San Diego @ Milwaukee preview

Last Meeting ( Sep 18, 2019 ) San Diego 2, Milwaukee 1

The Milwaukee Brewers' September surge hit a lull Wednesday night, but they'll have a chance at a series win when they finish a four-game set with the visiting San Diego Padres on Thursday. After winning 11 of 12 games, the Brewers were held to three hits in a 2-1 loss to the Padres on Wednesday.

The setback ended a four-game winning streak for Milwaukee, which fell three games behind the St. Louis Cardinals in the National League Central and stayed tied with the Chicago Cubs for the second wild card. Rookie Keston Hiura provided all the offense for the Brewers on Wednesday with a solo homer in the sixth, but the home team left a runner in scoring position in the seventh and ninth. They'll try to get the bats going again when they meet San Diego lefty Joey Lucchesi in the series finale, while right-hander Jordan Lyles looks to continue his solid stretch run for Milwaukee. Seth Mejias-Brean slugged a two-run shot for the Padres on Wednesday, the first home run of his career, as his team ended a six-game slide.

TV: 4:10 p.m. ET, FS San Diego, FS Wisconsin (Milwaukee)

PITCHING MATCHUP: Padres LH Joey Lucchesi (10-8, 4.22 ERA) vs. Brewers RH Jordan Lyles (10-8, 4.25)

Lucchesi was 3-0 with a 1.57 ERA over a four-start span before getting clobbered by the Colorado Rockies at Coors Field on Friday. The 26-year-old gave up a career-high eight runs and nine hits -- six for extra bases -- in 3 2/3 innings of a 10-8 loss. He spun seven scoreless innings to defeat the Brewers at home June 17.

Lyles is 6-1 with a 2.39 ERA in nine starts for the Brewers since being traded from Pittsburgh. He picked up a big win at St. Louis on Saturday after tossing six innings and allowing one earned run. The former first-round pick is 3-4 with a 5.02 ERA in 13 career games (nine starts) against the Padres.

WALK-OFFS

1. Padres 3B Manny Machado went 0-for-4 on Wednesday and is 2-for-28 over a nine-game stretch.

2. Hiura is batting .336 with nine home runs in 33 home games.

3. Brewers C Yasmani Grandal is 0-for-11 with six strikeouts in the series.

PREDICTION: Brewers 5, Padres 3