The Milwaukee Brewers (30-21) hope to complete a three-game sweep of the Boston Red Sox (26-26) when the teams meet at 1:35 PM ET on Sunday. The Red Sox are -143 favorites to prevent the Brewers from completing the sweep.
Boston’s Tanner Houck and Milwaukee’s Tobias Myers have been named the starters for this contest.
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The Red Sox have compiled a 13-11 record in games they were listed as the moneyline favorite (winning 54.2% of those games).
Boston has a record of 6-3 when playing as moneyline favorites with odds of -143 or shorter (66.7% winning percentage).
This season, the Brewers have been the underdog 26 times and won 16, or 61.5%, of those games.
Milwaukee has a record of 4-2 when it’s set as an underdog of +121 or more by bookmakers this season.
The Red Sox have had an over/under set by bookmakers 52 times, and have combined with opponents to go over the total in 19 of those games (19-29-4).
The Brewers’ games have gone over the total in 29 of their 51 chances.
Red Sox Stats & Insights
The Red Sox have the No. 13 offense in MLB play scoring 4.4 runs per game (230 total runs).
Boston is 11th in baseball with 56 home runs. They average 1.1 per game.
The Red Sox are 14th in the majors with a .242 batting average.
Boston’s batters strike out 9.7 times per game, the 28th-most in baseball.
The Red Sox pitching staff ranks eighth in MLB with a collective 8.6 strikeouts per nine innings.
Boston has a 3.13 team ERA that ranks third across all MLB pitching staffs.
Brewers Stats & Insights
The Brewers have scored 257 runs this season, which ranks sixth in MLB.
Milwaukee’s 61 home runs rank eighth in Major League Baseball.
The Brewers’ .256 batting average is among the best in baseball, ranking fourth in MLB.
Milwaukee ranks 20th in MLB in strikeouts per game with an average of 8.9 Ks per contest.
The Brewers have an 8.1 K/9 this season as a pitching staff, which ranks 25th in the big leagues.
Milwaukee pitchers have a combined ERA of 3.91 ERA this year, which ranks 13th in MLB.
Red Sox Key Players to Watch
Houck gets the start for the Red Sox, his 11th of the season. He is 4-5 with a 1.94 ERA and 62 strikeouts in 65 2/3 innings pitched.
Jarren Duran has been key for Boston with three home runs, 21 RBI and a batting average of .272 this season.
Rafael Devers is batting .276 to lead Boston, while adding 10 homers and 23 runs batted in this season.
Wilyer Abreu has 39 hits this season and a slash line of .271/.350/.479.
Tyler O’Neill is slugging .500 this season, with a team-best 11 homers while driving in 17 runs.
Brewers Key Players to Watch
Myers (1-2) will take to the mound for the Brewers and make his fifth start of the season.
William Contreras has a team-high batting average of .333 while pacing the Brewers in runs batted in (42).
Willy Adames is hitting .244 with 16 doubles, seven home runs and 22 walks.
Brice Turang is batting .301 with 12 doubles, three home runs and 14 walks.
Joey Ortiz is batting .285 with eight doubles, two triples, five home runs and 18 walks.
Red Sox and Brewers Injuries
Red Sox: Masataka Yoshida: 10 Day IL (Thumb), Bryan Mata: 15 Day IL (Hamstring), Garrett Whitlock: 15 Day IL (Oblique), Isaiah Campbell: 15 Day IL (Shoulder), Lucas Giolito: 60 Day IL (Elbow), Chris Murphy: 60 Day IL (Elbow), Triston Casas: 60 Day IL (Rib), Liam Hendriks: 60 Day IL (Elbow), Trevor Story: 60 Day IL (Shoulder), Tyler O’Neill: day-to-day (Knee)
Brewers: Rhys Hoskins: 10 Day IL (Hamstring), Taylor Clarke: 15 Day IL (Meniscus), D.L. Hall: 15 Day IL (Knee), Joe Ross: 15 Day IL (Back), Jakob Junis: 60 Day IL (Shoulder), Devin Williams: 60 Day IL (Back), Brandon Woodruff: 60 Day IL (Elbow), Garrett Mitchell: 60 Day IL (Finger), Wade Miley: 60 Day IL (Elbow), J.B. Bukauskas: 60 Day IL (Lat)
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