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Lauer scheduled to start for Brewers against Reds

Cincinnati Reds (5-8, fourth in the NL Central) vs. Milwaukee Brewers (5-5, second in the NL Central)Milwaukee; Friday, 8:10 p.m. EDTPITCHING PROBABLES: Reds: Trevor Bauer (1-0, .68 ERA, .53 WHIP, 20 strikeouts) Brewers: Eric Lauer (0-0, .00 ERA, .75 WHIP, 6 strikeouts)LINE: Reds favoured by 1 1/2 runs; over/under is 8 1/2 runsBOTTOM LINE: The Milwaukee Brewers host the Cincinnati Reds on Friday.The Brewers finished 45-31 against NL Central Division opponents in 2019. Milwaukee pitchers had an ERA of 4.40 last season while striking out 9.2 hitters per game.The Reds went 33-43 in division play in 2019. Cincinnati averaged 8.2 hits per game last season, batting .244 as a team.The teams meet for the first time this year.INJURIES: Brewers: Ray Black: (shoulder), Brett Anderson: (blister), Ryan Braun: (right index finger).Reds: Robert Stephenson: (back), Wade Miley: (groin), Matt Bowman: (right elbow), Mike Moustakas: (left quad).___The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.The Associated Press