Angels and Brewers meet in decisive game

Milwaukee Brewers (43-30, first in the NL Central) vs. Los Angeles Angels (29-44, fourth in the AL West)

Anaheim, California; Wednesday, 9:38 p.m. EDT

PROBABLE PITCHING VALUES: Brewers: Freddy Peralta (4-4, 4.38 ERA, 1.20 WHIP, 98 strikeouts); Angels: Tyler Anderson (6-6, 2.58 ERA, 1.19 WHIP, 58 strikeouts)

BETMGM SPORTSBOOK: LINE Brewers -165, Angels +138; Over/Under is 8 1/2 runs

Conclusion: Both the Los Angeles Angels and the Milwaukee Brewers want to win the series with a victory on Wednesday.

Los Angeles has a 29-44 overall record and a 12-24 home record. The Angels are seventh in the AL with 81 total home runs and an average of 1.1 per game.

Milwaukee has a 21-18 record on the road and 43-30 overall. The Brewers’ hitters have a combined on-base percentage of .329, the third-best percentage in the NL.

Wednesday’s game will be the third meeting between these teams this season.

TOP PERFORMERS: Zachary Neto has 16 doubles and 10 home runs for the Angels. Logan O’Hoppe has hit 16 of 36 with six doubles and two home runs in the last 10 games.

William Contreras has 17 doubles, a triple, nine home runs and 48 RBI for the Brewers. Willy Adames is 6 for 31 with three home runs and nine RBI in the last 10 games.

LAST 10 GAMES: Angels: 5-5, .268 batting average, 6.72 ERA, 18 runs less

Brewers: 6-4, .224 batting average, 3.89 ERA, 4 runs batted in

INJURIES: Angels: Jose Soriano: day-to-day (abdomen), Adam Cimber: 15-day IL (shoulder), Jose Cisnero: 60-day IL (shoulder), Kelvin Caceres: 60-day IL (lat), Anthony Rendon: 60-day IL (hamstring), Chase Silseth: 60-day IL (elbow), Miguel Sano: 10-day IL (knee), Mike Trout: 10-day IL (meniscus), Robert William Stephenson: 60-day IL (shoulder), Jose Quijada: 60-day IL (elbow)

Brewers: DL Hall: 60-day IL (knee), Robert Gasser: 15-day IL (flexor), Joe Ross: 15-day IL (back), JB Bukauskas: 60-day IL (lat), Jakob Junis: 60-day IL (shoulder), Wade Miley: 60-day IL (elbow), Garrett Mitchell: 60-day IL (finger), Devin Williams: 60-day IL (back), Taylor Clarke: 15-day IL (meniscus), Brandon Woodruff: 60-day IL (elbow)

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The Associated Press produced this article using technology from Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.

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