Guardians look to stop road skid, face the Brewers

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Cleveland Guardians (39-35, second in the AL Central) vs. Milwaukee Brewers (45-26, first in the NL Central)

Milwaukee; Thursday, 2:10 p.m. EDT

PITCHING PROBABLES: Guardians: Parker Messick (6-3, 2.68 ERA, 1.09 WHIP, 82 strikeouts); Brewers: Shane Drohan (3-2, 3.59 ERA, 1.17 WHIP, 44 strikeouts)

LINE: Brewers -149, Guardians +122; over/under is 7 1/2 runs

BOTTOM LINE: The Cleveland Guardians will attempt to stop a three-game road slide when they visit the Milwaukee Brewers.

Milwaukee has a 25-14 record in home games and a 45-26 record overall. Brewers pitchers have a collective 3.42 ERA, which ranks third in the NL.

Cleveland has a 39-35 record overall and a 20-18 record on the road. The Guardians have a 29-13 record in games when they record eight or more hits.

The teams match up Thursday for the third time this season.

TOP PERFORMERS: Jake Bauers has 12 doubles, 13 home runs and 46 RBIs for the Brewers. Jackson Chourio is 17 for 47 with two doubles and six home runs over the last 10 games.

Brayan Rocchio has five home runs, 23 walks and 32 RBIs while hitting .265 for the Guardians. Jose Ramirez is 10 for 39 with a double, two home runs and two RBIs over the past 10 games.

LAST 10 GAMES: Brewers: 7-3, .305 batting average, 4.15 ERA, outscored opponents by 27 runs

Guardians: 3-7, .211 batting average, 4.34 ERA, outscored by 15 runs

INJURIES: Brewers: Brandon Sproat: day-to-day (hamstring), Carlos Rodriguez: 15-Day IL (shoulder), Coleman Crow: 15-Day IL (forearm), Jared Koenig: 15-Day IL (elbow), Brandon Lockridge: 10-Day IL (knee), Brandon Woodruff: 15-Day IL (arm), Logan Henderson: 15-Day IL (back), Brian Fitzpatrick: 60-Day IL (elbow), Quinn Priester: 60-Day IL (wrist), D.L. Hall: 15-Day IL (pectoral), Rob Zastryzny: 15-Day IL (shoulder), Angel Zerpa: 60-Day IL (forearm)

Guardians: Chase DeLauter: 10-Day IL (rib), Angel Martinez: 10-Day IL (foot), Jose Ramirez: 10-Day IL (hand), Erik Sabrowski: 15-Day IL (elbow)

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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.