Brewers at Rockies
The Milwaukee Brewers began a 10-game road trip in a good fashion and look to defeat Colorado for the second straight night when they visit the Rockies on Friday. Milwaukee recorded a 5-2 victory in the opener of the four-game set on Thursday for its sixth win in nine games.
Travis Shaw recorded his second three-hit performance of the season and Lorenzo Cain homered on the game's first pitch as the Brewers opened a trek that also includes three-game sets against Arizona and Minnesota. Cain reached base four times on two hits and two walks and has produced three two-hit efforts over his last five contests. The Rockies have scored just two runs while losing back-to-back games after opening the month with six straight wins. DJ LaMahieu notched two of Colorado's five hits and is 3-for-8 in two appearances since returning from a hamstring injury.
TV: 8:40 p.m. ET, FS Wisconsin (Milwaukee), AT&T SportsNet-Rocky Mountain (Colorado)
PITCHING MATCHUP: Brewers RH Brandon Woodruff (1-0, 3.86 ERA) vs. Rockies RH Chad Bettis (4-1, 2.05)
Woodruff will be recalled from Triple-A Colorado Springs to start after the injured Zach Davies (shoulder) felt pain during Wednesday's bullpen session and won't yet be activated. The 25-year-old Woodruff, who will begin his third stint with the Brewers this season, lasted just 3 2/3 innings while giving up two runs and four hits in a no-decision against the Chicago Cubs on April 6 in his lone previous start of the campaign. Woodruff allowed one run and five hits in 4 2/3 frames at Coors Fields on August 19 but wasn't involved in the decision.
Bettis defeated the New York Mets in his last turn as he scattered six hits over seven scoreless innings. The 28-year-old has given up just three runs in his four victories and hasn't allowed more than six hits in any of his seven turns. Bettis is 2-1 with a 2.88 ERA in four career starts against the Brewers and has shut down Ryan Braun (2-for-12) while struggling to retire Hernan Perez (5-for-9).
WALK-OFFS
1. Brewers LF-1B Ryan Braun was hitless in five at-bats in the series opener and is mired in a 16-game homerless drought.
2. Colorado 1B-LF Ian Desmond is 1-for-12 with eight strikeouts over his last three games, with the hit being a triple in Thursday's contest.
3. Milwaukee activated LHP Boone Logan (triceps) from the 10-day disabled list and optioned RHP Jorge Lopez to Colorado Springs.