The Milwaukee Brewers will begin a four-game series on the road against the San Diego Padres on Thursday night with the first pitch scheduled for 8:40 p.m. CT at Petco Park in San Diego, California. For the first game of this series, the projected starting pitching matchup will be Bryse Wilson (4-3 record, 3.84 ERA) for the Brewers and Adam Mazur (0-2 record, 7.82 ERA) for the Padres.
Entering this series, the Brewers have a 44-30 record and lead the St. Louis Cardinals by 7.5 games for first place in the National League Central. As for the Padres, they have a 38-40 record and there is a massive log jam for wild card spots in the National League.
Catcher William Contreras is projected to bat second for the Milwaukee Brewers against the San Diego Padres. He has played in 72 games so far this season and has a .304 batting average with nine home runs and 48 RBIs, along with five stolen bases. Contreras also has a .364 on-base percentage.
Designated hitter Christian Yelich is projected to bat third for the Brewers. He has played in 48 games so far this season and has a .324 batting average with seven home runs and 32 RBIs, along with 15 stolen bases and one caught stealing attempt. His on-base percentage is .402.
The starting pitching will need to improve for manager Pat Murphy later this season. Wilson has pitched in 17 games this season for the Brewers and has also started in eight of them. He has pitched in 63.1 innings and has given up 55 hits and 28 runs. Bryse Wilson has also walked 24 batters and has struck out 50 batters.
Players To Watch For On the San Diego Padres Against the Milwaukee Brewers
Mike Shildt is the manager for the Padres. With a team that has a lot of talent, they are looking to get back to the playoffs this year after missing it a season ago.
Right fielder Fernando Tatis is projected to bat second for the San Diego Padres. In 78 games played so far this season, he has a .272 batting average with 13 home runs and 35 RBIs, along with eight stolen bases and three caught stealing attempts. Tatis also has a .346 on-base percentage.
Second baseman Jake Cronenworth is projected to bat cleanup for San Diego. In 73 games played so far this season, he has a .251 batting average with 10 home runs and 46 RBIs, along with one stolen base and two caught stealing attempts. Cronenworth also has a .318 on-base percentage.
Adam Mazur has pitched in three games so far this season for the Padres. In 12.2 innings pitched, he has given up 13 hits and 11 runs. Mazur has walked 13 batters and has struck out eight batters.
The Milwaukee Brewers should score runs early and often in the first game against the San Diego Padres. Milwaukee took two-out-of-three in the last series on the road against the Los Angeles Angels.
San Diego won the final game of a three-game set on Wednesday on the road against the Philadelphia Phillies. The Padres need this series more than the Brewers do.
