Milwaukee Brewers vs. Cincinnati Reds MLB Betting Preview | August 5

Christian Yelich sits at 98 hits this season, and will try to get his 100th when his Milwaukee Brewers (57-48) square off against the Cincinnati Reds (42-62) on Friday at 8:10 PM ET. The Brewers are favored (-232) over the Reds (+190). Eric Lauer starts for Milwaukee while Cincinnati will counter with Robert Dugger.

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Game Info, Betting Lines for Brewers vs. Reds

• Game Day: Friday, August 5, 2022
• Game Time: 8:10 PM ET
• Location: Milwaukee, Wisconsin
• Stadium: American Family Field

Brewers Stats & Trends

Brewers Batting

• The Brewers are fourth-best in MLB action with 145 total home runs.
• The Brewers are 17th in MLB with a .241 batting average.
• The Brewers’ .321 on-base percentage is seventh-best in baseball.
• The Brewers strike out 8.8 times per game, the No. 24 mark in baseball.
• The Brewers average 1.5 homers per home game this season (67 total at home).
• The Brewers are averaging 3.1 extra-base hits per game while slugging .427 in home contests.
• At home this season the team averages 7.9 hits per game and is batting .241.

Brewers Key Batters

• Rowdy Tellez has 84 hits, which is best among Milwaukee hitters this season, while batting .239 with 41 extra-base hits.
• Among qualified batters in the majors, Tellez ranks 116th in batting average, 86th in on-base percentage, and 32nd in slugging.
• Tellez will look for his fourth straight game with a hit in this matchup. During his last five outings he is hitting .471 with two doubles, a home run, four walks and four RBI.
• Yelich is slashing .261/.361/.391 this season and leads the Brewers with an OPS of .752.
• Among all qualifying hitters, Yelich ranks 62nd in batting average, 27th in on-base percentage and 107th in slugging percentage.
• Willy Adames has collected 74 base hits, an OBP of .290 and a slugging percentage of .467 this season.
• Adames enters this game with four games in a row with at least one hit. During his last five outings he is hitting .261 with three doubles, a home run and six RBI.
• Andrew McCutchen is batting .254 with a .324 OBP and 46 RBI for Milwaukee this season.

Reds Stats & Trends

Reds Batting

• The Reds rank 20th in Major League Baseball with 98 home runs.
• The Reds rank 19th in MLB with a .240 team batting average.
• The Reds have an OBP of .308 this season, which ranks 20th in MLB.
• The Reds rank 20th with an average of 8.8 strikeouts per game.
• They’ve hit 31 homers, an average of 0.6 per game, in 48 road contests this season.
• They are slugging .330 in 48 road games this season.
• They are averaging 7.4 base hits per game and batting .223 on the road this season.

Reds Key Batters

• Kyle Farmer has a team-best .370 slugging percentage.
• Including all qualifying hitters, Farmer is 93rd in batting average, while his on-base percentage is 86th and he is 126th in slugging.
• Joey Votto’s 62 hits and .335 on-base percentage both pace his team.
• Votto is currently 137th in batting average, 66th in on-base percentage and 102nd in slugging percentage among all qualifying batters.
• Nick Senzel is batting .248 with nine doubles, three home runs and 17 walks.
• Jonathan India is hitting .249 with 10 doubles, seven home runs and 10 walks.

Brewers vs. Reds Probable Pitchers