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

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Last Updated: 08/06/2019 at 4:35 PM ET

The San Diego Padres play the second game of a three-game series on the road Wednesday against the Milwaukee Brewers. The Padres were off Monday, but defeated the Chicago Cubs 10-6 on Sunday. The Padres took the lead they would not relinquish on a Cory Spandenberg double that drove two runs. The Padres added four insurance runs during the ninth inning.

Milwaukee was also off on Monday. The Brewers were defeated Sunday 5-4 in 11 innings by the Colorado Rockies. The Brewers fell behind when Nolan Arenado hit a home run in the 11th inning with two outs off Milwaukee’s closer Corey Knebel. Umpires overruled a call on the field that gave the win to Colorado in the 11th.
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 Wednesday, the Padres will send Brett Kennedy to the mound. The right-hander will be making his debut for the Padres.

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 Wednesday, the Brewers will send Jhoulys Chacin to the mound. The right-hander this season is 10-4 with an ERA of 3.89, 106 Ks and 52 BBs.

San Diego has lost each of its last 4 games against Milwaukee and 7 of its last 10 played in Milwaukee. The Brewers have won 7 of Chacin’s last 8 starts at home and 14 of his last 20 starts overall. Milwaukee stays hot but have to lay the run line for betting value, Final Score Prediction, Milwaukee Brewers win and cover the run line 7-2.

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