Brewers at Dodgers 7/31/18 - MLB Picks & Predictions

The Milwaukee Brewers continue their four-game series on the road with the Los Angeles Dodgers on Tuesday. The Brewers lost on Sunday to the San Francisco Giants 8-5 snapping a three-game winning streak. The Brewers are now 1 ½ games behind the first place Chicago Cubs in the National League Central.

The Dodgers lost on Sunday 4-1 to the Atlanta Braves. The lost snapped the Dodgers three-game winnings. In the loss, Chris Taylor singled in the ninth inning with two outs for the Dodgers to break up a no-hit bid by Atlanta’s Sean Newcomb. With the loss, Los Angeles’ lead in the NL West was cut to a half game over the Arizona Diamondbacks and one game over third place Colorado. Christian Yelich leads Milwaukee with a .320 batting average and team high 115 hits. Jesus Aguilar leads the team in home runs with 25 and RBIs with 73. Milwaukee has a team batting average of .247, while opposing hitters are averaging .231 at the plate against Brewers pitching. On Sunday, the Brewers will send Wade Miley to the mound. The lefthander this season is 1-1 with an ERA of 2.01, 12 Ks and 13 BBs.

Matt Kemp leads Los Angeles with a .303 batting average and team highs in hits with 101 and RBIs with 64. Max Muncy is the team leader in home runs with 24. Los Angeles has a team batting average of .244 while opposing hitters are averaging .233 at the plate against Dodgers pitching. On Tuesday, the Dodgers will send Walker Buehler to the mound. The rookie right-hander this season is 4-3 with an ERA of 3.92, 64 Ks and 14 BBs.