The Arizona Diamondbacks will host the Milwaukee Brewers in the third matchup in a four game series on Saturday. The Diamondbacks won the opener on Thursday 5-0 as a +120 underdog. Milwaukee went into Friday night as a -112 favorite, but that game was not complete at the time of this preview.
Milwaukee went into Friday night trailing the Padres by three games for the final National League wild-card spot and the Cardinals by 6.5 games in the Central Division. They are 5-5 in their last 10 games and 12th with 45 runs scored over that stretch. The Brewers have a powerful lineup, ranking third in MLB with 181 home runs. Rowdy Tellez (27 HR, 75 RBI_, Willy Adames (26 HR, 77 RBI), and Hunter Renfroe (23 HR, 58 RBI) have each had big power seasons.
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Corbin Burnes will get the nod for Milwaukee on Saturday. He is 4-3 with a 2.33 ERA in 12 road starts. The Brewers have also won three of his last four starts, including wins against the Cardinals and Dodgers.