Marlins at Brewers
The Milwaukee Brewers have not been scored upon in 19 innings and will try to extend the streak against the visiting Miami Marlins' lackluster offense when the teams begin a four-game series in Miller Park on Thursday. The Brewers produced back-to-back 2-0 wins to close out a series with Cincinnati and have a chance for their first three-game winning streak since opening the season 3-0.
Chase Anderson, who has a 2.82 ERA through his first four starts for Milwaukee, will try to maintain the mound dominance opposite Marlins lefty Dillon Peters. Miami had a rare breakout with the bats when it won 9-1 at Yankee Stadium on Tuesday as catcher J.T. Realmuto homered and drove in four runs in his season debut. "Hopefully, the spark lasts a lot longer than one game," Realmuto told reporters. "With these young guys, you can see they don't get their heads down. They wash it away with their shower that night and the next day they're coming in hungry ready to go try and win a ballgame." The Brewers won four of six meetings last season, all of which were played in Milwaukee due to a series in Miami being moved north due to the aftermath of Hurricane Irma in Florida.
TV: 8:10 p.m. ET, FS Florida (Miami), FS Wisconsin (Milwaukee)
PITCHING MATCHUP: Marlins LH Dillon Peters (2-1, 6.75 ERA) vs. Brewers RH Chase Anderson (1-1, 2.82)
Peters limited Pittsburgh to two runs and four hits with three strikeouts in six innings of a victory on Friday. The outing left him 2-0 with a 1.50 ERA at home while his one road start at Philadelphia resulted in nine runs allowed in 2 2/3 frames. The University of Texas product was shelled in his lone career start at Miller Park on Sept. 17, giving up eight runs on nine hits and three walks in 3 2/3 innings.
Anderson has a 2.75 ERA in 29 starts since the beginning of last year and picked up his first victory of 2018 with 6 1/3 strong innings against the New York Mets on Saturday. He yielded a run and two hits in the road outing and has held opponents to a .192 average thus far. The 30-year-old is 2-2 with a 3.86 ERA in five career matchups with the Marlins, but Miami's current roster is a combined 13-for-32 against him.
WALK-OFFS
1. Brewers 1B Eric Thames homered in Wednesday's win and has six home runs in his last 10 games.
2. Marlins 2B Starlin Castro has 20 hits on the year - 18 singles and two doubles.
3. Brewers LF Ryan Braun (calf) missed Wednesday's contest and is day-to-day.