Astros-Brewers Preview

If familiarity breeds contempt, there should be animosity aplenty on Sunday when the Houston Astros and the Milwaukee Brewers meet at Miller Park. The Astros will give the ball to starter Randy Wolf in this one. Lefthander Wolf is 6-10 this season with a 4.74 ERA. Starting this game for the Brewers will be Jeff Suppan. The righthander has a 4.65 ERA to go along with a 5-6 record this season. NewBodog oddsmakers currently have the Brewers listed as 165-moneyline favorites versus the Astros, while the game's total has not yet been posted. The Brewers scored four runs over two innings to give them a 6-4 win over the Astros as -170 favorites on Saturday. The game's 10 runs made it OVER the posted over/under (9). Ryan Braun hit a two-run homer and finished with four RBIs for the Brewers. Eric Gagne tossed a scoreless eighth for the win, and Salomon Torres tossed the ninth for his 20th save. Hunter Pence went 2-for-4 at the plate with a solo home run for the Astros, who were +155 underdogs. Doug Brocail gave up the winning runs and was tagged with the loss. Team records: Houston: 47-56 SU Milwaukee: 60-44 SU Houston most recently: When playing on Sunday are 4-6 Before playing Cincinnati are 6-4 After playing Milwaukee are 4-6 After a loss are 4-6 Milwaukee most recently: When playing on Sunday are 4-6 Before playing Chi Cubs are 5-5 After playing Houston are 6-4 After a win are 7-3 A few trends to consider: Houston is 4-2 SU in its last 6 games on the road Houston is 8-17 SU in its last 25 games on the road Houston is 2-6 SU in its last 8 games when playing Milwaukee Houston is 1-5 SU in its last 6 games Milwaukee is 9-1 SU in its last 10 games Milwaukee is 6-1 SU in its last 7 games when playing at home against Houston Milwaukee is 6-2 SU in its last 8 games when playing Houston Milwaukee is 13-6 SU in its last 19 games at home Next up: Houston home to Cincinnati, Monday, July 28 Milwaukee home to Chi Cubs, Monday, July 28