Milwaukee Brewers at Baltimore Orioles

Robert Gasser (4-5, 4.30 ERA) gets the ball for Milwaukee against Trevor Rogers (10-10, 4.22) as these two run it back at 4:05 PM ET, a day after the Brewers needed extra innings to beat the Orioles 6-5.

FINAL

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WIN

Total

Brewers

(96-58)

WLWWL

1

-1.5+153-108o7.5-110

Orioles

(75-79)

LWWWL

0

+1.5-182-111u7.5-108

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Milwaukee arrives with the NL Central already wrapped up and a rotation that's been nearly untouchable all week, while Baltimore is fighting a shrinking wild-card window with a bullpen that just blew a save in the series opener. Camden Yards should play neutral weather-wise, leaving the arms and the relief corps to decide how lopsided this gets.

Brewers

• +96-58, clinched fourth straight NL Central title
• +Rotation combined for 3 ER over 27 innings
• −Needed extras to beat this same O's team
• −Lost to Reds during current five-game stretch

Orioles

• +Swept the Mets 3-0 just before this stretch
• +Rogers struck out 11 with zero walks vs. Colorado
• −75-79, trailing Cleveland for the final wild card
• −Bautista, Helsley both compromised in the pen

Baltimore's bullpen picture behind Rogers is still murky — Felix Bautista is just off a long rehab assignment from shoulder surgery and Ryan Helsley hasn't thrown since a scoreless inning for Norfolk last weekend while he manages elbow inflammation. Camden Yards should play mild for it: 80 degrees, cloudy, wind sitting at 6 mph.

Robert Gasser

(5-5)·4.01 ERA

Sep 13 vs Reds

ND

5.0IP

1ER

5K

2BB

89P

09/19 Lineup

Trevor Rogers

(10-11)·4.07 ERA

Sep 13 @ Blue Jays

L

6.0IP

4ER

5K

1BB

95P

09/19 Lineup

None of that changes what Milwaukee already locked up this week — a fourth straight NL Central title, clinched with games still on the schedule, which takes some of the sting off a Saturday matinee even as the Brewers keep angling for playoff seeding.

Milwaukee Brewers

(96-58)

09/18W@Orioles6-5

09/17L@Pirates4-7

09/16W@Pirates5-4

09/15W@Pirates5-1

09/13LvsReds3-4

Baltimore Orioles

(75-79)

09/18LvsBrewers5-6

09/16W@Mets7-1

09/15W@Mets7-5

09/14W@Mets2-1

09/13L@Blue Jays1-8

Milwaukee's rotation has been the story of the week regardless of the standings — Gasser, Logan Henderson, Jacob Misiorowski and Dustin May combined for 27 innings across five starts with just 3 earned runs and 31 strikeouts, exactly the kind of stretch a team wants heading into October. Rogers has his own recent highlight: a career-high 11 strikeouts without a walk against Colorado earlier this month, sandwiched around a Mets sweep for Baltimore and Friday's 4-earned-run loss to Toronto.

Milwaukee Brewers

(6)

• 15-Day-ILGrant Anderson (RP) — Anderson (biceps) will begin a rehab assignment Wednesday, Adam McCalvy of MLB.com reports.09/15
• 15-Day-ILBryse Wilson (RP) — Wilson (back) will begin a rehab assignment Tuesday, Adam McCalvy of MLB.com reports.09/15
• 60-Day-ILBrandon Woodruff (SP) — Woodruff (shoulder) has extended his flat-ground throwing to 105 feet, and his readiness for mound work will be re-evaluated at the end of September, Adam McCalvy of MLB.com reports.09/15
• 60-Day-ILBrian Fitzpatrick (RP) — Fitzpatrick (elbow) underwent Tommy John surgery over the past week, Curt Hogg of the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel reports.07/05
• 60-Day-ILQuinn Priester (SP) — Priester will undergo thoracic outlet compression surgery on Monday and is expected to be sidelined 8-to-10 months, Curt Hogg of the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel reports.06/18
• 60-Day-ILAngel Zerpa (RP) — The Brewers transferred Zerpa (elbow) to the 60-day injured list Sunday.05/31

Baltimore Orioles

(13)

• Day-To-DayShane Baz (SP) — Baz (6-15) was credited with the win against the Guardians on Wednesday, allowing five runs on six hits and one walk while striking out five across 5.2 innings.09/16
• 10-Day-ILJackson Holliday (2B) — Holliday (undisclosed) isn't in the lineup for Wednesday's game against the Mets, Andy Kostka of TheBanner.com reports.09/16
• 10-Day-ILChristian Franklin (CF) — Franklin (hand) went 1-for-4 with a walk and a stolen base in Sunday's rehab game with Triple-A Norfolk.09/15
• 10-Day-ILBlaze Alexander (3B) — The Orioles placed Alexander on the 10-day injured list Wednesday with low-back discomfort.09/09
• 10-Day-ILTyler O'Neill (RF) — Manager Craig Albernaz said Monday that O'Neill's shoulder isn't responding to rehab the way they'd hoped, and he's dealing with a "significant" injury, Jake Rill of MLB.com reports.09/07
• 10-Day-ILLuis Robert Jr. (CF) — The Orioles placed Robert on the 10-day injured list Sunday due to left hamstring discomfort.09/06
• 15-Day-ILKyle Bradish (SP) — Bradish was diagnosed with a sports hernia Wednesday, Jake Rill of MLB.com reports.09/16
• 60-Day-ILRyan Helsley (RP) — Helsley (elbow) is scheduled to begin a rehab assignment with Triple-A Norfolk on Saturday, Matt Betts of MLB.com reports.09/12
• 60-Day-ILRyan Mountcastle (1B) — Mountcastle (foot/oblique) has resumed a hitting progression, Jake Rill of MLB.com reports.09/08
• 60-Day-ILFelix Bautista (RP) — Manager Craig Albernaz said Monday that Bautista's (shoulder) return from the 60-day injured list isn't imminent, Matt Weyrich of The Baltimore Sun reports.09/07
• 60-Day-ILColin Selby (RP) — Orioles president of baseball operations Mike Elias said Friday that Selby underwent right shoulder surgery Tuesday to repair his labrum and rotator cuff, Andy Kostka of TheBanner.com reports.07/31
• 60-Day-ILKeegan Akin (RP) — Akin (elbow) underwent Tommy John surgery Wednesday, Jake Rill of MLB.com reports.07/15
• 60-Day-ILJordan Westburg (3B) — Westburg (elbow) underwent Tommy John surgery Wednesday, Andrew Golden of TheBanner.com reports.05/15

The Orioles are playing out a season that's mathematically alive but fading fast, chasing Cleveland for the last wild-card spot with the schedule shrinking. Milwaukee, for its part, is just trying to keep the whole roster sharp with October already circled.