Milwaukee Brewers at San Diego Padres 5/23/22 - MLB Picks & Predictions

The Milwaukee Brewers open a three-game series on the road Monday against the San Diego Padres. Milwaukee improved to 26-14 following its 5-1 victory over the Washington Nationals on Saturday. Andrew McCutchen led off with a home run for the Brewers and Luis Arias homered as well. Brandon Woodruff gave up just one run in six solid innings on the mound. Milwaukee is first in the National League Central, four games ahead of the second place St Louis Cardinals.

Hunter Renfroe is batting .268 to lead Milwaukee and the right fielder has team highs in home runs with nine and hits with 37. First baseman Rowdy Tellez is the leader in RBIs with 32 and left fielder Christian Yelich is the leader and on-base percentage at .341. On Monday, Milwaukee will send Adrian Houser to the mound. The right-hander is 3-4 with a 3.22 ERA, 31 Ks and 17 BBs.

San Diego improved to 26-14 following its 2-1 victory over the San Francisco Giants on Saturday. Joe Musgrove threw seven shutout innings allowing just four hits and Manny Machado hit a home run for the Padres. San Diego has won three straight and five out of the last six. The Padres are second in the National League West, 1 ½ games behind the first-place Los Angeles Dodgers.

Manny Machado is batting .358 with 8 home runs, 25 RBIs, 54 hits and an on-base percentage .430 to lead San Diego in each category. Eric Hosmer is second in RBIs with 24, while Jurickson Profar and Hosmer are second in home runs with eight each. On Monday, the San Diego Padres will send Mike Clevinger to the mound. The right-hander is 1-0 with a 3.21 ERA, 15 Ks and 5 BBs.