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MLB Game Preview: Philadelphia Phillies (80-59) vs. Milwaukee Brewers (86-54)

Venue & Broadcast

  • Location: American Family Field, One Brewers Way, Milwaukee, WI 53214
  • First Pitch: 6:40 p.m. CT / 7:40 p.m. ET
  • Broadcast: FanDuel Sports Network Wisconsin, Brewers Radio Network

Weather Outlook

  • Conditions: Mid-70s °F, mostly sunny, light winds
  • Impact: Dome stadium with retractable roof — weather unlikely to affect play, but open-roof conditions would favor neutral ball flight with minimal wind influence

Injury Report

Milwaukee Brewers

  • Shelby Miller — 60-Day IL (right elbow UCL sprain)
  • Logan Henderson — 60-Day IL (elbow)
  • Trevor Megill — 15-Day IL (flexor strain)
  • Grant Anderson — 15-Day IL (ankle)
  • D.L. Hall — 15-Day IL (oblique)
  • Jordan Montgomery — 60-Day IL (elbow)
  • Rhys Hoskins — 10-Day IL (thumb)
  • Garrett Mitchell — 60-Day IL (oblique)
  • Connor Thomas — 60-Day IL (elbow)

Philadelphia Phillies

  • Zack Wheeler — 60-Day IL (blood clot)
  • Jordan Romano — 15-Day IL (finger)

Probable Pitching Matchup

  • PHI: Aaron Nola (3–7, 6.47 ERA, 1.50 WHIP, 66 K) — Fourth start since IL return; 12 ER in last 14.1 IP but showing improved length with back-to-back 6-inning outings.
  • MIL: José Quintana (10–5, 3.69 ERA, 1.29 WHIP, 77 K) — Coming off rough 6 ER in 3.2 IP vs. Arizona; had allowed ≤3 ER in six straight starts before that.

Series History

  • Season Series: Brewers lead 3–1
  • Recent Meeting: Phillies won 10–8 on Monday, powered by Brandon Marsh’s 4-hit game

Key Player Matchups

  • Brice Turang (MIL) — NL Player of the Month for August (.343/.398/.694), 13-for-40 with 3 HR in last 10 games
  • Sal Frelick (MIL) — Team batting leader (.298 AVG, 16 2B, 3 3B, 10 HR)
  • Kyle Schwarber (PHI) — 49 HR, .245 AVG; extreme pull power vs. LHP could test Quintana early
  • Bryce Harper (PHI) — 13-for-40 with 2 HR in last 10 games; career .300+ hitter vs. MIL pitching

Betting Trends

  • Brewers are 45–25 at home this season
  • Phillies are .500 on the road (35–35)
  • Brewers have hit the Over in 6 of last 9 home games
  • Phillies have scored 5+ runs in 4 of last 6 games
  • Quintana’s last 3 starts: 2 Overs, 1 Under
  • Nola’s last 4 starts: 3 Overs, 1 Under

Game Odds

Philadelphia Phillies                      9

Milwaukee Brewers                       – 115

Odds Courtesy of Sports Odd Direct as of Wednesday, September 3, 2025

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