The Milwaukee Brewers and Cincinnati Reds clash in the first of a three-game series on Friday at American Family Field, at 8:10 p.m. ET. Quinn Priester (13-2, 3.25 ERA) gets the start for the Brewers, who are 96-63 this season and first in the NL Central. Zack Littell (10-8, 3.86 ERA) is starting for the Reds, who are 81-78 and third in the NL Central.
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Injury reportsBrewers
Brandon Woodruff: 15 Day IL (Lat), Trevor Megill: 15 Day IL (Flexor strain), José Quintana: 15 Day IL (Calf), D.L. Hall: 15 Day IL (Oblique), Garrett Mitchell: 60 Day IL (Oblique), Logan Henderson: 60 Day IL (Elbow), Shelby Miller: 60 Day IL (Elbow), Connor Thomas: 60 Day IL (Elbow), Jordan Montgomery: 60 Day IL (Elbow)
Reds
Tyler Callihan: 60 Day IL (Forearm), Carson Spiers: 60 Day IL (Shoulder), Wade Miley: 60 Day IL (Flexor), Julian Aguiar: 60 Day IL (Elbow), Brandon Williamson: 60 Day IL (Elbow), Ian Gibaut: 60 Day IL (Shoulder), Rhett Lowder: 60 Day IL (Forearm), Austin Hays: day-to-day (Back), Nick Lodolo: day-to-day (Groin)
Stats to know
Milwaukee’s Brice Turang is slashing .287/.357/.434 this season with 18 home runs, 78 RBIs and an OPS of .791. He has a 22.6% strikeout rate and a 9.8% walk rate in 646 plate appearances, and he has scored 97 total runs. Turang has recorded 24 steals on 32 attempts.
In 655 plate appearances, William Contreras has slashed .262/.357/.402 this season. He has hit 17 long balls and driven in 76 runs with a strikeout rate of 18% and a walk rate of 12.8%. He has come around to score 89 times.
Elly De La Cruz has hit 21 home runs this season. He has also tallied 85 RBIs and has scored 101 runs. In 686 plate appearances, he has recorded a .264 BA, .337 OBP and .439 SLG with a 9.6% walk rate and a 25.9% strikeout rate. He has been effective on the base paths, recording 36 steals on 44 attempts.
In 671 plate appearances, TJ Friedl has slashed .259/.363/.372 this season. He has hit 13 long balls and driven in 50 runs with a strikeout rate of 16.8% and a walk rate of 11.8%. He has stolen 12 bases on 15 attempts and has scored 81 runs.
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Sep 26, 2025
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