Brewers vs Blue Jays: Starting Lineup - Opening Game Preview

Blue Jays veteran righty Shane Bieber takes the hill verses Twins starter Freddy Peralta. First pitch is at 7:07 PM ET on Sportsnet and TVA Sports.

Shane Bieber, who won the 2020 AL Cy Young award, will get his first home start for the Jays, as the team with the best record in the American League hosts the National League's top club before another likely sellout crowd.

The faithful at Rogers Centre get their first in-person look at the key trade-deadline acquisition who may boost Toronto's hopes for a deep postseason run.

Bieber was href='https://www.bluejayscentral.com/mlb-team/toronto-blue-jays/507-days-later-blue-jays-shane-bieber-pitches-a-9k-gem' class='lien_marqueur' target='_blank' rel='noopener'>superb in his first start as a Blue Jay last Friday in Miami, allowing one run on two hits and no walks with nine strikeouts over six innings.

Now Bieber (1-0, 1.50 ERA) will get a chance to show if he can do it against the best team in baseball.

Milwaukee ace Freddy Peralta gets the ball tonight for the Brew Crew. In his last outing Peralta did not factor into the decision against the Giants, allowing two hits and four walks while striking out six across five innings.

Peralta generated 13 whiffs on 96 pitches (54 strikes) to line himself up for the win before the Giants tacked on three runs in the sixth frame.

Peralta has kept his opponents scoreless in three straight starts and is in the midst of the best season of his career. His 15 wins leads the majors, and his 2.68 ERA (across 147.2 innings) ranks eighth among qualified starters.

Vladimir Guerrero Jr. has 30 doubles and 21 home runs for the Blue Jays. Bo Bichette is 18 for 39 with four doubles over the last 10 games.

William Contreras has 16 home runs, 75 walks and 66 RBIs while hitting .260 for the Brewers. Brice Turang is 14 for 39 with a double, a triple, two home runs and seven RBIs over the last 10 games.

Blue Jays: 5-5, .251 batting average, 4.50 ERA, outscored opponents by one run

Brewers: 4-6, .254 batting average, 4.40 ERA, outscored by seven runs

Blue Jays: Bowden Francis: 60-Day IL (shoulder), Ryan Burr: 60-Day IL (shoulder), Nick Sandlin: 15-Day IL (elbow), Yimi Garcia: 15-Day IL (ankle), Anthony Santander: 60-Day IL (shoulder), Alek Manoah: 60-Day IL (elbow), Angel Bastardo: 60-Day IL (elbow)

Brewers: Logan Henderson: 60-Day IL (elbow), Trevor Megill: 15-Day IL (flexor strain), Grant Anderson: 15-Day IL (ankle), Joey Ortiz: 10-Day IL (hamstring), D.L. Hall: 15-Day IL (oblique), Jackson Chourio: 10-Day IL (hamstring), Jordan Montgomery: 60-Day IL (elbow), Rhys Hoskins: 10-Day IL (thumb), Garrett Mitchell: 60-Day IL (oblique), Rob Zastryzny: 15-Day IL (ribs), Connor Thomas: 60-Day IL (elbow), Robert Gasser: 60-Day IL (elbow)