(LEARFIELD/MLB) – The Milwaukee Brewers host the San Diego Padres in the National League Division Series opener Saturday at American Family Field in Milwaukee.
Oddsmakers say Milwaukee is favored after winning more regular-season games than any other Major League team.
The Brewers went 103-59 during the regular season while San Diego was 91-71.
Both teams finished the season by winning 8 of their last 10 games.
San Diego made it this far by beating the Chicago Cubs in a Wild Card series.
The Padres beat the Brewers four-out-of-six meetings this past season.
Milwaukee sends Jacob Misiorowski, 16-5 and a 1.80 ERA against Robbie Ray, 13-8 and a 3.60 ERA.
The Brewers went 55-26 at American Family Field this season while San Diego was 40-41 in road games.
The Brewers outscored their opponents by a league-best 214 runs.
San Diego outscored its opponents by 41 runs.
During the season, San Diego batted .244 as a team while Milwaukee batted .258. The Brewers batting average at American Family Field is .270 while San Diego bats .248 on the road.
Milwaukee had 154 home runs while San Diego left the yard 183 times.
Milwaukee had the second-best team ERA in the majors at 3.51 while San Diego was 10th at 3.99. The Padres’ ERA on the road is 4.53 while the Brewers’ ERA at American Family Field is 3.17.
Saturday’s game can be heard beginning with the pre-game show at 7 p.m. on 97.5 and 1360 WTAQ.
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