On Sunday, the Milwaukee Brewers (27-18) are visiting the Houston Astros (20-26), at 2:10 PM ET, in the final Game of a three-Game set.
The Astros are favored (-134 on the moneyline to win) when they take the field at home against the Brewers (+113). The scheduled starters are Spencer Arrighetti (1-4) for the Houston Astros, and Colin Rea (3-1) for the Milwaukee Brewers.
Yesterday, the Brewers picked up a 4-2 victory over the Astros, with Hoby Milner (1.1 IP, 0 R, 1 H, 1 K) earning the win for the Brewers. William Contreras finished 1-for-4 with a home run and three RBI to lead the offense. Justin Verlander (4.2 IP, 4 R, 4 H, 3 K) was credited with the loss for the Astros.
Before watching this Astros vs. Brewers matchup, here is what you need to know about Sunday’s action on the diamond, including viewing options.
Houston Astros vs. Milwaukee Brewers odds and betting lines
MLB odds courtesy of BetMGM Sportsbook. Odds updated Sunday at 9:16 AM ET. For a full list of Sports betting odds, access USA TODAY Sports Betting Scores Odds Hub.
- Favorite: Astros (-134, bet $134 to win $100)
- Underdog: Brewers (+113, bet $100 to win $113)
- Over/under: 9
Astros vs. Brewers: Live streaming info & game time
- Game Day: Sunday, May 19, 2024
- Game Time: 2:10 PM ET
- Stadium: Minute Maid Park
- TV Channel: Bally Sports
- Live Stream: Fubo (Watch for free)
Astros stats and trends
Astros betting records
- The Astros have won 15, or 42.9%, of the 35 games they’ve played as favorites this season.
- Houston has a record of 13-9 in games when bookmakers favor them by at least -134 on the moneyline.
- Oddsmakers have implied with the moneyline set for this matchup that the Astros have a 57.3% chance to win.
- So far this season, Houston and its opponents have hit the over in 17 of 46 games with a total.
- The Astros have an ATS record of 18-27-0 in 45 games with a spread this season.
Spencer Arrighetti (Astros probable starter)
- The Astros are sending Arrighetti (1-4) to make his seventh start of the season. He is 1-4 with a 7.52 ERA and 30 strikeouts through 26 1/3 innings pitched.
- The right-hander’s last appearance came on Tuesday against the Oakland Athletics, when he threw five innings, surrendering two earned runs while giving up five hits.
- The 24-year-old has a 7.52 ERA and 10.3 strikeouts per nine innings in six games this season, while allowing a batting average of .321 to opposing hitters.
- Arrighetti is yet to register a quality start this season.
- Arrighetti will aim to last five or more innings for his fourth straight start. He’s averaging 4.4 innings per outing.
- He has given up one or more earned runs in each of his outings.
- The opposing Brewers offense has the fourth-ranked slugging percentage (.427) and ranks fourth in MLB play with 58 home runs. It has a collective .257 batting average, and is seventh in MLB with 398 total hits and third in MLB action scoring 231 runs.
Astros batting stats
- The Astros rank sixth in Major League Baseball with 53 home runs.
- Hitters for Houston rank fifth in the majors with a combined .414 team slugging percentage.
- No team has a better batting average than the .262 AVG the Astros have posted this season.
- Houston ranks 12th in the majors with 207 total runs scored this season.
- The Astros are among the best in the league at getting on base, ranking fifth with an OBP of .327.
- Houston is the best at avoiding strikeouts in MLB this season with only 307 as a team.
Brewers stats and trends
Brewers betting records
- The Brewers have been chosen as underdogs in 24 games this year and have walked away with the win 14 times (58.3%) in those games.
- Milwaukee has a win-loss record of 8-4 when favored by +113 or worse by oddsmakers this year.
- The Brewers have an implied victory probability of 46.9% according to the moneyline set by sportsbooks for this matchup.
- Contests with Milwaukee has gone over the total set by bookmakers in 27 of 45 chances this season.
- The Brewers are 25-19-0 against the spread in their 44 games that had a posted line this season.
Colin Rea (Brewers probable starter)
- Rea (3-1) gets the starting nod for the Brewers in his ninth start of the season. He’s put together a 3.45 ERA in 44 1/3 innings pitched, with 30 strikeouts.
- In his most recent time out on Monday against the Pittsburgh Pirates, the right-hander tossed six innings, allowing three earned runs while surrendering six hits.
- The 33-year-old has put up a 3.45 ERA and 6.1 strikeouts per nine innings across eight games this season, while allowing a batting average of .243 to his opponents.
- Rea enters this game with three quality starts under his belt this year.
- Rea heads into this matchup with seven outings of five or more innings pitched this campaign.
- He has held his opponents without an earned run in two of his eight appearances this season.
- He meets an Astros offense that ranks 12th in the league with 207 total runs scored while batting .262 as a unit. His opponent has a collective .414 slugging percentage (fifth in MLB play) and has hit a total of 53 home runs (sixth in the league).
Brewers batting stats
- The Brewers rank fourth in MLB action with 58 home runs. They average 1.3 per game.
- This season, Milwaukee ranks fourth in the majors, slugging .427.
- The Brewers are third in the majors with a .257 batting average.
- The offense for Milwaukee is No. 3 in the majors, scoring 5.1 runs per game (231 total runs).
- The Brewers’ .335 on-base percentage is third-best in MLB.