Brewers vs Nationals: Early Season Showdown

0:00On April 10, Brewer's sitting pretty at 8 wins and 4 losses, leading the NL Central, while the National Scrape by at 4 and 8 dead. Last in the NL East, they kick off a 3-game series tonight in Milwaukee at 7.40pm Eastern, first match-up of the season between these squads. On the mound, Nationals send out Jake Irvin, who's won in 1 with an 8.00ER. Brewer's counter with Chad Patrick, 1 in 0, looking sharp at 0.96ER. Bettingline has Milwaukee as heavy favorites at minus 200, Nationals plus 165, total runs over under 8. Brewer's been solid at home, 5 in 1, and unbeatable 7 in 0 when they string together at least 8 hits. Nationals holding tough on the road at 3 and 3, perfect 1 in 0 without surrendering a homer. Over the last 10, Milwaukee 6 and 4, Nationals struggling 3 and 7. Stand out stepping up, Brewer's Gary Sanchez with 3 homers, Christian Yelich scorching 11 for 34 lately.

1:04Nationals CJ Abrams leading with 4 bombs, James Wood mashing 3 homers in his last 10 games. Milwaukee edges opponents by 7 runs recently, Natstown 5. Both teams nursing injuries, Brewer's missing a handful like Jackson Turio and Pictures on the I.O. Nationals down 3 elbow cases long. Keep an eye on this series. Could shake up the early standings as these clubs battle for momentum. This has been MLB News today, powered by AI.