June 29, 2026 Updated 3:22 pm EDT
The Milwaukee Brewers and Cincinnati Reds clash in the first of a four-game series on Monday at American Family Field, at 7:40 p.m. ET. Robert Gasser (1-3, 4.50 ERA) will start for the Brewers, who are 50-31 this season and first in the NL Central. Nick Lodolo (2-2, 5.59 ERA) is expected to start for the Reds, who are 39-43 and fifth in the NL Central.
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Injury reportsBrewers
Brandon Lockridge: 10 Day IL (Knee), Coleman Crow: 15 Day IL (Forearm), 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)
Reds
Blake Dunn: 10 Day IL (Elbow), Ke’Bryan Hayes: 10 Day IL (Back), Tony Santillan: 15 Day IL (Oblique), Emilio Pagan: 15 Day IL (Hamstring), Hunter Greene: 60 Day IL (Elbow), Graham Ashcraft: 60 Day IL (Forearm), Brandon Williamson: 60 Day IL (Shoulder), Nick Lodolo: day-to-day (Wrist), Eugenio Suárez: day-to-day (Hand)
Stats to know
Milwaukee’s William Contreras is slashing .301/.364/.432 this season with nine home runs, 50 RBIs and an OPS of .797. He has a 13.6% strikeout rate and a 9.3% walk rate in 332 plate appearances, and he has scored 46 total runs.
In 350 plate appearances, Brice Turang has hit 11 long balls, tallied 47 RBIs and scored 58 runs (4th in MLB). He is batting .260/.363/.446 and has posted a 26.3% strikeout rate and a 14% walk rate. Turang has recorded 13 steals on 15 attempts.
Sal Stewart has hit 15 home runs this season. He has also tallied 56 RBIs (9th in MLB) and has scored 44 runs. In 357 plate appearances, he has recorded a .254 BA, .342 OBP and .457 SLG with an 11.8% walk rate and a 21.3% strikeout rate. He has been effective on the base paths, recording 11 steals on 14 attempts.
In 312 plate appearances, Spencer Steer has posted a 23.4% strikeout rate and a 9.3% walk rate while slashing .238/.315/.422 with 13 home runs, 34 RBIs and 47 runs scored.
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