Woodruff scheduled to start for Milwaukee against Cincinnati

By: The Associated Press Posted: 2:22 AM CDT Sunday, Aug. 9, 2020

Cincinnati Reds (7-8, second in the NL Central) vs. Milwaukee Brewers (5-7, fourth in the NL Central)

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Cincinnati Reds (7-8, second in the NL Central) vs. Milwaukee Brewers (5-7, fourth in the NL Central)

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

PITCHING PROBABLES: Reds: Sonny Gray (3-0, .96 ERA, .70 WHIP, 28 strikeouts) Brewers: Brandon Woodruff (1-1, 2.08 ERA, .92 WHIP, 21 strikeouts)

LINE: Brewers favoured by 1 1/2 runs; over/under is 9 runs

BOTTOM LINE: The Cincinnati Reds square off against the Milwaukee Brewers on Sunday.

The Brewers finished 45-31 against NL Central Division opponents in 2019. Milwaukee hit .246 as a team with 3.4 extra base hits per game and 279 total doubles last season.

The Reds went 33-43 in division play in 2019. Cincinnati hit .244 as a team with 3.0 extra base hits per game and 227 total home runs last year.

The teams meet for the second time this season. Cincinnati leads the season series 2-0.

INJURIES: Brewers: Ray Black: (shoulder), Brett Anderson: (blister), Ryan Braun: (right index finger).

Reds: Pedro Strop: (groin), Robert Stephenson: (back), Wade Miley: (groin), Matt Bowman: (right elbow), Nick Senzel: (groin), Mike Moustakas: (left quad).

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