for the Milwaukee Brewers, with playoff hopes being quashed early, a manager fired and several players traded.
But despite all that, the Brewers have been playing well over the past two months and there's reason to believe that will continue in a brief two-game set at Cleveland.
BREWERS SEASON BREAKDOWN
| Through June 22 | Since June 23 | |
| Record | 25-46 | 28-26 |
| Runs/Game | 3.65 | 4.37 |
| Batting avg. | .237 | .269 |
| Overall ERA | 4.50 | 3.81 |
| Starters ERA | 5.08 | 3.99 |
When it comes to interleague play, Milwaukee has the advantage offensively against the Indians. The Brewers are averaging 1.28 home runs per game (23 in 18 games) in interleague play in 2015, the best rate among National League teams.
Meanwhile, there's the Indians . . .
CLEVELAND IN INTERLEAGUE PLAY WITH MLB RANK
| Runs/Game | 3.44 | 25th |
| Batting avg. | .241 | 23rd |
| Home runs/G | 0.50 | 30th |
| Slugging pct. | .353 | 28th |
Other notes:
-- Ryan Braun has the fourth-highest career batting average among active players with 250 home runs, at .304. The top four: Miguel Cabrera (.322/406), Albert Pujols (.314/553) and Matt Holliday (.307/275).
-- Only four players in the majors have 30 or more doubles and less than 10 home runs. Two are on Cleveland: Michael Brantley (38 and 9) and Jason Kipnis (32 and 6). Detroit's Ian Kinsler (32/8) and Atlanta's Nick Markakis (30/2) are the others.
-- It is always a good idea to keep runners off the bases, but even more so for Wily Peralta, who has the third-highest opponent batting average in the National League with runners on base (min. 125 opponent at-bats with men on) at .328.
Statistics courtesy STATS Inc.
