The Milwaukee Brewers will begin a four-game series on the road against the Cincinnati Reds with the first pitch scheduled for 5:40 p.m. CT. The Brewers have a 6-2 record to start the 2024 season and the Reds have a 5-4 record to start the 2024 season.
Every team in the National League Central is .500 or better to start the season. Milwaukee is 1.0 game back of the Pittsburgh Pirates (8-2) for first place in the division early on in the season,
The projected starting pitching matchup for Monday night between the Brewers and the Reds will be Aaron Ashby for Milwaukee (0-0 record, 0.00 ERA) and Graham Ashcraft (0-1 record, 3.00 ERA) for Cincinnati.
Catcher Williams Contreras is going to be one of the best hitters in the Brewers lineup in 2024. He has a .387 batting average with two home runs and eight RBIs, along with a .444 on-base percentage. It would not be a surprise to see Contreras as an all-star this season.
share a moment after their 12-4 win over the Seattle Mariners Sunday, April 7, 2024, at American Family Field in Milwaukee. Ebony Cox / Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
Rookie outfielder Jackson Chourio has a .281 batting average with two home runs and seven RBIs, along with one stolen base and a .324 on-base percentage. On Monday night, he is expected to bat eighth and play in right field for manager Pat Murphy.
This will be the first start of the season for Aaron Ashby.
Players On the Cincinnati Reds To Watch For Against the Milwaukee Brewers
The Reds lost to the New York Mets on Sunday at home 3-1 and they also lost two-out-of-three against New York in the last series. Cincinnati will look to get back on track against Milwaukee. David Bell is the current manager for the Cincinnati Reds.
Outfielder Spencer Steer is off to a hot start in the 2024 season for Cincinnati. He has a .406 batting average with three home runs and 12 RBIs, along with two stolen bases. Steer’s on-base percentage is .500 to start the 2024 MLB regular season.
Nick Martini is the designated hitter in Cincinnati and he is projected to bat eighth in the lineup on Monday night. He has a .278 batting average with two home runs and nine RBIs, along with one caught-stealing attempt. Martini has a .300 on-base percentage.
Christian Encarnacion-Strand has a .154 batting average with one home run and five RBIs. He has a .150 on-base percentage. Encarnacion-Strand is a player for Cincinnati who could get it going in this series against the Brewers.
In Graham Ashcraft’s only start this season, he pitched six innings and struck out five batters. This could be a high-scoring affair on Monday night and could be a fun series overall. If the Milwaukee Brewers take 3-of-4 on the road against the Cincinnati Reds, they are in very good shape also.
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