After a dramatic come-from-behind, walk-off win over the Washington Nationals on Saturday afternoon, the Brewers will look to keep the magic going in their series finale in Milwaukee on Sunday.
The Crew, sitting at 55-40 on the season and just one game behind the Cubs in the NL Central, have won six straight games, and they’ll look to head into the All-Star break 16 games over .500, something I don’t think pretty much anyone would have predicted when they sat at 25-28 and fourth in the division on May 25.
The Nationals, meanwhile, have been on the complete opposite trajectory, as they were 28-30 heading into June. Since that time, they’ve been a dismal 10-27, dropping to last place in the NL East and behind every NL team with the exception of the Rockies (who remain on a record-setting pace) and the Pirates (who are 0.5 game back thanks to an extra loss).
Freddy Peralta, who was Milwaukee’s lone All-Star until the additions of Trevor Megill and Jacob Misiorowski this week, will take the ball for the Brewers, with Jake Irvin starting for Washington. Peralta has a 2.74 ERA and 3.69 FIP on the year, while Irvin has struggled to a 4.78 ERA and 5.34 FIP.
In the lineup, Andrew Vaughn, who has an RBI in each of his first five games with Milwaukee (and 10 total) will need to continue that stretch off the bench, as Jake Bauers starts at first.
Christian Yelich, Jackson Chourio, and Sal Frelick make up the outfield, with Eric Haase behind the plate and William Contreras at DH.
Anthony Seigler, Andruw Monasterio, and Brice Turang join Bauers in the infield.
First pitch is at 1:10 p.m. on FanDuel Sports Wisconsin, Telemundo Wisconsin, and the Brewers Radio Network.