Brewers bring 1-0 series advantage over Astros into game 2

By Canadian Press on May 6, 2025.

Houston Astros (17-17, third in the AL West) vs. Milwaukee Brewers (18-18, third in the NL Central)

Milwaukee; Tuesday, 7:40 p.m. EDT

PITCHING PROBABLES: Astros: Hayden Wesneski (1-2, 3.86 ERA, 1.00 WHIP, 26 strikeouts); Brewers: Chad Patrick (1-3, 2.87 ERA, 1.28 WHIP, 26 strikeouts)

BETMGM SPORTSBOOK LINE: Brewers -114, Astros -106; over/under is 8 runs

BOTTOM LINE: The Milwaukee Brewers take a 1-0 advantage into the next game of the series against the Houston Astros.

Milwaukee is 18-18 overall and 11-6 in home games. The Brewers have a 12-4 record in games when they did not give up a home run.

Houston has gone 6-10 on the road and 17-17 overall. The Astros are 7-15 in games when they have given up a home run.

The matchup Tuesday is the second meeting between these teams this season.

TOP PERFORMERS: Jackson Chourio has six home runs, two walks and 24 RBI while hitting .255 for the Brewers. Brice Turang is 9-for-35 with a double and four RBI over the last 10 games.

Jose Altuve has four doubles and four home runs for the Astros. Yainer Diaz is 13-for-37 with a double, a triple and two home runs over the last 10 games.

LAST 10 GAMES: Brewers: 5-5, .226 batting average, 4.24 ERA, outscored by three runs

Astros: 4-6, .260 batting average, 3.80 ERA, outscored by two runs

INJURIES: Brewers: Sal Frelick: day-to-day (knee), Blake Perkins: 60-Day IL (shin), Garrett Mitchell: 10-Day IL (oblique), Nestor Cortes: 60-Day IL (elbow), Connor Thomas: 15-Day IL (elbow), Aaron Civale: 15-Day IL (hamstring), Brandon Woodruff: 15-Day IL (shoulder), Aaron Ashby: 15-Day IL (oblique), D.L. Hall: 60-Day IL (lat), Robert Gasser: 60-Day IL (elbow)

Astros: Yordan Alvarez: 10-Day IL (hand), Forrest Whitley: 15-Day IL (knee), Spencer Arrighetti: 15-Day IL (thumb), Luis Garcia: 60-Day IL (elbow), Cristian Javier: 60-Day IL (elbow), Shawn Dubin: 15-Day IL (shoulder), J.P. France: 60-Day IL (shoulder), Taylor Trammell: 10-Day IL (calf), Pedro Leon: 10-Day IL (knee)

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

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