This is just the second game of a quick two-game set before both teams fly out for Williamsport, so there isn't much time for either side to fully sort itself out before first pitch at 1:10 PM CT. Whatever's actually available in each bullpen tonight is what both managers are stuck with.
Atlanta still sits comfortably atop the NL East, and Ronald Acuña Jr. and Matt Olson have been doing plenty of the heavy lifting — Olson's pushing toward 40 home runs and the two of them have gone back-to-back more than once this month. Milwaukee's lineup has carried the best record in baseball largely without a fully healthy Christian Yelich, who's been stuck in the .220s at the plate for stretches even as Jackson Chourio has settled back in.
- 15-Day-ILReynaldo Lopez (RP) — Lopez (knee) will begin a rehab assignment with Triple-A Gwinnett on Sunday, Chad Bishop of The Atlanta Journal-Constitution reports.08/21
- 15-Day-ILRobert Suarez (RP) — Suarez (elbow) will advance his throwing progression on flat ground Thursday, Grant McAuley of the Marietta Daily Journal reports.08/12
- suspensionJurickson Profar (LF) — Profar will miss the full 2026 season after the appeal of his 162-game PED suspension was denied Thursday, Jeff Passan of ESPN.com reports.05/08
- 60-Day-ILSpencer Schwellenbach (SP) — Schwellenbach (elbow) is still not feeling 100 percent and will have his throwing progression slowed, Grant McAuley of the Marietta Daily Journal reports.08/12
- 60-Day-ILSpencer Strider (SP) — Atlanta manager Walt Weiss said Monday that Strider (elbow) will begin a throwing progression this week, Chad Bishop of The Atlanta Journal-Constitution reports.08/10
- 60-Day-ILJoe Jimenez (RP) — Atlanta manager Walt Weiss revealed Wednesday that Jimenez underwent another surgery on his left knee 3-to-4 weeks ago, Grant McAuley of the Marietta Daily Journal reports.05/13
- 60-Day-ILJoey Wentz (RP) — Atlanta placed Wentz (knee) on the 60-day injured list Tuesday.05/08
- 10-Day-ILSal Frelick (RF) — Brewers manager Pat Murphy indicated that Frelick (shoulder) will not be activated from the 10-day injured list Friday or Saturday but added, "I think you'll see him very soon," Adam McCalvy of MLB.com reports.08/21
- 15-Day-ILJoJo Romero (RP) — Romero (abdomen) will throw a live batting practice session Friday, Adam McCalvy of MLB.com reports.08/18
- 15-Day-ILAbner Uribe (RP) — Uribe (forearm) will throw a bullpen session Tuesday, Adam McCalvy of MLB.com reports.08/18
- 15-Day-ILJoel Kuhnel (RP) — Kuhnel (shoulder) retired two of the five batters he faced and was charged with two earned runs on three hits and no walks in a rehab appearance Sunday for Triple-A Nashville.08/03
- 60-Day-ILBrandon Woodruff (SP) — Woodruff announced Saturday that he will undergo season-ending capsule repair surgery on his right shoulder, Adam McCalvy of MLB.com reports.07/18
- 60-Day-ILRob Zastryzny (RP) — The Brewers transferred Zastryzny (shoulder) to the 60-day injured list Wednesday.07/16
- 60-Day-ILBrian Fitzpatrick (RP) — Fitzpatrick (elbow) underwent Tommy John surgery over the past week, Curt Hogg of the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel reports.07/05
- 60-Day-ILQuinn Priester (SP) — Priester will undergo thoracic outlet compression surgery on Monday and is expected to be sidelined 8-to-10 months, Curt Hogg of the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel reports.06/18
- 60-Day-ILAngel Zerpa (RP) — The Brewers transferred Zerpa (elbow) to the 60-day injured list Sunday.05/31
Neither team is walking in whole, and that's really the story here — two good rosters missing real pieces, with both starters trying to keep it from mattering. It's a matchup worth watching on its own merits before the circus of Williamsport takes over the sport's attention Sunday night.