Philadelphia @ Milwaukee preview

Last Meeting ( Jun 8, 2013 ) Philadelphia 3, Milwaukee 4

The Milwaukee Brewers have not done a lot of winning lately, but they seem to have the Philadelphia Phillies’ number. The Brewers will be looking to take a series from the Phillies for the second straight weekend when they host the finale of a four-game set on Sunday. Milwaukee is 4-2 against Philadelphia and 6-24 against every other team since May 1.

The Phillies squandered a lead in Friday’s 5-4 setback and again in Saturday’s 4-3 loss. Domonic Brown hit his National League-leading 19th home run and drove in three runs on Saturday and the top three hitters in the Philadelphia lineup went 7-for-12 but could not push any more across. The Brewers have their own budding star in Jean Segura, who has broken out of a slump with multiple hits in each of his last two games.

TV: 2:10 p.m. ET, WB17 (Philadelphia), Fox Sports Wisconsin (Milwaukee)

PITCHING MATCHUP: Phillies RH Jonathan Pettibone (3-1, 3.40 ERA) vs. Brewers RH Kyle Lohse (1-6, 4.39)

Pettibone recovered from his first major-league loss by holding the Miami Marlins to two runs (one earned) and seven hits over six innings on Tuesday without factoring in the decision. The 22-year-old right-hander has not earned a win in any of his last four turns despite three quality starts in that span. Pettibone has never faced Milwaukee and is 1-0 with a 4.86 ERA in three road starts.

Lohse has gone even longer than Pettibone without notching a victory, posting an 0-5 mark in his last seven starts. The veteran right-hander has not gotten a ton of support but has only completed seven innings once in that span while yielding a total of 11 home runs. Lohse has gone 3-4 with a 3.18 ERA in 12 career starts against Philadelphia and has struggled to retire Ryan Howard (9-for-19 with two home runs).

WALK-OFFS

1. Brewers LF Ryan Braun snapped a seven-game streak without an RBI when he singled in a run on Saturday.

2. Philadelphia had won five straight to pull over .500 before losing the last two to drop to 31-32.

3. Milwaukee RHP Jim Henderson (hamstring) could come off the 15-day DL on Sunday.

PREDICTION: Phillies 4, Brewers 3