Milwaukee Brewers (34-20, first in the NL Central) vs. Houston Astros (26-33, fourth in the AL West)

Houston; Saturday, 4:10 p.m. EDT

PITCHING PROBABLES: Brewers: Brandon Sproat (1-3, 5.84 ERA, 1.54 WHIP, 48 strikeouts); Astros: Peter Lambert (3-4, 3.79 ERA, 1.17 WHIP, 40 strikeouts)

LINE: Brewers -114, Astros -105; over/under is 8 1/2 runs

BOTTOM LINE: The Milwaukee Brewers will look to keep a four-game win streak alive when they play the Houston Astros.

Houston is 12-15 in home games and 26-33 overall. The Astros have the fourth-ranked team batting average in the AL at .244.

Milwaukee has a 34-20 record overall and a 15-9 record on the road. The Brewers have an 8-5 record in games decided by one run.

The matchup Saturday is the second time these teams match up this season.

TOP PERFORMERS: Yordan Alvarez has 11 doubles, 20 home runs and 39 RBI for the Astros. Christian Walker is 9 for 42 with four home runs and 10 RBI over the past 10 games.

Jake Bauers ranks second on the Brewers with 18 extra base hits (10 doubles and eight home runs). Christian Yelich is 10 for 42 with three doubles, three home runs and six RBI over the last 10 games.

LAST 10 GAMES: Astros: 7-3, .216 batting average, 3.03 ERA, outscored opponents by 16 runs

Brewers: 8-2, .247 batting average, 2.37 ERA, outscored opponents by 18 runs

INJURIES: Astros: Bennett Sousa: 15-Day IL (elbow), Joey Loperfido: 10-Day IL (quadricep), Josh Hader: 60-Day IL (biceps), Yainer Diaz: 10-Day IL (abdominal), Jose Altuve: 10-Day IL (side), Hunter Brown: 60-Day IL (shoulder), Lance McCullers: 15-Day IL (shoulder), Carlos Correa: 10-Day IL (ankle), Cristian Javier: 60-Day IL (shoulder), Brandon Walter: 60-Day IL (elbow), Ronel Blanco: 60-Day IL (elbow), Hayden Wesneski: 60-Day IL (elbow)

Brewers: Rob Zastryzny: 60-Day IL (shoulder), Jared Koenig: 15-Day IL (elbow), Brandon Lockridge: 10-Day IL (knee), Brandon Woodruff: 15-Day IL (arm), Logan Henderson: 15-Day IL (back), Quinn Priester: 15-Day IL (wrist), Angel Zerpa: 15-Day IL (forearm)

------

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