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The Houston Astros and Milwaukee Brewers head to Sunday's game with the series tied at 1-1 at Minute Maid Park. The home team won game 1 in a close-fought encounter with a 5-4 score before the Brewers got one back with Justin Verlander earning a loss on Saturday's game with a 4-2 defeat.
Houston Astros vs Milwaukee Brewers: Game 3 Preview
Heading into the series finale, the Astros will look to get back into winning ways as their impressive six-game win streak was halted by their NL Central opponents. As for the Brewers, they will look to consolidate their position at the top of their division with the Chicago Cubs just 2 games behind.
Astros vs Brewers: Pitching Matchups
The Astros are about to start Spencer Arrighetti who enjoyed his first win of this season in his previous start after a tough start to the season. On the contrary, the Brewers are set to start Colin Rea who has yielded positive results for Milwaukee with them recording a 6-2 result in his eight starts so far.
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Astros vs Brewers: Head to head
Both teams have a strong head-to-head record against each other with the spoils getting almost equally divided with Astros edging out the Brewers by a small 84-83 margin. Sunday's game will also be the last time these two opponents face each other this season.
Astros vs Brewers: Players to watch out for
Kyle Tucker has been the stand out performer in the Astros subpar batting performance so far. The slugger has hit 13 home runs at an average of .284. But the one name making it big over the last few games has been Alex Bregman, who after a skid in April has bounced back with a 13-31 stretch at the plate.
For the Brewers, William Contreras will be hoping to continue on his merry ways after the batter hit a three-run home run against Verlander in game 2.
Astros vs Brewers: Predicition
It is going to be a hard-fought encounter as both teams look to get the much-needed series win. It might boil down to the bullpen and how well the skippers on the opposing side manage their arms.
Prediction: Brewers 4-3 Astros
