Milwaukee Brewers at San Diego Padres

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
MIL	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	7	2
SD	0	5	0	1	2	3	0	0	—	11	17	0

Kyle Harrison gets the ball for Milwaukee looking to build off one of the nastiest starts of his season, while Walker Buehler tries to give San Diego length its rotation has been starving for. First pitch is at 6:40 PM PT at Petco Park.

Show fees

FINAL

Spread

ML

Total

Brewers(74-45)

LWWLW

2

+9.5-122o12.5+669

Padres(63-57)

WWWLW

11

-9.5+120u12.5-733

Best BetBrewers -143

Pregame

Milwaukee's the better team by basically any measure right now — best record in baseball, a deeper roster, and a dominant arm on the mound tonight. San Diego's desperate and got the last laugh in the series opener, but backing the Brewers to win outright is still the safer side of this price.

Milwaukee's lineup is banged up in the middle infield with Joey Ortiz day-to-day and Cooper Pratt getting an MRI on his hamstring, and the bullpen is without JoJo Romero and Joel Kuhnel. San Diego isn't much healthier — Nick Pivetta, Lucas Giolito and Joe Musgrove are all on the shelf, which is exactly why Buehler's turns in the rotation carry so much weight right now.

Kyle Harrison

(10-3)·2.84 ERA

Aug 5 vs Pirates

W

5.0IP

0ER

10K

1BB

69P

08/11 Lineup

Walker Buehler

(7-6)·4.79 ERA

Aug 6 @ Diamondbacks

ND

4.0IP

1ER

3K

1BB

76P

08/11 Lineup

None of that stopped the Padres on Monday. They beat the Brewers 3-2 to open this set, and San Diego's now won 3 straight overall — a team that refuses to fold even as the calendar runs out on its wild-card chances.

Milwaukee Brewers

(74-45)

Aug 11L@ Padres2-3

Aug 9Wvs Twins4-3

Aug 8Wvs Twins4-3

Aug 7Lvs Twins6-8

Aug 6Wvs Pirates5-2

San Diego Padres

(63-57)

Aug 11Wvs Brewers3-2

Aug 10Wvs Astros7-2

Aug 8Wvs Astros3-2

Aug 8Lvs Astros3-6

Aug 7W@ Diamondbacks5-1

The Brewers have baseball's best record and clinched the NL Central for the third straight season, and they're openly chasing the Dodgers for the top overall seed and the home-field edge that comes with it. That backdrop makes every August game feel a little bit like a rehearsal for October, even against a Padres club fighting for its playoff life a division away.

Milwaukee Brewers

(10)

• Day-To-DayJoey Ortiz (SS) — Ortiz (back) remains out of the lineup for Monday's game in San Diego.08/10
• 10-Day-ILCooper Pratt (SS) — Manager Pat Murphy said Pratt, who is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Twins, is undergoing an MRI on his hamstring, Hunter Baumgardt of Fox Sports 920 Milwaukee reports.08/09
• 10-Day-ILSal Frelick (RF) — Brewers manager Pat Murphy said Friday that Frelick (shoulder) will begin a rehab assignment soon, Casey Drottar of MLB.com reports.08/07
• 15-Day-ILJoJo Romero (RP) — Romero (abdomen) is expected to be activated from the 15-day injured list before the end of August, Adam McCalvy of MLB.com reports.08/11
• 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

San Diego Padres

(9)

• 10-Day-ILMiguel Andujar (DH) — The Padres announced Friday that Andujar no longer requires a splint for his fractured right wrist and has been cleared for light activity, MLB.com reports.08/08
• 10-Day-ILSamad Taylor (LF) — Taylor (oblique) has been taking light swings and rehabbing at the Padres' spring complex in Arizona, MLB.com reports.08/04
• 15-Day-ILLucas Giolito (SP) — Giolito (elbow) has been throwing at the Padres' team complex in Arizona, but his timeline to return is unclear, MLB.com reports.08/10
• 15-Day-ILDavid Morgan (RP) — Morgan (knee) made a rehab appearance Sunday at Triple-A El Paso, allowing one hit and no walks over an inning of relief.08/03
• 60-Day-ILNick Pivetta (SP) — Pivetta (forearm) threw off a mound Monday, Jeff Sanders of The San Diego Union-Tribune reports.08/10
• 60-Day-ILJoe Musgrove (SP) — Musgrove (elbow) completed 3.1 innings in a minor-league rehab appearance with Triple-A El Paso on Sunday, allowing one run on six hits and no walks while striking out two batters.08/10
• 60-Day-ILJason Adam (RP) — The Padres transferred Adam (shoulder) to the 60-day injured list Monday.08/03
• 60-Day-ILRamon Laureano (LF) — Laureano underwent surgery Friday to repair his torn right labrum, Kevin Acee of The San Diego Union-Tribune reports.06/05
• 60-Day-ILBryan Hoeing (RP) — The Padres transferred Hoeing (elbow) from the 15-day injured list to the 60-day IL on Wednesday.05/08

San Diego's offense has carried the load while the rotation sorts itself out, scoring freely in three of its last four games. Whether that keeps up against a Brewers team with the best record in the sport — and a real chip on its shoulder after Monday's loss — is the whole ballgame.