Milwaukee Brewers vs. Arizona Diamondbacks MLB Betting Preview | September 2

Josh Rojas will try to notch his 100th hit of the season (he has 99) when the Arizona Diamondbacks (62-68) play the Milwaukee Brewers (69-61) on Friday at 9:40 PM ET. The Diamondbacks are underdogs (-104) versus the Brewers (-114). Milwaukee has Eric Lauer starting, while Arizona counters with Zach Davies.

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Game Info, Betting Lines for Brewers vs. Diamondbacks

• Game Day: Friday, September 2, 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’ .236 batting average ranks 21st in the majors.
• The Brewers’ .317 on-base percentage ranks 11th in baseball.
• The Brewers’ 8.9 strikeouts per game are the fourth-most in the league.
• The Brewers have hit 92 homers away from home this season (1.3 per game).
• The Brewers are slugging .403 with 3.0 extra-base hits per game on the road.
• The team is batting .233 with 546 hits (7.9 per game) on the road this season.

Brewers Key Batters

• Rowdy Tellez leads Milwaukee in total hits (96) this season while batting .226 with 48 extra-base hits.
• Among all qualified hitters in baseball, Tellez is 124th in batting average, 92nd in on-base percentage, and 34th in slugging.
• Christian Yelich is slashing .259/.360/.387 this season and leads the Brewers with an OPS of .747.
• Among qualifying batters, Yelich is 71st in batting average, 24th in on-base percentage and 110th in slugging percentage.
• Willy Adames has collected 100 base hits, an OBP of .291 and a slugging percentage of .459 this season.
• Adames takes a two-game hitting streak into this matchup. In his last five games he is hitting .304 with a double and two RBI.
• Andrew McCutchen has been key for Milwaukee with 105 hits, an OBP of .312 plus a slugging percentage of .390.

Diamondbacks Stats & Trends

Diamondbacks Batting

• The Diamondbacks rank 14th in Major League Baseball with 141 home runs.
• The Diamondbacks rank 23rd in MLB with a .232 team batting average.
• The Diamondbacks have an OBP of .309 this season, which ranks 21st in MLB.
• 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.
• They’ve hit 59 homers, an average of 0.9 per game, in 68 home contests this season.
• They have a team slugging percentage of .379 in home games this season with 182 extra-base hits.
• In home games this season, they’re batting .237 with 7.6 base hits per contest.

Diamondbacks Key Batters

• Christian Walker has a slugging percentage of .486 and has 108 hits, both team-high numbers for the Diamondbacks.
• Including all the qualifying hitters in MLB, Walker ranks 115th in batting average, 67th in on-base percentage and 21st in slugging percentage.
• Walker takes a four-game hitting streak into this game. In his last five games he is batting .471 with a double, a home run, four walks and three RBI.
• Ketel Marte is batting .251 with 35 doubles, two triples, 10 home runs and 47 walks.
• Including all qualifying players, Marte’s batting average puts him 83rd, his on-base percentage is 70th, and he is 75th in slugging.
• Daulton Varsho has 20 doubles, three triples, 18 home runs and 40 walks while hitting .237.
• Rojas’ .354 on-base percentage paces his team.

Brewers vs. Diamondbacks Probable Pitchers