The Milwaukee Brewers just split a series with the Los Angeles Dodgers at home. Starting on Friday, they will face another elite team in the MLB against the Cleveland Guardians at home. The first pitch for this ball game will be at 7:10 p.m. CT.
For this Friday night matchup, the projected starting pitchers will be Gavin Williams (2-4 record, 4.38 ERA) for the Guardians and Aaron Civale (3-8 record, 5.02 ERA) for the Brewers. The Cleveland Guardians are currently the top seed in the American League Standings with a 72-49 record. Cleveland is trying to hold off the Baltimore Orioles and the New York Yankees for the top record in the American League.
As for the Milwaukee Brewers, they currently have a 69-52 record. Milwaukee is the only team over .500 in the National League Central. The Brewers are also the third seed in the National League and manager Pat Murphy has done a good job pushing the right buttons this season.
Shortstop Willy Adames is projected to bat fifth for the Brewers against the Guardians. He has played in 121 games this year. Adames has a .251 batting average with 21 home runs and 81 RBIs, along with 13 stolen bases and three caught stealing attempts. His on-base percentage is .331.
First baseman Rhys Hoskins is projected to bat seventh for Milwaukee against Cleveland. This year, he has appeared in 95 games. His batting average is .228 with 20 home runs and 60 RBIs, along with three stolen bases. His on-base percentage is .312.
Aaron Civale has pitched in six games for the Milwaukee Brewers since being traded. He has pitched in 31.1 innings and has given up 33 hits and 19 runs. Civale has also walked 12 batters and has struck out 29 batters,
Players To Watch For On the Cleveland Guardians Against the Milwaukee Brewers
Stephen Vogt is the manager for the Cleveland Guardians and he could win the American League Manager Of the Year Award. Cleveland has been one of the biggest surprises in the MLB this season.
Left fielder Steven Kwan is projected to bat leadoff for Cleveland. He has played in 95 games this year. Kawn has a .325 batting average with 13 home runs and 36 RBIs, along with nine stolen bases and four caught stealing attempts. His on-base percentage is .383.
First baseman Josh Naylor is projected to bat fourth for the Guardians. In 113 games played this season, he has a .247 batting average with 26 home runs and 88 RBIs, along with five stolen bases and two caught stealing attempts. Naylor’s on-base percentage is .327.
Gavin Williams has pitched in eight games so far this season for the Cleveland Guardians. He has pitched in 39.0 innings and has given up 40 hits and 20 runs. Williams has walked 13 batters and has struck out 42 batters.
The Milwaukee Brewers will look to take down the Cleveland Guardians this weekend. Cleveland needs this series more than Milwaukee only because of the way the MLB standings are at the moment.
