Astros and Brewers meet in series tied 1-1

Milwaukee Brewers (27-18, first in the NL Central) vs. Houston Astros (20-26, third in the AL West)

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

PITCHING PROBABIES: Brewers: Colin Rea (3-1, 3.45 ERA, 1.26 WHIP, 30 strikeouts); Astros: Spencer Arrighetti (1-4, 7.52 ERA, 1.90 WHIP, 30 strikeouts)

: LINE Astros -134, Brewers +113; over/under = 9 races

BOTTOM LINE: The Houston Astros and Milwaukee Brewers play Sunday and the winner takes the three-game series.

Houston is 20-26 overall and 12-13 at home. The Astros are 16-1 in games when they score five or more runs.

Milwaukee is 27-18 overall and 15-9 on the road. Brewers pitchers have a collective ERA of 3.95, which ranks sixth in the NL.

Sunday’s game is the third time these teams have met this season.

TOP PERFORMERS: Kyle Tucker has 11 doubles and 13 home runs while hitting .284 for the Astros. Alex Bregman is 13 for 39 with four doubles and three home runs over the last 10 games.

Willy Adames has 11 doubles, seven home runs and 29 RBIs while hitting .244 for the Brewers. William Contreras is 16-for-38 with three doubles, a triple and two home runs over the last 10 games.

LAST 10 GAMES: Astros: 8-2, .283 batting average, 2.80 ERA, opponents scored by 21 runs

Brewers: 6-4, .275 batting average, 3.68 ERA, opponents scored by 22 runs

INJURIES: Astros: Chas McCormick: 10-day IL (hamstring), Oliver Ortega: 60-day IL (elbow), Bennett Sousa: 60-day IL (shoulder), Penn Murfee: 60-day IL (elbow), Luis Garcia: 60-day IL (elbow), Lance McCullers Jr.: 60-day IL (elbow), Jose Urquidy: 15-day IL (forearm), Kendall Graveman: 60-day IL (elbow)

Brewers: Rhys Hoskins: 10-day IL (hamstring), JB Bukauskas: 60-day IL (lat), Jakob Junis: 60-day IL (shoulder), Joey Wiemer: 10-day IL (knee), Wade Miley : 60 -Day IL (elbow), DL Hall: 15 days IL (knee), Garrett Mitchell: 60 days IL (finger), Devin Williams: 60 days IL (back), Taylor Clarke: 15 days IL (meniscus), Brandon Woodruff: 60 day IL (elbow)

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