Yankees face the Brewers with 1-0 series lead

By Canadian Press on March 29, 2025.

Milwaukee Brewers (0-1) vs. New York Yankees (1-0)

New York; Saturday, 1:05 p.m. EDT

PITCHING PROBABLES: Brewers: Nestor Cortes Jr. (0-0); Yankees: Max Fried (0-0)

BETMGM SPORTSBOOK LINE: Yankees -156, Brewers +132; over/under is 8 1/2 runs

BOTTOM LINE: The New York Yankees lead 1-0 in a three-game series against the Milwaukee Brewers.

New York went 94-68 overall and 44-37 in home games a season ago. The Yankees scored 5.0 runs per game while giving up 4.1 last season.

Milwaukee had a 93-69 record overall and a 46-35 record in road games last season. The Brewers scored 4.8 runs per game while allowing 4.0 in the 2024 season.

INJURIES: Yankees: Jake Cousins: 60-Day IL (elbow), JT Brubaker: 15-Day IL (ribs), Clarke Schmidt: 15-Day IL (rotator cuff), Giancarlo Stanton: 10-Day IL (elbow), Jonathan Loaisiga: 15-Day IL (elbow), DJ LeMahieu: 10-Day IL (calf), Ian Hamilton: 15-Day IL (illness), Scott Effross: 15-Day IL (hamstring), Clayton Beeter: 15-Day IL (shoulder), Gerrit Cole: 60-Day IL (elbow), Luis Gil: 60-Day IL (back)

Brewers: Blake Perkins: 10-Day IL (shin), Tobias Myers: 15-Day IL (oblique), Brandon Woodruff: 15-Day IL (shoulder), Nick Mears: 15-Day IL (illness), Aaron Ashby: 15-Day IL (oblique), D.L. Hall: 60-Day IL (lat), Robert Gasser: 60-Day IL (elbow)

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