{"id":914479,"date":"2026-10-03T09:04:08","date_gmt":"2026-10-03T09:04:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/914479\/"},"modified":"2026-10-03T09:04:08","modified_gmt":"2026-10-03T09:04:08","slug":"brewers-and-padres-square-off-to-begin-nlds","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/914479\/","title":{"rendered":"Brewers and Padres square off to begin NLDS"},"content":{"rendered":"

San Diego Padres<\/a> (91-71, second in the NL West during the regular season) vs. Milwaukee Brewers<\/a> (103-59, first in the NL Central during the regular season)<\/p>\n

Milwaukee; Saturday, 8:30 p.m. EDT<\/p>\n

PITCHING PROBABLES: Padres: Robbie Ray<\/a> (13-8, 3.59 ERA, 1.35 WHIP, 140 strikeouts); Brewers: Jacob Misiorowski<\/a> (16-5, 1.80 ERA, 0.80 WHIP, 252 strikeouts)<\/p>\n

LINE: Brewers -210, Padres +170; over\/under is 7 runs<\/p>\n

BOTTOM LINE: The Milwaukee Brewers take on the San Diego Padres on Saturday in Game 1 of the NLDS.<\/p>\n

Milwaukee has a 103-59 record overall and a 55-26 record in home games. Brewers hitters are batting a collective .259, the best team batting average in MLB play.<\/p>\n

San Diego is 91-71 overall and 40-41 in road games. The Padres have a 34-14 record in games when they hit at least two home runs.<\/p>\n

The teams meet Saturday for the seventh time this season. The Padres are up 4-2 in the season series.<\/p>\n

TOP PERFORMERS: Jackson Chourio<\/a> has 27 doubles, 25 home runs and 75 RBI for the Brewers. Brice Turang<\/a> is 13 for 42 with four doubles and two home runs over the past 10 games.<\/p>\n

Ty France<\/a> has a .295 batting average to lead the Padres, and has 24 doubles, two triples and 21 home runs. Xander Bogaerts<\/a> is 14 for 33 with three home runs and five RBI over the last 10 games.<\/p>\n

LAST 10 GAMES: Brewers: 8-2, .246 batting average, 2.83 ERA, outscored opponents by 14 runs<\/p>\n

Padres: 8-2, .280 batting average, 4.10 ERA, outscored opponents by 16 runs<\/p>\n

INJURIES: Brewers: Grant Anderson<\/a>: 15-Day IL (biceps), Joey Ortiz<\/a>: day-to-day (ankle), Brandon Woodruff<\/a>: 60-Day IL (shoulder), Brian Fitzpatrick<\/a>: 60-Day IL (elbow), Quinn Priester<\/a>: 60-Day IL (wrist), Angel Zerpa<\/a>: 60-Day IL (forearm)<\/p>\n

Padres: Casey Mize: 15-Day IL (ankle), Lucas Giolito<\/a>: 60-Day IL (elbow), Rodolfo Duran<\/a>: 60-Day IL (forearm), Ramon Laureano<\/a>: 60-Day IL (hip), Luis Rengifo<\/a>: 60-Day IL (knee), Jeremiah Estrada: 15-Day IL (shoulder), Bryan Hoeing<\/a>: 60-Day IL (elbow)<\/p>\n

——<\/p>\n

The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive<\/a> and data from Sportradar<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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