Milwaukee Brewers (95-61, first in the NL Central) vs. San Diego Padres (85-71, second in the NL West)

San Diego; Monday, 9:40 p.m. EDT

PITCHING PROBABLES: Brewers: Freddy Peralta (17-6, 2.65 ERA, 1.07 WHIP, 195 strikeouts); Padres: Nick Pivetta (13-5, 2.81 ERA, 0.97 WHIP, 185 strikeouts)

BOTTOM LINE: The San Diego Padres host the Milwaukee Brewers to open a three-game series.

San Diego has an 85-71 record overall and a 47-28 record in home games. Padres hitters have a collective .321 on-base percentage, the sixth-ranked percentage in the NL.

Milwaukee is 44-34 in road games and 95-61 overall. The Brewers have the second-best team ERA in baseball at 3.62.

Monday’s game is the fourth time these teams meet this season.

TOP PERFORMERS: Luis Arraez has a .287 batting average to lead the

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