The Milwaukee Brewers will look to Jake Bauers, riding a 12-game hitting streak, against the Los Angeles Dodgers at 7:15 p.m. ET on Saturday, at American Family Field. Roki Sasaki (2-3, 5.09 ERA) will start for the Dodgers, who are 31-20 this season and first in the NL West. Robert Gasser (0-0, 4.50 ERA) is expected to start for the Brewers, who are 30-18 and first in the NL Central.
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Injury reportsDodgers
Brock Stewart: 15 Day IL (Foot), Blake Snell: 15 Day IL (Elbow), Jack Dreyer: 15 Day IL (Shoulder), Tyler Glasnow: 15 Day IL (Back), Bobby Miller: 60 Day IL (Shoulder), Gavin Stone: 60 Day IL (Shoulder), Jake Cousins: 60 Day IL (Elbow), Kiké Hernández: 60 Day IL (Elbow), Brusdar Graterol: 60 Day IL (Shoulder), Edwin Díaz: 60 Day IL (Elbow), Ben Casparius: 60 Day IL (Shoulder), Tommy Edman: 60 Day IL (Ankle), Landon Knack: 60 Day IL (Chest), Evan Phillips: 60 Day IL (Elbow), Max Muncy: day-to-day (Wrist)
Brewers
Brandon Lockridge: 10 Day IL (Knee), Brandon Woodruff: 15 Day IL (Arm), Jared Koenig: 15 Day IL (Elbow), Angel Zerpa: 15 Day IL (Forearm), Quinn Priester: 15 Day IL (Wrist), Akil Baddoo: 60 Day IL (Quadricep), Rob Zastryzny: 60 Day IL (Shoulder), Garrett Mitchell: day-to-day (Back)
Stats to know
Los Angeles’ Andy Pages has hit 10 home runs this season. He has also tallied 42 RBIs (2nd in MLB) and has scored 27 runs. In 206 plate appearances, he has recorded a .283 BA, .335 OBP and .487 SLG with a 6.8% walk rate and a 20.4% strikeout rate. He has been effective on the base paths, recording six steals on seven attempts.
In 219 plate appearances, Shohei Ohtani has slashed .273/.399/.483 this season. He has hit eight long balls and driven in 27 runs with a strikeout rate of 22.8% and a walk rate of 16%. He has six stolen bases on eight attempts. He has come around to score 33 times.
Brice Turang has hit seven home runs this season. He has also tallied 29 RBIs and has scored 40 runs. In 207 plate appearances, he has recorded a .290 BA, .410 OBP and .485 SLG with a 16.9% walk rate and a 21.7% strikeout rate. He has been effective on the base paths, recording nine steals on 11 attempts.
In 206 plate appearances, William Contreras has slashed .299/.369/.408 this season. He has hit four long balls and driven in 30 runs with a strikeout rate of 11.2% and a walk rate of 9.7%. and has scored 28 runs.
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