Brewers host the Yankees to start 3-game series
New York Yankees (26-12, first in the AL East) vs. Milwaukee Brewers (19-16, fourth in the NL Central)
Milwaukee; Friday, 7:40 p.m. EDT
PITCHING PROBABLES: Yankees: Max Fried (4-1, 2.39 ERA, 0.89 WHIP, 43 strikeouts); Brewers: Jacob Misiorowski (2-2, 2.84 ERA, 1.00 WHIP, 59 strikeouts)
LINE: Yankees -139, Brewers +117; over/under is 7 runs
BOTTOM LINE: The Milwaukee Brewers host the New York Yankees on Friday to open a three-game series.
Milwaukee has a 19-16 record overall and a 10-8 record at home. The Brewers have the fourth-best team on-base percentage in the majors at .337.
New York has a 26-12 record overall and a 12-6 record on the road. The Yankees have the fourth-best team on-base percentage in the majors at .337.
Friday's game is the first time these teams meet this season.
TOP PERFORMERS: Brice Turang has eight doubles, a triple and five home runs while hitting .305 for the Brewers. Sal Frelick is 8 for 31 with two home runs over the last 10 games.
Aaron Judge has six doubles and 15 home runs for the Yankees. Cody Bellinger is 16 for 38 with seven doubles, two triples and two home runs over the last 10 games.
LAST 10 GAMES: Brewers: 6-4, .266 batting average, 2.63 ERA, outscored opponents by 29 runs
Yankees: 8-2, .277 batting average, 2.43 ERA, outscored opponents by 34 runs
INJURIES: Brewers: Quinn Priester: 15-Day IL (wrist), Garrett Mitchell: day-to-day (illness), Jared Koenig: 15-Day IL (elbow), Brandon Woodruff: 15-Day IL (arm), Angel Zerpa: 15-Day IL (forearm), Rob Zastryzny: 60-Day IL (shoulder), Akil Baddoo: 60-Day IL (quadricep), Christian Yelich: 10-Day IL (groin)
Yankees: Jasson Dominguez: day-to-day (concussion), Ben Rice: day-to-day (finger), Carlos Rodon: 15-Day IL (elbow), Giancarlo Stanton: 10-Day IL (leg), Angel Chivilli: 15-Day IL (shoulder), Gerrit Cole: 15-Day IL (elbow), Clarke Schmidt: 60-Day IL (elbow)
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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.
