The Brewers are riding high coming into Cincinnati. They’re on a seven-game winning streak, and Christian Yelich was named NL Player of the Week earlier today. They’ll try to keep that momentum going as they begin a three-game series against the Cincinnati Reds tonight.
Aaron Civale is making his third start back from the IL in tonight’s game. In his last start, he pitched into the sixth inning and allowed just one run on three hits and a walk, with four strikeouts. His pitch count has steadily climbed in each start, and he hit 79 pitches in Tuesday’s game against the Red Sox. If that continues, he should be good for 80-plus pitches tonight.
The Brewers will face Brady Singer in tonight’s game. This is the second time they will face him this season. In the previous game on April 5, the Brewers scored five runs (three earned) off of him in five innings. Singer has a 4.60 ERA and 4.19 FIP in 11 starts this season.
Yelich is back in the lineup tonight after his wrist was hit by a pitch in yesterday’s game. X-rays were negative, so it’s a very good sign that he’s already back in the lineup. It’s a standard lineup for the Brewers against right-handed pitchers. The main difference is Andruw Monasterio and Jake Bauers are getting starts over Caleb Durbin and Isaac Collins tonight.
First pitch is set for 6:10 p.m. CT. It will be on FanDuel Sports Wisconsin and the Brewers Radio Network.