Wade Miley, one of this season’s stingiest pitchers, leads the Milwaukee Brewers (18-12) into Coors Field on Thursday as they take on the Colorado Rockies (11-20) with the home team in position to sweep the three-game series. The Rockies lead the series 2-0 after winning 7-1 on Wednesday, their fourth straight head-to-head victory.
Starter Kyle Freeland threw five scoreless innings – striking out five – for the win. C.J. Cron went 1 for 2 with a double and one run, walking twice, in the win over the Brewers.
ON THE MOUND
Miley (3-1, 1.86 ERA) is set to start for Milwaukee. The left-hander ranks third in the NL in ERA. Miley allowed one run over six innings in his last start, a 2-1 home win over the Angels on Friday. He scattered seven hits while striking out two in the no-decision.
RHP Connor Seabold (0-0, 5.27 ERA) will take the mound in his first start of the season for Colorado. It’s his first appearance of the season against the Brewers.
In his last appearance on Saturday, Seabold came on in relief at home against the Diamondbacks. He threw 3.1 innings and gave up two runs on five hits, striking out three, in the 11-4 defeat.
AT THE PLATE
Over the last five games, Milwaukee has averaged only 2.4 runs a game, down from their season average of 4.4, while slashing worse across the board (.191/.272/.270). Against righties like Seabold this season, the Brew Crew have a .737 OPS.
Rowdy Tellez is the team’s most productive hitter against right-handers with a .928 OPS in 75 at-bats.Colorado is averaging 5.4 runs per game in the last five, up from 4.0 for the season, with a higher slash line (.298/.352/.488). The Rockies have a .652 OPS against left-handers in 2023. With a .433 OBP over 29 at-bats, Charlie Blackmon has their highest on-base percentage against left-handers.
HOME AND AWAY
Milwaukee is 9-6 away from home in 2023, scoring 4.1 runs per game while allowing 3.8 runs. Colorado has won three in a row at their home ballpark.
The Rockies are 6-9 at home this season, averaging 4.8 runs per game while surrendering 6.9. Colorado is 7-3 in the last 10 meetings at Coors Field with an average scoreline of 6.0-4.4.
STANDINGS UPDATE
The Brewers are second in the NL Central, one games behind the division-leading Pirates. The Rockies are fifth in the NL West, seven games behind the Dodgers.
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