Sonny Gray (3-6, 5.54 ERA) and Jimmy Nelson (5-6, 3.92 ERA) are on the hill in the first of a two-game series between the Oakland Athletics (28-41) and the Milwaukee Brewers (31-39) at O.C. Coliseum. Action begins at 10:05 p.m. ET on Tuesday, Jun. 21 and can be seen on CSCA and FSWI.
Gray pitched 6.0 innings in his last outing, surrendering five runs, striking out three and walking one in a 7-5 defeat to the Rangers. Nelson went 3.2 innings, surrendering eight runs (two unearned), striking out two and walking three in a 10-1 defeat to the Giants in his most recent start. Ryan Braun (.315, 29 Rs, 12 HRs, 37 RBIs, 6 SBs) has been successful at the plate for the Brewers, going 2 for 4 Sunday.
Notes
When leading after seven innings, Milwaukee is 12-17, while Oakland is 9-19.
Having scored one run in their last game, the Brewers are going to have to step it up if they want to win this matchup. The Athletics have a 10-0 record in games where opponents scored one run or less.
When they outhit their opponents, the Athletics are 21-6. The Brewers have a 27-6 record when outhitting opponents.
Oakland and Milwaukee both rank near the bottom of the league in runs. Oakland sits at 26th with 269 runs this season and Milwaukee ranks 21st with 284.
Ranking 27th, Oakland is near the bottom of the league for its on-base plus slugging percentage (.692). Milwaukee ranks in the bottom half at 19th with an OPS of .724.
The Brewers are 24-33 in games where they allow one or more home runs. The Athletics are 11-34 when they allow at least one homer.
