Athletics (9-11, fifth in the AL West) vs. Milwaukee Brewers (11-9, second in the NL Central)
Milwaukee; Saturday, 7:10 p.m. EDT
PITCHING PROBABLES: Athletics: Luis Severino (0-3, 4.01 ERA, 1.26 WHIP, 21 strikeouts); Brewers: Chad Patrick (1-0, 1.76 ERA, 1.37 WHIP, 13 strikeouts)
BETMGM SPORTSBOOK LINE: Brewers -183, Athletics +153; over/under is 8 runs
BOTTOM LINE: The Milwaukee Brewers, on a three-game home winning streak, host the Athletics.
Milwaukee is 8-3 at home and 11-9 overall. The Brewers have an 8-2 record in games when they record eight or more hits.
The Athletics have a 9-11 record overall and a 7-4 record in road games. The Athletics have a 6-2 record in games when they scored at least five runs.
Saturday's game is the second time these teams meet this season.
TOP PERFORMERS: Sal Frelick has three doubles, two triples and a home run for the Brewers. William Jesus (Castillo) Contreras is 13-for-37 with two doubles and three home runs over the last 10 games.
Tyler Soderstrom leads the Athletics with nine home runs while slugging .701. Lawrence Butler is 13-for-42 with two home runs and five RBI over the last 10 games.
LAST 10 GAMES: Brewers: 6-4, .240 batting average, 2.79 ERA, outscored opponents by 22 runs
Athletics: 5-5, .269 batting average, 2.93 ERA, outscored opponents by 14 runs
INJURIES: Brewers: Connor Thomas: 15-Day IL (elbow), Nestor Cortes: 15-Day IL (elbow), Aaron James Civale: 15-Day IL (hamstring), Blake Perkins: 10-Day IL (shin), Tobias Myers: 15-Day IL (oblique), Brandon Woodruff: 15-Day IL (shoulder), Aaron Ashby: 15-Day IL (oblique), D.L. Hall: 60-Day IL (lat), Robert Gasser: 60-Day IL (elbow)
Athletics: Brady Basso: 60-Day IL (shoulder), Ken Waldichuk: 60-Day IL (elbow), Michel Otanez: 15-Day IL (shoulder), Zack Gelof: 10-Day IL (hand), Luis Medina: 60-Day IL (elbow)
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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.
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