Brewers at Royals 4/24/18 - MLB Picks & Predictions

The Milwaukee Brewers (14-9, 1st NL Central) visit the Kansas City Royals (5-15, 4th AL Central) in the first game of an interleague series.

Milwaukee has won six straight to move into a tie for first place in the National League Central with St. Louis. The Brewers swept a four-game series with the Miami Marlins over the weekend capped off with a 4-2 win on Tuesday behind a two-run home run by former Marlins star Christian Yelich and strong pitching from Junior Guerra.

Kansas City split a four-game series with Detroit over the weekend after winning the final game on Sunday 8-5. Mike Moustakas’ three-run homer broke a seventh inning tie to leads the Royals to victory. Lorenzo Cain leads the Brewers in batting average with .303 and OBP at .400. Eric Thames is the team leader in home runs with seven, while Ryan Braun leads the team in RBIs with 14. Milwaukee has a team batting average of .245 while opposing hitters are averaging .231 against Brewers pitching. On Tuesday, the Brewers will send Zach Davies to the mound. The right-hander this season is 1-2, with an ERA of 4.84, 20 Ks and 7 BBs.

Mike Moustakas leads the Royals in batting average at .318, in hits with 27, in home runs with six and RBIs with 17. Kansas City has a team batting average of .239, while opposing hitters are averaging .257 at the plate against Royals pitching. Kansas City had not yet announced who will be starting on the mound Tuesday in the series opener.