The Milwaukee Brewers travel to Miami Sunday for the final game of a three game series against the Miami Marlins. Brandon Woodruff (3-2) gets the start for the Brewers while Elieser Hernandez takes the mound for the Marlins. These two teams split 6 games last season. First pitch is scheduled for 140pm EST.
Brewers lead the NL Central
The Brewers will be looking to close out this three-game set on a high note. They lead the NL Central by 3 games over the Cardinals. The Brewers average 4.88 runs per game, 6th in baseball, and have a team ERA of 3.61, which is 13th in the league. The Brewers have a bullpen ERA of 3.85. Christian Yelich leads the Brewers with 5 homers, 20 RBIs and a .263 batting average. On Saturday, starter Eric Lauer took his first loss of the season after allowing six hits and four runs, including 3 home runs, in just five innings of work.
Brandon Woodruff: “Look, I’m a grownup. This game’s hard. So, when it beats you down, am I going to let it beat me down? No.” pic.twitter.com/5ML5e2zRTr
— Adam McCalvy (@AdamMcCalvy) May 10, 2022
Brandon Woodruff takes the mound for the Brewers on Sunday as they try to win the 3-game series. The right hander is 3-2 on the season with an ERA of 5.97 in 6 starts. He has 37 strikeouts and 10 walks in 28.2 innings of work. Woodruff got stomped last time out for 5 earned runs on 8 hits in 4.1 innings in a 10-5 loss to the lowly Reds. Woodruff is 1-0 with an ERA of 3.86 and 5 strikeouts in 1 appearance against the Marlins in his career.
Chisholm leads Marlins
The Miami Marlins are currently fourth in the NL East, 7 games behind the first place Mets. The Marlins average 4.o3 runs per game, 16th in baseball, and have a team ERA of 3.46, which is 7th in the league. The Marlins have a top 10 bullpen with an ERA of 3.38. Jazz Chisholm leads the Marlins with 6 home runs, 24 RBIs and a .283 batting average. Jesus Aguilar has 4 home runs, 15 RBIs and a .266 batting average. The Marlins offense blasted 3 home runs in support of starter Trevor Rogers, who went 5.1 innings pitched and allowed 5 hits and just 1 run while striking out 8.
Notorious W.I.N. #MakeItMiami pic.twitter.com/nYNN8CxMrj
— Miami Marlins (@Marlins) May 15, 2022
Elieser Hernandez takes the mound for the Marlins on Sunday. The right hander is 2-2 on the season with an ERA of 6.37 in 6 starts. He has 28 strikeouts and 9 walks in 29.2 innings of work. Hernandez allowed 3 earned runs on 6 hits in 5.1 innings in a 4-3 loss to Arizona in his last start. Hernandez is 1-0 with an ERA of 3.86 and 8 strikeouts in 2 appearances against the Brewers in his career.
Notable Trends
- Marlins are 1-8 in their last 9 games vs. a right-handed starter.
- Marlins are 0-4 in their last 4 home games vs. a right-handed starter.
- Marlins are 0-5 in their last 5 home games.
- Brewers are 19-8 in their last 27 Sunday games.
- Brewers are 40-18 in their last 58 road games vs. a right-handed starter.
- Brewers are 37-17 in their last 54 road games vs. a team with a losing record.