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(MLB) San Francisco vs. Milwaukee,
Total: 8.50 | 104.00 Over
Result: Loss
Total: 8.50 | 104.00 Over
Result: Loss
The set-up: The 30-27 Milwaukee Brewers still hold down the top spot in the NL Central but are now just one game up on the Cubs, who swept a three-game home series against the Cards over the weekend. Eric Thames was mired in a 4-for-33 slump and with just one HR since May 9 and was out of the starting lineup in Saturday's loss to the Los Angeles Dodgers but he hit his 15th homer to help the Brewers salvage the finale of the three-game set with a 3-0 Sunday win. The Milwaukee Brewers wrap up a seven-game homestand this week, beginning with the first of four games with the Giants on Monday. San Francisco lost 9-7 at Philadelphia on Sunday, the team's ninth loss in its last 12 games, leaving the Giants a woeful 23-35 here in 2017.
The pitching matchup: Jeff Samardzija (1-7 & 4.63 ERA) gets the ball for the Giants and Junior Guerra (1-0 & 1.84 ERA) for the Brewers. In what's been an awful season so far, Samardzija is coming off his shortest start of 2017 with a four-inning effort Tuesday in which he allowed three runs and nine hits while striking out five against Washington. Samardzija has only one win in his 11 starts but the Giants are 3-0 in his no-decisions for a 4-7 overall record (minus-$292). However, a troubling note here is that he's 0-5 with a 4.87 ERA over 10 starts against Milwaukee, with his teams going 1-9. Guerra pitched six scoreless innings at the New York Mets on Wednesday in just his third start of the season, due to injury. He has yielded just eight hits in 14 2/3 innings on the season, giving him a 0.95 WHIP to go along with his 1.84 ERA. He has never faced the Giants but is 5-2 with a 2.34 ERA in 11 career starts at home.
The pick: I noted Samardzija's 2017 woes at the top but let's note that he just completed May with a 3.32 ERA in six starts while striking out 49 and walking only one (read that again, slowly!). Meanwhile, Milwaukee's pitching staff has held opponent to two runs or fewer in four of the last five games.Guerra is now 10-3 in his short career (had 20 starts for Milwaukee in 2016) and has held opponents to a .206 BAA since the beginning of last year. Make the Under a 10* play.
The pitching matchup: Jeff Samardzija (1-7 & 4.63 ERA) gets the ball for the Giants and Junior Guerra (1-0 & 1.84 ERA) for the Brewers. In what's been an awful season so far, Samardzija is coming off his shortest start of 2017 with a four-inning effort Tuesday in which he allowed three runs and nine hits while striking out five against Washington. Samardzija has only one win in his 11 starts but the Giants are 3-0 in his no-decisions for a 4-7 overall record (minus-$292). However, a troubling note here is that he's 0-5 with a 4.87 ERA over 10 starts against Milwaukee, with his teams going 1-9. Guerra pitched six scoreless innings at the New York Mets on Wednesday in just his third start of the season, due to injury. He has yielded just eight hits in 14 2/3 innings on the season, giving him a 0.95 WHIP to go along with his 1.84 ERA. He has never faced the Giants but is 5-2 with a 2.34 ERA in 11 career starts at home.
The pick: I noted Samardzija's 2017 woes at the top but let's note that he just completed May with a 3.32 ERA in six starts while striking out 49 and walking only one (read that again, slowly!). Meanwhile, Milwaukee's pitching staff has held opponent to two runs or fewer in four of the last five games.Guerra is now 10-3 in his short career (had 20 starts for Milwaukee in 2016) and has held opponents to a .206 BAA since the beginning of last year. Make the Under a 10* play.
