Padres at Brewers 8/7/18 - MLB Picks & Predictions

The San Diego Padres open a three-game series on the road Tuesday against the Milwaukee Brewers. The Padres are off Monday, but defeated the Chicago Cubs Sunday 10-6. The Padres went ahead to stay in the eighth inning on a Cory Spandenberg double that broke a tie. The Padres added four runs in the ninth.

Milwaukee is also off on Monday. The Brewers were defeated on Sunday 5-4 in 11 innings by the St. Louis Cardinals, with the help of an overturned replay. The Brewers fell behind when Nolan Arenado hit a home run in the 11th inning with two outs of Milwaukee’s closer Corey Knebel. In the bottom of the 11th, the Brewers grounded into what appeared to be a force out at second with the runner at first called safe, but a video replay was overruled and the runner called out, ending the game. Eric Hosmer leads San Diego with a .254 batting average and team highs in hits with 109 and RBIs with 46. Christian Villanueva is the team leader in home runs with 20. San Diego has a team batting average of .233 while opposing hitters are averaging .257 at the plate against Padres pitching. On Tuesday, the Padres will send Clayton Richard to the mound. The lefthander this season is 7-10 with an ERA of 4.99, 97 Ks and 56 BBs.

Christian Yelich leads Milwaukee with a .326 batting average and team high 127 hits. Jesus Aguilar leads the team in home runs with 26 and RBIs with 77. Milwaukee has a team batting average of .246, while opposing hitters are averaging .231 at the plate against Brewers pitching. On Tuesday, the Brewers will send Chase Anderson to the mound. The right-hander this season is 7-7 with an ERA of 3.65, 96 Ks and 44 BBs.