The Brewers head into their weekend set with the Reds riding plenty of momentum after taking three straight from the Cubs, and that latest sweep only sharpened the spotlight on Milwaukee’s place atop the National League Central. But this series also brings a little unfinished business. Before facing Chicago, the Brewers dropped two of three in Cincinnati, and they did it while their starting pitching struggled badly, combining for an 8.90 ERA as the Reds won the run battle, 24-21.
Milwaukee will open the series Friday night with Dustin May on the mound. May’s last outing against Cincinnati was cut short by a rain delay, limiting him to 3⅔ innings in a 5-3 loss on Sept.
- The Brewers will also have Jackson Chourio in form after a huge week against the Cubs.
He finished that series with eight hits, six RBIs and two home runs, and over the last two weeks he’s batting .360 with six homers, 15 RBIs and four stolen bases.
Here’s how to follow the series.
Friday’s game on Sept. 11 is exclusive to AppleTV. The Sept. 12 and Sept. 13 games will air on Brewers.TV.
For Brewers.TV, the channel listings include 1263 on XFinity, 670 on DirecTV and 1743 on U-Verse. Spectrum customers may find the game on different channels depending on the local system, with 308, 1308, 319, 317 and 469 listed as possibilities in some communities.
The Sept. 12 and 13 games are also available to stream on Brewers.TV and through the MLB app. A full-season plan is priced at $99.99, while monthly plans cost $19.99.
The package includes all games not carried by national broadcasts such as ESPN or AppleTV. Fubo is also offering a free trial for new subscribers.
On AppleTV, the Sept. 11 broadcast will feature Alex Faust on play-by-play, Ryan Spilborghs as analyst and Tricia Whitaker reporting. For Brewers.TV, the broadcast team will come from Brian Anderson or Jeff Levering on play-by-play, with Bill Schroeder, Vinny Rottino or Tim Dillard as analysts and Sophia Minnaert as field reporter.
The games can also be heard on the Brewers Radio Network, including flagship station AM-620 WTMJ. Jeff Levering, if he is not on TV, along with Lane Grindle or Josh Maurer, will handle radio coverage.
On Sirius XM, the Brewers broadcast will air on Channel 210 on Sept. 11, Channel 203 on Sept. 12 and Channel 213 on Sept.
- The Reds broadcast will be available on the Sirius XM app.
The pitching matchups begin Friday at 6:45 p.m. with Milwaukee RHP Dustin May (6-9, 4.69 ERA) facing Cincinnati LHP Andrew Abbott (6-10, 4.43). Saturday’s game is set for 6:10 p.m., with Milwaukee still listed as TBA against Cincinnati RHP Brady Singer (6-13, 5.03).
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