Jeremy Pena leads the Houston Astros (19-25) into a matchup with William Contreras and the Milwaukee Brewers (26-17) at Minute Maid Park, on Friday at 8:10 PM ET. Pena is at .327, the seventh-best average in the league, and Contreras is second at .359.

The probable pitchers are Hunter Brown (0-4) for the Astros and Freddy Peralta (3-1) for the Brewers.

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Astros vs. Brewers Pitcher Matchup Info

• Date: Friday, May 17, 2024
• Time: 8:10 PM ET
• TV: BSWI
• Location: Houston, Texas
• Venue: Minute Maid Park
• Live Stream: Fubo
• Probable Pitchers: Brown – HOU (0-4, 7.79 ERA) vs Peralta – MIL (3-1, 3.63 ERA)

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Astros Probable Starting Pitcher Today: Hunter Brown

• The Astros will hand the ball to Brown (0-4) for his eighth start of the season.
• The right-hander’s last appearance came in relief on Saturday when he threw five innings out of the bullpen against the Detroit Tigers, giving up one earned run while allowing five hits.
• The 25-year-old has an ERA of 7.79, a 2 strikeout-to-walk ratio and a WHIP of 2.010 in eight games this season.
• In seven starts this season, he’s earned a quality start in one of them.
• In seven starts, Brown has pitched through or past the fifth inning three times. He has a season average of four frames per outing.
• He has one appearance this season with zero earned runs allowed out of his eight chances this season.

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Brewers Probable Starting Pitcher Tonight: Freddy Peralta

• Peralta makes the start for the Brewers, his ninth of the season. He is 3-1 with a 3.63 ERA and 58 strikeouts over 44 2/3 innings pitched.
• In his most recent time out on Saturday, the right-hander threw six innings against the St. Louis Cardinals, allowing three earned runs while surrendering eight hits.
• Over eight games this season, the 27-year-old has put up a 3.63 ERA and 11.7 strikeouts per nine innings, while allowing a batting average of .196 to opposing hitters.
• Peralta is trying to pick up his fifth quality start of the season in this outing.
• Peralta will look to last five or more innings for his fourth straight appearance. He’s averaging 5.5 innings per outing.
• He has held his opponents without an earned run in one of his eight outings this season.
• This season, the 27-year-old ranks 47th in ERA (3.63), 25th in WHIP (1.052), and third in K/9 (11.7) among qualifying pitchers.