Game Thread #10: Milwaukee Brewers (7-2) @ Boston Red Sox (2-7)
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The Brewers are headed east to begin the week and wrap up the road trip, as they’ll face their fourth consecutive interleague opponent in the Boston Red Sox.
Boston has had a rough go of it early, as they’re sitting at just 2-7 this season, putting them at the bottom of a deep AL East. Milwaukee has the reverse record at 7-2, sitting atop the NL Central just ahead of the Reds and Pirates.
Brandon Woodruff will get the ball in the series opener Monday night. Woodruff made his season debut last Tuesday against the Rays, picking up the win as he went five innings and allowed two runs (both solo homers) on four hits and no walks. He also struck out six despite being limited to just 67 pitches. Expect to see him get closer to the 75-80 pitch threshold tonight.
Opposing Woodruff is right-hander Brayan Bello, in his fifth MLB season with the Sox. Still only 26, Bello hasn’t had much success in the majors to this point, pitching to a 4.14 ERA over 101 career appearances (98 starts). He made his season debut against the Astros on Tuesday, allowing six runs (five earned) on eight hits and three walks, striking out two as he fought threw 4 2/3 innings.
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Brice Turang leads off tonight for Milwaukee, followed by William Contreras and Christian Yelich at DH. Garrett Mitchell, Jake Bauers, and Luis Rengifo fill in the middle of the order, while Sal Frelick bats seventh as he returns from some side tightness that kept him out of yesterday’s lineup. Former Red Sox David Hamilton and Blake Perkins round out the bottom of the order. One of Hamilton’s trade counterparts, Caleb Durbin, bats seventh for Boston.
In transaction news, Milwaukee placed left-handed reliever Jared Koenig on the IL earlier today with a left elbow sprain. Lefty Shane Drohan (acquired in that same Durbin-Hamilton-Kyle Harrison trade) was recalled to replace him and, upon making an appearance, will make his MLB debut. The Red Sox have also reinstated right-handed reliever Garrett Whitlock from the paternity list, optioning Tyler Uberstine to Triple-A Worcester.
Today’s first pitch is scheduled for 5:45 p.m. CT. You can catch the game on Brewers.TV and the Brewers Radio Network, including WTMJ 620 in Milwaukee.
