The Boston Red Sox will take on the Milwaukee Brewers this weekend. The Red Sox are coming off a series sweep over the Rays while the Brewers are coming off a series loss to the Marlins.
Boston Red Sox (26-24) vs. Milwaukee Brewers (28-21)
Game 1:
Date: Friday, May 24
Time: 7:10 pm EST
Broadcast: AppleTV+
Game 2:
Date: Saturday, May 25
Time: 4:10 pm EST
Broadcast: NESN
Game 3:
Date: Sunday, May 26
Time: 1:35 pm EST
Broadcast: NESN
Probable Starting Pitchers
Game 1: Kutter Crawford (2-2, 2.17 ERA) vs. Bryse Wilson (2-1, 2.79 ERA)
Crawford will make his 11th start of the season, he is 2-2 with a 2.17 ERA, a 2.89 FIP, a 1.13 WHIP, and 57 strikeouts in 58 innings. In his last start, he faced the Cardinals going 5.2 innings giving up one run on six hits; he walked two and struck out five. In his career against the Brewers, he’s appeared in one game going two shutout innings, giving up one hit; he didn’t issue a walk and struck out two. Wilson goes for Milwaukee he is 2-1 with a 2.79 ERA, a 4.96 FIP, a 1.13 WHIP, and 31 strikeouts in 38.2 innings. In his last start, he faced the Astros going 4.2 innings giving up two runs on five hits; he walked one and struck out three. In his career against the Red Sox, he doesn’t have a decision with a 7.11 ERA, a 2.21 WHIP, and five strikeouts in 6.1 innings.
Game 2: Nick Pivetta (2-2, 3.04 ERA) vs. Colin Rea (3-2, 4.07 ERA)
Pivetta gets the middle game, he is 2-2 with a 3.04 ERA, a 4.54 FIP, a 0.82 WHIP, and 30 strikeouts in 26.2 innings. In his last start, he faced the Cardinals going six innings giving up one run on one hit; he didn’t issue a walk and struck out eight. In his career against the Brewers, he’s made three starts going 1-2 with a 9.19 ERA, a 1.85 WHIP, and 16 strikeouts in 15.2 innings. Rea is making his tenth start, he is 3-2 with a 4.07 ERA, a 4.96 FIP, a 1.39 WHIP, and 35 strikeouts in 48.2 innings. In his last start, he faced the Astros going 4.1 innings giving up five runs on eight hits; he walked four and struck out five. He has never faced the Red Sox in his career.
Game 3: Tanner Houck (4-5, 1.94 ERA) vs. TBD
Houck gets the finale making his 11th start of the season, he is 4-5 with a 1.94 ERA, a 2.23 FIP, a 0.95 WHIP, and 62 strikeouts in 65 innings. In his last start, he faced the Rays for the second straight time going seven shutout innings giving up two hits; he walked one and struck out five. He has never faced the Brewers in his career. The Brewers haven’t announced a starter yet.
Boston Red Sox vs. Milwaukee Brewers Leaders
Red Sox:
AVG – Rafael Devers – .277
HR – Tyler O’Neill – 11
RBI – Ceddanne Rafaela – 26
IP – Tanner Houck – 65.0
ERA – Tanner Houck – 1.94
K – Tanner Houck – 62
Brewers:
AVG – William Contreras – .333
HR – Rhys Hoskins – 9
RBI – William Contreras – 40
IP – Freddy Peralta – 56.2
ERA – Freddy Peralta – 3.81
K – Freddy Peralta – 71
Boston Red Sox vs. Milwaukee Brewers Numbers
Red Sox
AVG: .243 (14)
OPS: .721 (8)
R: 225 (12)
HR: 55 (10)
ERA: 2.99 (2)
K: 431 (10)
WHIP: 1.13 (4)
Brewers
AVG: .254 (6)
OPS: .748 (5)
R: 244 (5)
HR: 59 (6)
ERA: 3.97 (15)
K: 389 (27)
WHIP: 1.31 (19)
Wrap Up
The Red Sox have reversed their fortunes to start this week with that series sweep against the Rays and they got back to playing their brand of baseball. Now they get a Brewers team that is in first place in their division but they’ve struggled to start the week. The Red Sox need to take advantage of the Brewers struggle and win this series and they could hold a playoff spot as we enter the final week of May.
