Brewers at Phillies
The Milwaukee Brewers staggered into Philadelphia for the final leg of an eight-game road trip having lost three in a row and mired in an offensive drought that produced four runs during the skid. The Brewers have done an abrupt turnaround against the Phillies, piling up 12 runs in each of the first two matchups as they go for a three-game sweep on Sunday afternoon.
Milwaukee has hit three homers in each of the first two games of the series, including a pinch-hit grand slam by Ji-Man Choi that was the decisive blow in Saturday's 12-3 romp. Ryan Braun continues to annihilate Philadelphia pitching at Citizens Bank Park and is 4-for-8 with two homers, a triple, six RBIs and five runs scored in the series. The lone positive for the Phillies was the return to the lineup of Rhys Hoskins, who swatted a three-run blast in his first game since suffering a fractured jaw on May 28. Fading Philadelphia has lost seven of eight in June and has been outscored 35-15 during its four-game slide.
TV: 1:35 p.m. ET, FS Wisconsin (Milwaukee), NBCS Philadelphia
PITCHING MATCHUP: Brewers RH Brandon Woodruff (2-0, 6.05 ERA) vs. Phillies RH Zach Eflin (2-2, 3.74)
Woodruff will be recalled from Triple-A Colorado Springs to make his fourth start and ninth appearance of the season - and first since a two-inning relief stint against Arizona on May 23. He also faced the Diamondbacks in his previous outing, working a season-high five innings and earning the win by allowing two runs on only one hit. He is allowing the opposition to bat .464 with runners in scoring position.
After failing to get through five innings in three consecutive outings, Eflin turned in his best performance of the season at Wrigley Field on Tuesday, limiting the Chicago Cubs to one run on eight hits over 7 2/3 innings. The 24-year-old lost his previous two starts against the Los Angeles Dodgers and Toronto, permitting 11 runs and 16 hits in 8 2/3 innings. Eflin is 2-6 with a 5.43 career ERA at home.
WALK-OFFS
1. Braun is batting .403 (54-for-134) with 13 homers and 40 RBIs in 33 games at Citizens Bank Park.
2. The Phillies placed OF Dylan Cozens (left quadriceps) on the 10-day disabled list.
3. Brewers OF Christian Yelich is 8-for-18 with five runs scored during a four-game hitting streak.