Both rosters are dragging some weight to the mound. The Yankees are still without Gerrit Cole, Giancarlo Stanton, and Jasson Dominguez, with Carlos Rodon penciled in to make his season debut Sunday. Milwaukee already lost Brandon Lockridge mid-game Friday to a leg/knee injury, Garrett Mitchell is out with illness, and Christian Yelich and Brandon Woodruff are still working their way back. Neither team is whole — but the Yankees absorb attrition better than just about anyone.
- Day-To-DayTravis MacGregor (SP) — MacGregor underwent Tommy John surgery last September and will miss the entire 2019 season, Jonathan Mayo of MLB.com reports.05/08
- Day-To-DayRyan Weathers (SP) — The Yankees placed Weathers on the paternity list Wednesday.05/08
- Day-To-DayBen Hess (SP) — Double-A Somerset placed Hess on its 7-day injured list April 18 due to an unspecified injury.05/08
- 10-Day-ILJasson Dominguez (LF) — Yankees manager Aaron Boone said Thursday that Dominguez will miss "a few weeks" after an MRI revealed a low-grade AC joint sprain in his left shoulder, Bryan Hoch of MLB.com reports.05/08
- 10-Day-ILGiancarlo Stanton (DH) — Stanton (calf) has not been cleared to resume running, Gary Phillips of the New York Daily News reports.05/08
- 15-Day-ILAngel Chivilli (RP) — Manager Aaron Boone said Tuesday that Chivilli (shoulder) will be shut down from throwing for roughly three weeks, Bryan Hoch of MLB.com reports.05/08
- 15-Day-ILGerrit Cole (SP) — Yankees manager Aaron Boone said Wednesday that Cole (elbow) is expected to need a "couple more" rehab starts before being activated from the 15-day injured list, David Lennon of Newsday reports.05/08
- 15-Day-ILCarlos Rodon (SP) — Yankees manager Aaron Boone said Wednesday that Rodon (elbow) is likely on track to return from the 15-day injured list to make his season debut Sunday in Milwaukee, Jorge Castillo of ESPN.com reports.05/08
- 60-Day-ILClarke Schmidt (SP) — Schmidt (elbow) threw a bullpen session Friday, Pete Caldera of The Bergen Record reports.05/08
- Day-To-DayGarrett Mitchell (CF) — Mitchell (illness) isn't in the lineup for Friday's game against the Yankees.05/08
- Day-To-DayGerson Garabito (RP) — Garabito will be out for four months after undergoing surgery to address a broken bone in his foot, Todd Rosiak of the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel reports.05/08
- Day-To-DayJ.B. Bukauskas (RP) — Bukauskas will undergo surgery on his injured right lat and be sidelined for 9-to-10 months, Todd Rosiak of the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel reports.05/08
- 10-Day-ILChristian Yelich (LF) — Yelich (groin) is expected to progress to facing live pitching and running the bases early next week, Adam McCalvy of MLB.com reports.05/08
- 15-Day-ILJared Koenig (RP) — Koenig (elbow) is slated to resume a throwing program Tuesday, Adam McCalvy of MLB.com reports.05/08
- 15-Day-ILBrandon Woodruff (SP) — Woodruff is tentatively slated to resume throwing Saturday after undergoing a minor procedure Tuesday to drain fluid from his inflamed right shoulder, Adam McCalvy of MLB.com reports.05/08
- 15-Day-ILQuinn Priester (SP) — Priester (wrist) is with the Brewers in St. Louis after being pulled from his rehab assignment due to shoulder soreness, Sophia Minnaert of Brewers.tv reports.05/08
- 15-Day-ILAngel Zerpa (RP) — Zerpa will undergo UCL reconstruction on his left elbow next week, Curt Hogg of the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel reports.05/08
- OutBrandon Lockridge (LF) — Lockridge was removed from Friday's game against the Yankees with an apparent right leg/knee injury, Adam McCalvy of MLB.com reports.05/09
- 60-Day-ILAkil Baddoo (LF) — The Brewers placed Baddoo (quadriceps) on the 60-day injured list Tuesday, Adam McCalvy of MLB.com reports.05/08
- 60-Day-ILRob Zastryzny (RP) — The Brewers transferred Zastryzny (shoulder/ribs) to the 60-day injured list Tuesday, Adam McCalvy of MLB.com reports.05/08
The market sees this exactly the way you'd expect given who's pitching: total sits at 7.5, with the Yankees a small road favorite at -134. Run-line action is split — sharp money has nudged Pinnacle to a chunky -139 on the Brewers +1.5, and the EV on either side of every market is negative. Translation: there's no obvious edge here, the books have it priced tight.
The read on the night: if Schlittler keeps doing what he's been doing and the Brewers make him work in the third trip through the order, you can squint at an under. If Harrison's slider is on — the offseason mechanical tweak across the rubber has been the whole story — Milwaukee has a real chance to drag this into the bullpens late. Either way, this isn't a game you put on in the background.