Yesterday’s series-opening loss between the Brewers and Braves was a pitchers’ duel, with Brewers ace Jacob Misiorowski squaring off against veteran left-hander Martín Perez. Unfortunately for hitters on both sides, today’s contest will feature another marquee pitching matchup: Kyle Harrison (8-1, 2.47 ERA) against Braves ace Chris Sale (8-5, 2.30 ERA).
Harrison has been consistently dominant in his first season with the Brewers. The lone blemish on his resume came on June 8 against the A’s, when he was tagged for eight runs in 2 1/3 innings. Outside of that outing, he has not allowed more than two runs in any start this season.
Sale, now in his 16th season in the big leagues, has aged like fine wine. The nine-time All-Star captured the pitching Triple Crown and his first Cy Young Award in 2024, then followed that campaign with a 2.58 ERA and 1.066 WHIP across 20 starts in 2025. If both pitchers perform as expected, today’s game should be another low-scoring affair.
Jake Bauers (.765 OPS vs. LHP, .916 OPS vs. RHP) is out of today’s lineup against the left-handed Sale. The top of the order features Jackson Chourio, Brice Turang, and William Contreras, with designated hitter Gary Sánchez hitting cleanup. Andrew Vaughn (1.429 OPS vs. LHP, .691 OPS vs. RHP) is hitting fifth and playing first base. Rounding out the bottom of the order are right fielder Blake Perkins, center fielder Garrett Mitchell, shortstop Cooper Pratt, and third baseman Joey Ortiz.
In some news unrelated to today’s game, Brewers beat writer Adam McCalvy reported this morning that manager Pat Murphy will be undergoing surgery for a ruptured disk in his back on Thursday. Thursday is an off day for the Crew, so Murphy doesn’t anticipate missing any time. Per McCalvy, Murphy will also be undergoing hip surgery on the first day of next month’s All-Star break.
As usual, today’s game will be televised on Brewers.TV, with radio broadcasts available on WTMJ 620 and the Brewers Radio Network. First pitch is set for 3:10 p.m.