The Philadelphia Phillies and the Milwaukee Brewers will both be trying to pick up a win on Thursday when they battle at
The Phillies will pin their hopes on the pitching of lefthander JA Happ in this game. Happ has a 8-4 record and a 2.82 ERA this season.
It’ll be Jeff Suppan toeing the rubber for the Brewers in this contest. Righthander Suppan is 7-10 with a 4.76 ERA so far this season.
Oddsmakers currently have the Phillies listed as 140-moneyline favorites versus the Brewers, while the game’s total has not yet been posted.
The Phillies were upset 7-6 by the Marlins last time out, as -155 favorites on the road. That game’s 13 runs made it OVER the posted over/under (8.5).
Ryan Howard belted a two-run homer and drove in four runs for the Phillies. Brad Lidge gave up a pair of runs in relief in taking the loss on the mound.
The Brewers held onto a late lead and prevailed with a 3-2 victory over the Cubs on Wednesday, as -145 favorites. The five runs went UNDER the posted over/under (9.5).
Prince Fielder smacked a two-run homer to lead the Brewers. Chris Narveson fanned 10 batters in the win, and Trevor Hoffman earned his 35th save.
Current streak:
Team records:
Milwaukee: 75-77 SU Philadelphia most recently:
When playing on Thursday are 4-6 Before playing Milwaukee are 8-2 After playing Florida are 5-5 After a loss are 6-4 Milwaukee most recently: A few trends to consider:
The total has gone UNDER in 7 of Philadelphia’s last 8 games when playing Milwaukee Philadelphia is 9-3 SU in its last 12 games when playing Milwaukee The total has gone OVER in 6 of Philadelphia’s last 8 games on the road Philadelphia is 8-3 SU in its last 11 games The total has gone UNDER in 7 of Milwaukee’s last 8 games when playing Philadelphia The total has gone UNDER in 11 of Milwaukee’s last 13 games at home Milwaukee is 6-2 SU in its last 8 games Milwaukee is 9-3 SU in its last 12 games when playing at home against Philadelphia Next up:
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