Milwaukee Brewers vs Arizona Diamondbacks Starting Lineup — Saturday, Jul 4, 2026

Milwaukee has a few hitters with encouraging history against Merrill Kelly. Brice Turang is 4-for-10 with a 1.200 OPS, Sal Frelick is 2-for-5 in 6 PA with a 1.500 OPS, and Joey Ortiz is 3-for-6 with a 1.000 OPS. William Contreras has also chipped in, going 2-for-7 in 8 PA with a .661 OPS.

There are also several Brewers with less success in this matchup. Christian Yelich is 2-for-23 in 26 PA with a .366 OPS, Jake Bauers is hitless at 0-for-7 in 8 PA with a .125 OPS, Garrett Mitchell is hitless at 0-for-9 in 11 PA with a .182 OPS, and Andrew Vaughn is 0-for-3 with a .000 OPS. Cooper Pratt has no MLB history vs Kelly.

Arizona brings more lineup-wide familiarity against Brandon Woodruff. Corbin Carroll stands out at 4-for-9 with a 1.111 OPS, Ketel Marte is 4-for-13 in 15 PA with an .862 OPS, and Nolan Arenado is 4-for-19 in 21 PA with a .549 OPS. Geraldo Perdomo is 1-for-6 in 9 PA with a .611 OPS, Max Kepler is 2-for-8 with a .500 OPS, and Ildemaro Vargas is 1-for-5 with an .800 OPS.

A few Diamondbacks have been quiet in limited chances, with Gabriel Moreno 0-for-3 with a .000 OPS and Adrian Del Castillo 0-for-3 with a .000 OPS. Tommy Troy has no MLB history vs Woodruff.

Arizona appears to have the deeper pool of hitters with prior exposure to the opposing starter. Milwaukee has some strong individual results, but the Brewers also bring more cold matchup lines and one regular with no history.