Padres-Brewers Pointers

The San Diego Padres and the Milwaukee Brewers will both be trying to pick up a win on Friday when they battle at Miller Park. The Padres will give the ball to starter Josh Geer in this one. Righthander Geer is 1-0 this season with a 3.60 ERA. It'll be CC Sabathia toeing the rubber for the Brewers in this contest. Lefthander Sabathia is 15-8 with a 2.82 ERA so far this season. Oddsmakers currently have the Brewers listed as 380-moneyline favorites versus the Padres, while the game's total has not yet been posted. Nick Hundley drove in two runs in helping the Padres knock off the Brewers 5-2 in the opener of a four-game series on Thursday. The Padres won that game as +210 underdogs, while the seven runs fell UNDER the posted over/under (9). Luis Rodriguez also drove in two runs for the Padres, while Will Venable had one RBI. Shawn Estes allowed one run off seven hits over six innings of work in getting the win. J.J. Hardy went deep in a losing effort for the Brewers, who were favored at -240. Jeff Suppan gave up five runs off seven hits over 5 1-3 innings in the loss. Current streak: Milwaukee has lost 4 straight games. Team records: San Diego: 54-86 SU Milwaukee: 80-60 SU San Diego most recently: When playing on Friday are 6-4 Before playing Milwaukee are 6-4 After playing Milwaukee are 4-6 After a win are 4-6 Milwaukee most recently: When playing on Friday are 7-3 Before playing San Diego are 4-6 After playing San Diego are 3-7 After a loss are 5-5 A few trends to consider: San Diego is 2-4 SU in its last 6 games when playing Milwaukee San Diego is 1-9 SU in its last 10 games on the road Milwaukee is 4-2 SU in its last 6 games when playing San Diego Milwaukee is 1-4 SU in its last 5 games at home Milwaukee is 1-4 SU in its last 5 games Next up: Milwaukee home to San Diego, Saturday, September 6