The Milwaukee Brewers head to Boston over the weekend for a three-game set with the Red Sox at Fenway Park. This inter-league series will pit the first-place Brewers out of the NL Central Division taking on the last-place Red Sox out of the AL East Division. The pitching matchup in game 1 will feature right-hander Brandon Woodruff (8-3, 3.73) of the Brewers battling rookie right hander Brayan Bello (0-2, 10.50) of the Red Sox. First pitch is scheduled for 710pm EST.
The Milwaukee Brewers head into Fenway Park on Friday night with their lead in the NL Central Division growing as they heat up and the Cardinals falter. Milwaukee has won five out of six games including a sweep of a two-game set against AL Central Division leading Minnesota prior to heading to Boston. On Wednesday afternoon, the Brewers pounded the Twins 10-4 as ace Corbin Burnes struck out 11 Twins in six innings and first baseman Rowdy Tellez hit a pair of 3-run home runs in the runaway win. Milwaukee now leads the Cardinals by three games heading into the weekend.
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The Brewers are getting things done with power; power pitching and power hitting. On the mound, the Brewers are second in MLB in strikeouts with 939. At the plate, the Brewers have compiled the fourth most home runs in baseball and are averaging 1.4 home runs per game. On the mound Friday night in Fenway will be veteran right-hander Brandon Woodruff. Woodruff has found his groove since a stint on the IL in the first half. In his five starts since returning from the IL, Woodruff is 3-0 with a 2.04 ERA and a whopping 39 strikeouts in just 28 innings pitched.