| The Chicago Cubs and the Milwaukee Brewers will both be gunning for a victory on Friday when they meet at Miller Park. The Cubs will trot Carlos Zambrano out to the mound in this one. Righthander Zambrano has a 7-5 record and a 4.22 ERA this season. Zambrano's opponent in this one will be David Bush. The Brewers righthander has a 4.72 ERA to go along with a 7-11 record this season. Oddsmakers currently have the Brewers listed as 115-moneyline favorites versus the Cubs, while the game's total has not yet been posted. The Cubs were defeated 4-0 by the Astros last time out, as -130 favorites. The teams played UNDER the posted over/under (7.5) set by sportsbooks. Randy Wells was tagged with the Cubs loss, allowing nine hits and four runs over six innings. Current streak: Chicago has lost 2 straight games. Milwaukee has won 2 straight games. Team records: Chicago: 60-80 SU Milwaukee: 65-74 SU Chicago most recently: When playing on Friday are 4-6 Before playing Milwaukee are 5-5 After playing Houston are 3-7 After a loss are 6-4 Milwaukee most recently: When playing on Friday are 4-6 Before playing Chi Cubs are 5-5 After playing St. Louis are 7-3 After a win are 6-4 A few trends to consider: The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Chi Cubs's last 5 games The total has gone OVER in 4 of Chi Cubs's last 5 games when playing Milwaukee Chi Cubs are 6-2 SU in their last 8 games on the road Chi Cubs are 7-3 SU in their last 10 games when playing on the road against Milwaukee Milwaukee is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games at home The total has gone OVER in 4 of Milwaukee's last 5 games at home The total has gone OVER in 4 of Milwaukee's last 5 games when playing Chi Cubs Milwaukee is 4-2 SU in their last 6 games when playing Chi Cubs Next up: Milwaukee home to Chi Cubs, Saturday, September 11 |
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