The Milwaukee Brewers (71-64) are on the road to face the Colorado Rockies (58-79) at Coors Field on Wednesday with the three-game series knotted at 1-1.The Rockies evened up the series 1-1 after winning 10-7 in 10 innings on Tuesday, their second head-to-head victory in six games this season. Daniel Bard threw two innings in relief to get the win. Elehuris Montero went 2 for 3 with a home run and a double in the win. He scored two runs. Randal Grichuk added two home runs and four RBIs. Willy Adames was 3 for 4 with two doubles, one run, and two RBIs for the Brewers.
ON THE MOUND
Eric Lauer (10-6, 3.54 ERA) is slated to start for Milwaukee. The LHP allowed two runs over 6.2 innings in his last start, a 2-1 road defeat against the Diamondbacks on Friday. He took the loss, yielding six hits while striking out five. Lauer has made one previous start against the Rockies this season, a 10-9 home victory on July 24. He surrendered four runs on six hits over 4.1 innings, striking out three and walking three. For Colorado, left-hander Kyle Freeland (7-9, 4.75 ERA) takes the mound. He has made one prior start against the Brewers this season, holding opposing hitters scoreless over seven innings in a 2-0 road win on July 25. He gave up four hits and walked one, while striking out seven in the win. In his last start on Friday, Freeland took a no-decision on the road against the Reds. He threw 5.2 innings and gave up one run on eight hits, striking out three and walking one in the 3-2 defeat.
AT THE PLATE
Over the last five games, Milwaukee has averaged 4.6 runs a game, equal to their season average. Against left-handed pitchers like Freeland this season, the Brew Crew have a .663 OPS. Hunter Renfroe is the team’s strongest hitter against left-handers with a .825 OPS in 96 at-bats. Colorado is averaging 4.8 runs per game in the last five, up slightly from 4.4 for the season. The Rockies have a .771 OPS against left-handers in 2022. With a .923 OPS over 148 at-bats, Grichuk has been their best hitter against left-handers.
HOME AND AWAY
Milwaukee is 36-38 in away games in 2022, scoring 4.4 runs per game while allowing 4.6 runs. Colorado has gone 37-33 at home this season, averaging 5.7 runs per game while surrendering 5.7. In the last 10 games between the teams at Coors Field, Colorado is 6-4 with an average scoreline of 5.6-5.2.
STANDINGS UPDATE
The Brewers are second in the NL Central, eight games behind the division-leading Cardinals. They are fourth in the Wild Card race, three games out of third. The Rockies are fifth in the NL West, 36 games behind the Dodgers.
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