Brewers at Diamondbacks 7/19/19 - MLB Picks & Predictions

By: Zack |

Last Updated: 08/20/2019 at 8:17 AM ET

The Milwaukee Brewers play the second game of a four-game series on the road Friday against the Arizona Diamondbacks. The Brewers defeated the Atlanta Braves on Wednesday 5-4 for their second straight win. Christian Yelich hit his 34th home run of the season and Josh Hader struck out Atlanta’s Ozzie Albies with the tying run on third base and two out in the ninth to preserve the win.

Arizona won its second straight and remained in second place in the National League West 14 games behind the Los Angeles Dodgers after defeating the Texas Rangers in a rout 19-4. Eduardo Escobar hit a pair of home runs and the D-Backs collected 21 hits in the lopsided win.
Christian Yelich is leading Milwaukee with a .331 batting average, in home runs with 34, RBIs with 73and in hits with 109. Milwaukee is averaging .248 at the plate, while opposing hitters are averaging .255. On Friday, the Brewers will send Jhoulys Chacin to the mound. The right-hander is 3-9 with an ERA of 5.18, 73 Ks and 37 BBs.

Ketel Marte is leading the D-Backs with a .313 batting average, in hits with 116 and home runs with 21. Eduardo Escobar leads the D-Backs in RBIs with 75. Arizona is averaging .260 at the plate, while opposing hitters are averaging .247. On Friday, the D-Backs will send Taylor Clarke to the mound. The right-hander is 2-3 with an ERA of 6.21, 32 Ks and 17 BBs.

The Diamondbacks are making a run for one of the two National League wildcard spots. Arizona has won each of its last 4 at home, each of its last 4 versus a right-handed starter and 6 of its last 8 overall. In contrast, the Brewers have lost 5 of the last 6 on the road and each of the last 5 on the road versus an opponent with a right-handed starter. Final Score Prediction, Arizona Diamondbacks win 5-4.

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