Milwaukee Brewers (83-52, first in the NL Central) vs. Toronto Blue Jays (78-56, first in the AL East)

Toronto; Friday, 7:07 p.m. EDT

PITCHING PROBABLES: Brewers: Freddy Peralta (15-5, 2.68 ERA, 1.10 WHIP, 160 strikeouts); Blue Jays: Shane Bieber (1-0, 1.50 ERA, 0.33 WHIP, nine strikeouts)

BOTTOM LINE: The Toronto Blue Jays begin a three-game series at home against the Milwaukee Brewers on Friday.

Toronto is 78-56 overall and 44-22 in home games. The Blue Jays have gone 58-4 in games when they scored at least five runs.

Milwaukee has a 38-28 record in road games and an 83-52 record overall. The Brewers have the second-best team batting average in MLB play at .258.

The matchup Friday is the first meeting of the season between the two clubs.

TOP PERFORMERS: Vladimir Guerrero Jr. has 3

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