The Cincinnati Reds (59-90) host the Milwaukee Brewers (79-70) at Great American Ball Park on Thursday for the opener of a four-game series. The Brewers just wrapped up a six-game homestand (3-3). They won only one out of three in their last series against the Mets, taking the finale 6-0 on Wednesday at American Family Field. Willy Adames was 1 for 2 with a home run and two runs, walking twice. Mike Brosseau added a home run and four RBIs. The Reds are in the midst of a six-game homestand. They split their last series against the Red Sox, taking the finale 5-1 on Wednesday at Great American Ball Park. Stuart Fairchild went 2 for 3 with two runs.
HEAD-TO-HEAD
The Brewers have won 10 of 15 in the season series between the NL Central rivals, including a 7-6 victory in their most recent meeting on September 11 at American Family Field. Starter Brandon Woodruff went six innings to get the win, giving up two runs on five hits and striking out 11, and Devin Williams picked up his 12th save.
ON THE MOUND
Woodruff (11-4, 3.26 ERA) is slated to get the start for Milwaukee. The right-hander allowed one run over eight innings in his last start, a 4-1 road win over the Yankees on Saturday. He earned the win, yielding five hits while striking out 10 and walking one. Over three previous starts against the Reds this season, Woodruff has allowed 10 earned runs over 16 innings (2-1, 5.63). He has struck out 29 and walked three. RHP Hunter Greene (4-12, 4.97 ERA) will toe the rubber for Cincinnati. He has made three appearances against the Brewers this season, all as the starter, giving up 14 runs over 13.0 innings (0-2, 9.69) with 19 strikeouts and seven walks. In his last start on Saturday, Greene took a no-decision on the road against the Cardinals. He threw six scoreless innings and gave up four hits, striking out 11, in the 1-0 loss.
AT THE PLATE
The Milwaukee offense is averaging 4.5 runs per game for the season, with a slash line of .235/.316/.411. Adames leads the team in OPS at .796. The shortstop is slashing .244/.310/.486 with 31 home runs, 95 RBIs, and 82 runs over 127 games. Against righties like Greene this season, the Brew Crew have a .750 OPS, fifth highest in the league. Kolten Wong is the team’s best hitter against right-handers with a .823 OPS in 322 at-bats. Cincinnati is slashing .239/.307/.380 for the season and averaging 4.2 runs per game. Kyle Farmer leads the team with a .704 OPS. The third baseman has 12 home runs, 70 RBIs, and 55 runs scored with a slash line of .258/.319/.385. Cincinnati is averaging only 2.4 runs per game in the last five with their slash line slipping across the board (.219/.263/.314). The Reds have a .677 OPS against right-handers in 2022. With a .613 OPS over 347 at-bats, Farmer also has been their best hitter against right-handers.
HOME AND AWAY
Milwaukee is 37-40 away from American Family Field in 2022, scoring 4.4 runs per game while allowing 4.6 runs. Cincinnati has gone 30-44 at home this season, averaging 4.7 runs per game while surrendering 5.1. Milwaukee is 8-2 in the last 10 games between the teams at Great American Ball Park with an average scoreline of 7.2-5.0.
STANDINGS UPDATE
The Brewers are second in the NL Central, seven games behind the division-leading Cardinals. They are fourth in the Wild Card race, two games out of third. The Reds are fourth in the NL Central, 27 games behind the Cardinals.
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