Milwaukee Brewers vs. Arizona Diamondbacks MLB Betting Preview | September 1

Josh Rojas will try to collect his 100th hit of the season (he has 97) when the Arizona Diamondbacks (61-68) square off against the Milwaukee Brewers (69-60) on Thursday at 9:40 PM ET. The Diamondbacks are underdogs (+115) versus the Brewers (-137). Milwaukee’s Brandon Woodruff gets the start against Arizona’s Merrill Kelly.

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Game Info, Betting Lines for Brewers vs. Diamondbacks

• Game Day: Thursday, September 1, 2022
• Game Time: 9:40 PM ET
• Location: Phoenix, Arizona
• Stadium: Chase Field

Brewers Stats & Trends

Brewers Batting

• The Brewers average 1.4 home runs per game to rank third in baseball with 181 total home runs.
• The Brewers have the 21st-ranked batting average in the majors (.236).
• The Brewers are 10th in baseball with a .318 on-base percentage.
• The Brewers strike out 8.9 times per game to rank 25th in the league.
• The Brewers have hit 92 homers on the road this season (1.4 per game).
• The Brewers have a .406 slugging percentage and are averaging 3.0 extra-base hits per game on the road.
• The club is batting .234 with 542 hits (8.0 per game) on the road this season.

Brewers Key Batters

• Rowdy Tellez leads Milwaukee in total hits (96) this season while batting .229 with 48 extra-base hits.
• Among qualifying hitters in MLB, Tellez is 123rd in batting average, 86th in on-base percentage, and 31st in slugging.
• Christian Yelich leads the Brewers with an OPS of .749. He has a slash line of .260/.361/.388 this season.
• Yelich ranks 67th in batting average, 24th in on-base percentage and 110th in slugging in the major leagues.
• Willy Adames has 99 hits this season and has a slash line of .230/.292/.460.
• Andrew McCutchen is batting .244 with a .312 OBP and 56 RBI for Milwaukee this season.

Diamondbacks Stats & Trends

Diamondbacks Batting

• The Diamondbacks rank 14th in Major League Baseball with 140 home runs.
• The Diamondbacks have a team batting average of .231 this season, which ranks 24th among MLB teams.
• The Diamondbacks have the 21st-ranked on-base percentage in MLB this season (.309).
• The Diamondbacks are one of the most disciplined teams at the plate this season, ranking ninth with an average of 8.1 strikeouts per game.
• In 67 games at home this season, they’ve hit 58 homers, an average of 0.9 per contest.
• They are slugging .378 in 67 home games this season.
• They are averaging 7.6 base hits per game and batting .236 as a team at home this season.

Diamondbacks Key Batters

• Christian Walker has put up a team-best slugging percentage (.478) while leading the Diamondbacks in hits (106).
• Including all qualifying hitters in the majors, Walker’s batting average puts him 117th, his on-base percentage ranks 72nd, and he is 23rd in slugging.
• Walker hopes to build on a three-game hitting streak in this matchup. During his last five outings he is batting .389 with a double, four walks and an RBI.
• Ketel Marte has 34 doubles, two triples, 10 home runs and 47 walks while hitting .251.
• Including all qualified hitters, Marte ranks 84th in batting average, 69th in on-base percentage and 76th in slugging percentage.
• Daulton Varsho is hitting .239 with 20 doubles, three triples, 18 home runs and 40 walks.
• Rojas paces his team with a .353 OBP.

Brewers vs. Diamondbacks Probable Pitchers