Henderson didn't factor in the decision after giving up two runs (one earned) on two hits over five innings during Game 2 of the NLDS against the Padres on Sunday. He struck out four and walked three.
Chourio went 1-for-4 with two RBI in Game 2 of the NLDS against the Padres on Sunday.
Lara is not in the lineup for Game 2 of the NLDS against the Padres on Sunday.
Ortiz is out of the lineup for Game 2 of the NLDS against the Padres on Sunday.
Brewers manager Pat Muphy announced Sunday that May will start Game 3 of the NLDS against the Padres on Tuesday, Adam McCalvy of MLB.com reports.
Vaughn (illness) has been cleared to go through a full team workout with the Brewers on Tuesday, Curt Hogg of the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel reports.
Woodruff (shoulder) completed the flat-ground portion of his throwing program Sunday and is awaiting to receive clearance to throw off the mound, Adam McCalvy of MLB.com reports.
Kikuchi (1-7) allowed three runs on six hits, a walk and a hit batsman while striking out seven over five innings to take the loss Sunday versus the Mariners.
Siri went 1-for-1 with a two-run home run in Sunday's 7-3 loss to the Mariners.
Chourio went 3-for-4 with two RBI and two runs scored in Sunday's 6-4 win over the Cardinals.
When Jo Adell makes contact, he hits the ball incredibly hard. Over his last 13 games, he has 7 hitless games, but in each of the 6 games where he recorded a hit, he hit a home run. Adell has 2 career plate appearances vs. Quinn Priester, and what's encouraging is that he put the ball in play both times and is 1-for-2 with a single. Despite being a right-handed pitcher, Priester is slightly worse against right-handed bats than left-handed bats. We set the line at +390 for Adell to homer.
Maybe I haven't learned my lesson betting -1.5 spreads of late but at this price I'm once again sucked in... -1 is available near -135 if you want the push protection, I like that too. The Brewers have scored 18 runs on 19 hits the past couple nights against Angels pitching and the offense looks back rolling. They've won 18 straight starts behind Quinn Priester and Yusei Kikuchi has a worse than five ERA on the road. The Angels' southpaw has an expected ERA at 4.60, while Priester has been brilliant in nearly 150 innings with his new team, pitching to a 3.25 ERA (3.76 xERA). The Brewers bullpen is rested and they've amassed a top-5 OPS in the 2nd half against lefties.
I wouldn't be shocked if the price for under 15.5 outs gets to where the price of under 16.5 is right now on DK, so I'll take the extra out here. The Brewers look like they are back to rolling in their last two wins against the Angels, scoring 18 runs on 19 hits the past couple nights. They've won 18 straight starts behind Quinn Priester and Yusei Kikuchi has a worse than five ERA on the road. In the 2nd half of the year, Milwaukee is top-5 in OPS against lefties, with one of the lowest strikeout rates and one of the highest walk rates. They tend to see a lot of pitches to extend at bats and they should get to Kikuchi.
It really is too bad for the Halos that MLB seasons don't stop on August 31; they're 19-49 in September since 2023. Now, it's happening again, as six straight losses suggest. And these are losses of the blowout variety, outscored 29-6 in the last three defeats. As for Yusei Kikuchi, he has the occasional good effort, like when allowing just one run across 6 IP last Friday at Seattle, though the Angels still lost 2-1; his ERA was 13.88 across his previous three starts. As for the Brewers, all they have done is outscore the Angels 20-4 across the past two nights, and they've won the last 18 times Thursday starter Quinn Priester has taken the mound. Play Brewers on the Run Line.
