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The Milwaukee Brewers and Chicago Cubs clash in the first of a three-game series on Friday at American Family Field, at 7:45 p.m.
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Jacob Misiorowski (8-3, 1.45 ERA) will start for the Brewers, who are 49-29 this season and first in the NL Central.
Colin Rea (5-5, 4.99 ERA) is the expected starter for the Cubs, who are 44-37 and second in the NL Central.
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Milwaukee Brewers - Venue: American Family Field - Time: 7:45 p.m.
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Cubs vs.
Brewers odds - Favorite Moneyline: Brewers -250 - Underdog Moneyline: Cubs +200 - Total: 7 - Total Over Odds: -125 - Total Under Odds: +105 Injury reports Brewers Brandon Lockridge: 10 Day IL (Knee), Coleman Crow: 15 Day IL (Forearm), Jared Koenig: 15 Day IL (Elbow), Carlos Rodriguez: 15 Day IL (Shoulder), Rob Zastryzny: 15 Day IL (Shoulder), Logan Henderson: 15 Day IL (Back), D.L.
Hall: 15 Day IL (Pectoral), Brian Fitzpatrick: 60 Day IL (Elbow), Angel Zerpa: 60 Day IL (Forearm), Quinn Priester: 60 Day IL (Wrist) Cubs Daniel Palencia: 15 Day IL (Elbow), Jameson Taillon: 15 Day IL (Hamstring), Ben Brown: 15 Day IL (Neck), Edward Cabrera: 15 Day IL (Hamstring), Riley Martin: 60 Day IL (Elbow), Porter Hodge: 60 Day IL (Elbow), Justin Steele: 60 Day IL (Elbow), Shelby Miller: 60 Day IL (Elbow), Hunter Harvey: 60 Day IL (Tricep), Cade Horton: 60 Day IL (Forearm), Christopher Austin: 60 Day IL (Knee) Stats to know - Milwaukees Brice Turang is slashing .265/.371/.459 this season with 11 home runs, 47 RBIs and an OPS of .831.
He has a 25.9% strikeout rate and a 14.6% walk rate in 336 plate appearances, and he has scored 58 total runs.
Turang has recorded 13 steals on 15 attempts.
- In 323 plate appearances, William Contreras has slashed .302/.365/.427 this season.
He has hit eight long balls and driven in 48 runs with a strikeout rate of 13% and a walk rate of 9.3%.
He has come around to score 45 times.
- Pete Crow-Armstrong has hit 17 home runs this season, which ranks 20th in MLB.
He has also tallied 45 RBIs and has scored 49 runs.
In 350 plate appearances, he has recorded a .287 BA, .367 OBP and .521 SLG with a 9.1% walk rate and a 25.7% strikeout rate.
He has been effective on the base paths, recording 18 steals on 23 attempts.
- In 360 plate appearances, Nico Hoerner has slashed .239/.317/.343 this season.
He has hit four long balls and driven in 35 runs with a strikeout rate of 7.2% and a walk rate of 9.4%.
He has stolen 12 bases on 14 attempts and has scored 34 runs.
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