Tigers at Brewers 9/28/18 - MLB Picks & Predictions

On Friday, the Detroit Tigers open a three-game series on the road to end the regular season against the Milwaukee Brewers. Detroit lost on Tuesday to the Minnesota Twins 11-4. In the loss, the Tigers had a near triple play reversed by replay and wound up allowing five runs in after the reversal. Christian Stewart knocked in two runs in the loss for the Tigers.

Milwaukee clinched a spot in the postseason on Tuesday with a 2-1 win over the St. Louis Cardinals. The Brewers are assured of at worst a spot in the wildcard game for the NL after Jhoulys Chacin threw five scoreless innings to help beat the Cardinals and sweep the three-game series. Nicholas Castellanos leads Detroit with a .300 batting average and team highs in home runs with 22, RBIs with 87 and hits with 181. Detroit has a team batting average of .242 while opposing hitters are averaging .257 at the plate against Tigers pitching. On Friday, the Tigers will send Jordan Zimmerman to the mound. The right-hander this season is 7-8 with an ERA of 4.31, 107 Ks and 24 BBs.

Christian Yelich leads Milwaukee with a .321 batting average and a team high 181 hits. Jesus Aguilar leads the team in home runs with 34 and RBIs with 105. Milwaukee has a team batting average of .251, while opposing hitters are averaging .233 at the plate against Brewers pitching. On Friday, the Brewers will send Zach Davies to the mound. The right-hander this season is 2-7 with an ERA of 4.65, 46 Ks and 21 BBs.