The Brewers are back at American Family Field on Tuesday night with the best record in the majors and a chance to keep their undefeated start to the unofficial second half rolling.
Milwaukee enters the game at 63-37, and it will send right-hander Brandon Sproat to the mound against his former team. Sproat is 3-4 with a 5.16 ERA. The Mets counter with left-hander Zac Thornton, who is 0-1 with a 2.60 ERA.
First pitch is set for 6:40 p.m. CT.
Milwaukee’s lineup starts with Jackson Chourio in left field and Brice Turang at second base, followed by William Contreras as the DH and Andrew Vaughn at first. Garrett Mitchell is in center, Gary Sánchez is behind the plate, Luis Lara is in right, Cooper Pratt is at shortstop, and Joey Ortiz handles third.
The Mets will open with AJ Ewing in left, Juan Soto at DH, Bo Bichette at third, Francisco Lindor at short, Carson Benge in right, Luis Robert Jr. in center, Brandon Young at first, Marcus Semien at second, and Luis Torrens catching.
After Tuesday’s matchup, the Brewers and Mets meet again on July 22 at 1:10 p.m. with Logan Henderson starting for Milwaukee against Christian Scott. That game will be on Brewers.TV and AM-620 WTMJ.
Milwaukee then has an off day on July 23 before a three-game set against the Rockies. The Brewers are scheduled to face Colorado on July 24 at 3:10 p.m. with Shane Drohan pitching, on July 25 at 6:10 p.m. with Robert Gasser starting, and on July 26 at 1:10 p.m. with Jacob Misiorowski on the mound. All three games are listed for Brewers.TV and AM-620 WTMJ.
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