Brewers take 5-game losing streak into matchup against the Blue Jays

Toronto Blue Jays (6-9, fourth in the AL East) vs. Milwaukee Brewers (8-7, third in the NL Central)

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

PITCHING PROBABLES: Blue Jays: Kevin Gausman (0-1, 2.08 ERA, 0.64 WHIP, 26 strikeouts); Brewers: Jacob Misiorowski (1-1, 3.31 ERA, 1.04 WHIP, 28 strikeouts)

BOTTOM LINE: The Milwaukee Brewers come into a matchup with the Toronto Blue Jays after losing five straight games.

Milwaukee has a 5-4 record at home and an 8-7 record overall. The Brewers have the eighth-ranked team batting average in the NL at .234.

Toronto is 0-3 in road games and 6-9 overall. The Blue Jays have the fourth-ranked team batting average in the AL at .242.

The matchup Tuesday is the first meeting of the season between the two clubs.

TOP PERFORMERS: Christian Yelich has a .314 batting average to lead the Brewers, and has two doubles, a triple and a home run. William Contreras is 11 for 39 with two home runs and six RBIs over the last 10 games.

Daulton Varsho leads the Blue Jays with two home runs while slugging .442. Ernie Clement is 13 for 40 with two doubles and two RBIs over the last 10 games.

LAST 10 GAMES: Brewers: 4-6, .207 batting average, 4.76 ERA, outscored by six runs

Blue Jays: 2-8, .224 batting average, 4.94 ERA, outscored by 25 runs

INJURIES: Brewers: Christian Yelich: day-to-day (hamstring), Jared Koenig: 15-Day IL (elbow), Andrew Vaughn: 10-Day IL (hand), Craig Yoho: 15-Day IL (calf), Rob Zastryzny: 15-Day IL (shoulder), Jackson Chourio: 10-Day IL (hand), Quinn Priester: 15-Day IL (wrist), Akil Baddoo: 60-Day IL (quadricep)

Blue Jays: Shane Bieber: 60-Day IL (elbow), George Springer: 10-Day IL (toe), Addison Barger: 10-Day IL (ankle), Cody Ponce: 60-Day IL (knee), Anthony Santander: 60-Day IL (shoulder), Alejandro Kirk: 10-Day IL (hand), Jose Berrios: 15-Day IL (elbow), Yimi Garcia: 15-Day IL (elbow), Trey Yesavage: 15-Day IL (shoulder), Bowden Francis: 60-Day IL (elbow)

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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.