MILWAUKEE, Wi (WSAU) After the Cincinnati Reds and Milwaukee Brewers stepped aside Wednesday to bring awareness to social-injustice issues, the National League Central foes will have a busy day of baseball.
The Reds and Brewers will close out their four-game series at Milwaukee with a doubleheader on Thursday.
Hours before the clubs were slated to continue their series Wednesday night, a decision by both teams was made to boycott that game in the wake of the continued unrest in nearby Kenosha.
The joint decision to not play Wednesday followed the lead of the NBA’s Milwaukee Bucks, who boycotted their playoff game against the Orlando Magic in Florida. Other NBA, WNBA, MLS and MLB games also were postponed Wednesday in a show of unity across the sports
landscape.
“With our community and nation in such pain, we wanted to draw attention to the issues that really matter, especially racial injustice and systemic oppression,” the Brewers said in a statement.
When play resumes, Milwaukee will aim for a third straight victor over the Reds, who have dropped four in a row overall. The doubleheader will feature two seven-inning games.
Reds right-hander Sonny Gray (2-1, 2.21 ERA) is expected to start Game 1. Ex-Brewer Wade Miley (0-3, 9.72 ERA) is expected to start the second game for the Reds.
Milwaukee is expected to start Adrian Houser (1-2, 3.72 ERA) and Josh Lindblom (1-1, 6.65 ERA) in the two games.
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