San Diego Padres at Milwaukee Brewers 6/5/22 - MLB Picks & Predictions

The San Diego Padres complete a four-game series on the road Sunday against the Milwaukee Brewers. San Diego improved to 31-21 following its 7-0 victory over the Brewers in the second game of the series on Friday. Manny Machado hit a three-run home run in Friday's victory and Joe Musgrove did not allow a hit through seven-plus innings. San Diego is second in the National League West, four games behind the first-place Los Angeles Dodgers.

Manny Machado is batting .344 with 9 home runs, 32 RBIs, 65 hits and an on-base percentage of .421 to lead San Diego in each category. Jurickson Profar has six home runs and is tied for second with Eric Hosmer in RBIs with 25 apiece. On Sunday, the San Diego Padres will send Mike Clevinger to the mound. The right-hander is 3-1 with a 3.21 ERA, 15 Ks and 5 BBs.

Milwaukee dropped to 33-21 following its seven-run shutout loss to the Padres on Friday. Milwaukee has lost three of its last four. However, the Brewers continue to have success on the mound as Milwaukee has the fifth-best team ERA with 3.41 and is holding opponents to a batting average of only .226 which is sixth. Milwaukee is leading the National League Central by two games over the St Louis Cardinals.

Rowdy Tellez is batting .249 to lead Milwaukee and the first baseman has team highs in home runs with 10, RBIs with 36 and hits with 44. Second baseman Kolten Wong is the leader in on-base percentage at .322 on Sunday, the Milwaukee Brewers will send Eric Lauer to the mound. The left-hander is 5-1 with a 2.49 ERA, 61 KS and 15 BBs.