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These two teams combined to throw 397 pitches in a 8.5-inning game on Sunday. That is A LOT of pitches. And that comes on the heels of a 13-inning game on Friday where they combined to use 15 pitchers. Milwaukee's key bullpen arms all pitched yesterday with Brad Boxberger, Brent Suter and Josh Hader needing 67 pitches to get through the last three innings. The first three games of this series have all reached double-digit run totals (43 runs in three games).

Monday's matchup will feature a battle of two lefty starting pitchers. Colorado is hitting .288 against lefties this season (No. 1 in MLB) with a .348 on-base percentage (No. 1) and a .794 OPS (No. 2). Coors Field certainly helps those numbers, but they are top-5 in hitting against lefties away from home, as well.

It'll be interesting to see how the Brewers handle Aaron Ashby today. They signed him to a new contract yesterday, so they clearly have visions for him over the next few years. The 24-year-old has only thrown 5.0 innings once in his last six starts. With the Brewers' bullpen getting plenty of work over the first three games of this series, will Ashby be asked to go longer today?

Colorado is hopeful that the All-Star break came at the right time for Kyle Freeland because he was falling apart in the first half of July. He's got a 8.44 ERA with a 1.56 WHIP in his last three starts, and two of those were on the road so you can't blame Coors Field for those numbers. Freeland's biggest issue has been getting out of the first inning unscathed. He's made 18 starts so far this season. He's got a 6.00 ERA and a 1.61 WHIP in the first inning, allowing 24 hits and five walks.

These two teams have built up plenty of familiarity over the last three nights, and we expect to see much of the same on Monday. Play the over 8.5 runs, which is widely available between -105 and -110 at the time of posting.