CLEVELAND — Cleveland and Milwaukee will face off on Saturday.
The Indians are 36-34 on their home turf. Cleveland’s lineup has 179 home runs this season, Jose Ramirez leads them with 33 homers.
The Brewers have gone 47-24 away from home. Milwaukee hitters have posted a team on-base percentage of .317 this season, led by Christian Yelich with a mark of .363.
The Brewers won the last meeting 10-3. Adrian Houser notched his ninth victory and Eduardo Escobar went 2-for-5 with two home runs and two RBIs for Milwaukee. Eli Morgan registered his seventh loss for Cleveland.
TOP PERFORMERS: Ramirez leads the Indians with 66 extra base hits and is batting .261.
Escobar leads the Brewers with 27 home runs and is slugging .492.
LAST 10 GAMES: Indians: 4-6, .227 batting average, 4.17 ERA, outscored by seven runs
Brewers: 7-3, .276 batting average, 4.25 ERA, outscored opponents by three runs
INJURIES: Indians: Nick Sandlin: (shoulder), Shane Bieber: (shoulder), Josh Naylor: (ankle), Wilson Ramos: (knee), Roberto Perez: (shoulder).
Brewers: Justin Topa: (elbow), Angel Perdomo: (back), John Curtiss: (elbow), John Axford: (elbow), Brett Anderson: (shoulder), Tyrone Taylor: (oblique), Mark Mathias: (shoulder), Willy Adames: (quad).
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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.
