The Chicago Cubs (55-72) are on the road to face the Milwaukee Brewers (66-59) at American Family Field on Sunday with the three-game series knotted at 1-1. The Brewers evened up the series 1-1 after winning 7-0 on Saturday, their eighth head-to-head victory in 18 games this season. Taylor Rogers got the win with one scoreless inning of relief. Christian Yelich went 4 for 5 with a home run, two runs, and three RBIs in the win. Kolten Wong added a home run and two runs. Seiya Suzuki was 2 for 3 with two doubles for the Cubs.
ON THE MOUND
Adrian Sampson (1-4, 4.04 ERA) is in line to start for Chicago. The RHP allowed five runs over 3.1 innings in his last start, a 13-3 road defeat against the Cardinals on Tuesday. He was charged with the loss, giving up eight hits with no strikeouts and no walks. Sampson has made one previous start against the Brewers this season, a 2-1 road victory on July 6. He surrendered one run on four hits over 5.2 innings, striking out five.LHP Eric Lauer (9-5, 3.58 ERA) will take the mound for Milwaukee. He has made three appearances against the Cubs this season, all as the starter, giving up five runs (4 ER) over 17 innings (1-0, 2.12) with 26 strikeouts and six walks. In his last start on Monday, Lauer got the win on the road against the Dodgers. He threw five scoreless innings and gave up five hits, striking out two and walking two in the 4-0 triumph.
AT THE PLATE
Over the last five games, Chicago has averaged 3.4 runs a game, a small drop compared to their season average of 4.1. Against southpaws like Lauer this season, the Cubs have a .695 OPS. Willson Contreras is the team’s most potent producer against left-handers with a .873 OPS in 99 at-bats. Milwaukee is averaging only 4.2 runs per game in the last five, down slightly from 4.5 for the season. The Brew Crew have a .756 OPS against right-handers in 2022, the second highest in MLB. With a .827 OPS over 314 at-bats, Rowdy Tellez has been their best hitter against right-handers.
HOME AND AWAY
Chicago is 27-34 away from Wrigley Field in 2022, scoring 4.1 runs per game while allowing 5.0 runs. Milwaukee has gone 32-25 in front of their home fans this season, averaging 4.5 runs per game while surrendering 4.0. In the last 10 games at American Family Field between the NL Central rivals, each club has won five, though Milwaukee has the scoring advantage with an average final margin of 4.9-3.0.
STANDINGS UPDATE
The Cubs are third in the NL Central, 18 games behind the division-leading Cardinals. The Brewers are second in the NL Central, six games behind the Cardinals.
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