Saturday, July 19, 2008

Brewers-Giants Who Will Cover?

The Milwaukee Brewers and the San Francisco Giants will both be trying to pick up a win on Saturday when they battle at AT&T Park.

The Brewers will give the ball to ace starter Ben Sheets in this one. Righthander Sheets is 10-3 this season with a 2.85 ERA.

The Giants will counter Sheets with Jonathan Sanchez. Lefthander Sanchez has a 3.97 ERA to go along with a 8-5 record this season.

NewBodog oddsmakers currently have the Brewers listed as 150-moneyline favorites versus the Giants, while the game's total has not yet been posted.

The Brewers scored seven runs in the final three innings as they defeated the Giants 9-1, as -130 favorites. The 10 runs made it OVER the posted over/under (7.5).

Mike Cameron went 2-for-3 with a three-run homer for the Brewers. Prince Fielder also had three RBIs in the win. C.C. Sabathia whiffed 10 batters over a four-hit complete-game performance to pick up the victory.

Aaron Rowand homered in a losing effort for the Giants, who were +115 underdogs in that game. Matt Cain gave up four runs off seven hits over six innings in the loss.

Current streak:
Milwaukee has won 2 straight games.

Team records:
Milwaukee: 53-43 SU
San Francisco: 40-56 SU

Milwaukee most recently:
When playing on Saturday are 6-4
Before playing San Francisco are 4-6
After playing San Francisco are 5-5
After a win are 4-6

San Francisco most recently:
When playing on Saturday are 3-7
Before playing Milwaukee are 7-3
After playing Milwaukee are 4-6
After a loss are 5-5

A few trends to consider:
Milwaukee is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games when playing San Francisco
Milwaukee is 1-5 SU in its last 6 games when playing on the road against San Francisco
San Francisco is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games when playing at home against Milwaukee
San Francisco is 6-19 SU in its last 25 games at home
San Francisco is 1-4 SU in its last 5 games when playing Milwaukee
San Francisco is 1-7 SU in its last 8 games

Next up:
San Francisco home to Milwaukee, Sunday, July 20

 

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