Brewers at Phillies
Ryan Braun has flexed his muscles at Citizens Bank Park throughout his career and all it took was another visit there to break the former National League MVP out of a slump. Braun homered twice and drove in five runs in Friday's 12-4 romp for the visiting Milwaukee Brewers, who will try to make it two straight over the Philadelphia Phillies on Saturday afternoon.
In a 2-for-18 slide entering the series, Braun clubbed a three-run homer and a two-run shot as Milwaukee built an 11-run lead en route to snapping a three-game losing streak. Braun has put up staggering numbers in 32 games at Citizens Bank Park: 13 homers, 39 RBIs and a .400 batting average (52-for-130). Carlos Santana homered and had a sacrifice fly for Philadelphia, which has dropped three in a row and six of seven in June. Phillies right-hander Jake Arrieta will try to rebound from a rare clunker and takes a career 8-4 record and 2.74 ERA into Saturday's start against Milwaukee and lefty Brent Suter.
TV: 1:05 p.m. ET, FS Wisconsin (Milwaukee), NBCS Philadelphia
PITCHING MATCHUP: Brewers LH Brent Suter (5-4, 4.55 ERA) vs. Phillies RH Jake Arrieta (5-3, 2.66)
Although he had a three-start winning streak halted at the Chicago White Sox on Sunday, Suter turned in another strong effort by allowing two runs and three hits over five innings. The 28-year-old has permitted only eight runs and 17 hits over 21 1/3 innings spanning his last four outings. Suter has been solid in six road starts with a 2-2 record and 3.77 ERA -- 1 1/2 runs lower than his home ERA (5.29).
Arrieta cruised through five scoreless innings at San Francisco last time out before he was battered for five runs in the sixth inning in a 6-1 setback to the Giants. The former Cy Young Award winner surrendered only three earned runs in five starts in May, including 14 scoreless innings in two outings at home. Arrieta is 3-0 with an 0.84 ERA in five home starts, holding opposing batters to a .182 average.
WALK-OFFS
1. Brewers CF Lorenzo Cain has three straight multiple-hit games, going 6-for-13 in that span.
2. Phillies RF Dylan Cozens left Friday's game due to left quadriceps tightness.
3. Brewers SS Orlando Arcia and OF Christian Yelich each have hit safely in three straight games.