June 18, 2026 6:14 am EDT Updated
The Milwaukee Brewers have a 2-0 series lead, aiming to sweep the Cleveland Guardians on Thursday at American Family Field, at 2:10 p.m. ET. Shane Drohan (3-2, 3.59 ERA) will start for the Brewers, who are 45-26 this season and first in the NL Central. Parker Messick (6-3, 2.68 ERA) is expected to start for the Guardians, who are 39-35 and second in the AL Central.
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Injury reportsBrewers
Brandon Lockridge: 10 Day IL (Knee), Brandon Woodruff: 15 Day IL (Arm), Coleman Crow: 15 Day IL (Forearm), Jared Koenig: 15 Day IL (Elbow), Carlos Rodriguez: 15 Day IL (Shoulder), Rob Zastryzny: 15 Day IL (Shoulder), Logan Henderson: 15 Day IL (Back), D.L. Hall: 15 Day IL (Pectoral), Brian Fitzpatrick: 60 Day IL (Elbow), Angel Zerpa: 60 Day IL (Forearm), Quinn Priester: 60 Day IL (Wrist), Brandon Sproat: day-to-day (Hamstring)
Guardians
Chase DeLauter: 10 Day IL (Rib), José Ramírez: 10 Day IL (Hand), Angel Martinez: 10 Day IL (Foot), Erik Sabrowski: 15 Day IL (Elbow)
Stats to know
Milwaukee’s Brice Turang is slashing .266/.381/.472 this season with 11 home runs, 44 RBIs and an OPS of .853. He has a 24.7% strikeout rate and a 15.8% walk rate in 304 plate appearances, and he has scored 54 total runs. Turang has recorded 12 steals on 14 attempts.
In 295 plate appearances, William Contreras has hit six long balls, tallied 43 RBIs and scored 41 runs. He is batting .291/.349/.404 and has posted a 12.9% strikeout rate and an 8.5% walk rate.
Brayan Rocchio has hit five home runs this season. He has also tallied 32 RBIs and has scored 29 runs. In 265 plate appearances, he has recorded a .265 BA, .346 OBP and .387 SLG with an 8.7% walk rate and a 13.6% strikeout rate. He has been effective on the base paths, recording 12 steals on 16 attempts.
In 278 plate appearances, Steven Kwan has posted a 10.4% strikeout rate and a 12.9% walk rate while slashing .209/.318/.256 with one home run, 13 RBIs and 30 runs scored.
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