Brewers take on the Rangers after Chourio's 4-hit game

Aug 28, 2026, 04:03 am

Texas Rangers (66-68, second in the AL West) vs. Milwaukee Brewers (83-51, first in the NL Central)

Milwaukee; Friday, 7:40 p.m. EDT

PITCHING PROBABLES: Rangers: Cody Bradford (0-2, 3.05 ERA, 1.40 WHIP, 13 strikeouts); Brewers: Logan Henderson (8-2, 2.60 ERA, 0.89 WHIP, 79 strikeouts)

LINE: Brewers -182, Rangers +148; over/under is 8 runs

BOTTOM LINE: The Milwaukee Brewers play the Texas Rangers after Jackson Chourio's four-hit game on Thursday.

Milwaukee has gone 45-24 in home games and 83-51 overall. The Brewers have gone 41-12 in games when they did not allow a home run.

Texas is 66-68 overall and 30-39 on the road. The Rangers are 28-13 in games when they hit two or more home runs.

Friday's game is the first meeting between these teams this season.

TOP PERFORMERS: Chourio has a .283 batting average to lead the Brewers, and has 22 doubles and 19 home runs. William Contreras is 16 for 42 with a home run and seven RBI over the past 10 games.

Ezequiel Duran has 14 home runs, 37 walks and 70 RBI while hitting .274 for the Rangers. Corey Seager is 15 for 40 with four doubles, a home run and five RBI over the past 10 games.

LAST 10 GAMES: Brewers: 7-3, .313 batting average, 2.30 ERA, outscored opponents by 41 runs

Rangers: 5-5, .248 batting average, 3.99 ERA, outscored by three runs

INJURIES: Brewers: Joel Kuhnel: 15-Day IL (shoulder), Abner Uribe: 15-Day IL (forearm), JoJo Romero: 15-Day IL (appendix), Brian Fitzpatrick: 60-Day IL (elbow), Rob Zastryzny: 60-Day IL (shoulder), Brandon Woodruff: 60-Day IL (shoulder), Quinn Priester: 60-Day IL (wrist), Angel Zerpa: 60-Day IL (forearm)

Rangers: Carter Baumler: 60-Day IL (ribs), Michael Helman: 60-Day IL (hand), Josh Jung: 10-Day IL (calf), Kyle Higashioka: 10-Day IL (flexor tendon), Nathan Eovaldi: 15-Day IL (elbow), Robert Garcia: 60-Day IL (shoulder), Jack Leiter: 60-Day IL (ankle), Jose Corniell: 15-Day IL (elbow), Jalen Beeks: 60-Day IL (back)

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