April 8, 2026 7:13 am EDT
The Boston Red Sox host the Milwaukee Brewers at 1:35 p.m. ET on Wednesday, with both teams hoping to win the series. Sonny Gray (1-0, 4.50 ERA) will start for the Red Sox, who are 3-8 this season and fifth in the AL East. Shane Drohan (0-0, 0.00 ERA) is expected to start for the Brewers, who are 8-3 and second in the NL Central.
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Injury reportsRed Sox
Anthony Seigler: 10 Day IL (Knee), Triston Casas: 10 Day IL (Knee), Patrick Sandoval: 15 Day IL (Elbow), Johan Oviedo: 15 Day IL (Elbow), Kutter Crawford: 15 Day IL (Wrist), Tanner Houck: 60 Day IL (Elbow), Romy Gonzalez: 60 Day IL (Shoulder)
Brewers
Andrew Vaughn: 10 Day IL (Hand), Jackson Chourio: 10 Day IL (Hand), Jared Koenig: 15 Day IL (Elbow), Rob Zastryzny: 15 Day IL (Shoulder), Quinn Priester: 15 Day IL (Wrist), Craig Yoho: 15 Day IL (Calf), Akil Baddoo: 60 Day IL (Quadricep)
Stats to know
Boston’s Wilyer Abreu is slashing .372/.400/.721 this season with three home runs (13th in MLB), eight RBIs and an OPS of 1.121 (5th in MLB). He has a 24.4% strikeout rate and a 4.4% walk rate in 45 plate appearances, and he has scored seven total runs.
In 48 plate appearances, Willson Contreras has hit two long balls, tallied four RBIs and scored six runs. He is batting .250/.438/.444 and has posted a 22.9% strikeout rate and a 20.8% walk rate.
Milwaukee’s Brice Turang is slashing .270/.413/.514 this season with one home run, seven RBIs and an OPS of .927. He has a 21.3% strikeout rate and a 19.1% walk rate in 47 plate appearances, and he has scored 10 total runs. Turang has recorded four steals on five attempts.
In 42 plate appearances, Christian Yelich has slashed .385/.429/.564 this season. He has hit one long ball and driven in 10 runs (12th in MLB) with a strikeout rate of 26.2% and a walk rate of 7.1%. He has stolen two bases on two attempts and has scored 10 runs (6th in MLB).
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