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The Milwaukee Brewers and the Chicago Cubs will meet on the field at Wrigley Field on Thursday in a battle of division rivals.
David Bush will be the starting pitcher for the Brewers on this day. Righthander Bush is 4-7 this season with a 5.74 ERA.
Starting this game for the Cubs will be Randy Wells. The righthander has a 2.96 ERA to go along with a 10-8 record this season.
Oddsmakers currently have the Cubs listed as 160-moneyline favorites versus the Brewers, while the game’s total has not yet been posted.
Alcides Escobar had four hits and drove in three runs to lead the Brewers in a 9-5 win over the Cubs on Wednesday, as +155 underdogs. That game’s 14 runs sailed OVER the posted over/under (7.5).
Corey Hart drove in a pair of runs for the Brewers. Braden Looper improved to 13-6 with the win, allowing nine hits and five runs.
Aramis Ramirez belted a two-run homer for the Cubs, who were -175 favorites. Rich Harden surrendered five hits and five runs over three innings in the loss.
Team records:
Chicago: 75-69 SU Milwaukee most recently:
When playing on Thursday are 4-6 Before playing Houston are 8-2 After playing Chi Cubs are 4-6 After a win are 4-6 Chicago most recently: A few trends to consider:
Milwaukee is 5-2 SU in its last 7 games on the road Milwaukee is 4-2 SU in its last 6 games Milwaukee is 2-6 SU in their last 8 games when playing on the road against Chi Cubs Milwaukee is 2-6 SU in their last 8 games when playing Chi Cubs Chi Cubs are 7-2 SU in their last 9 games Chi Cubs are 6-2 SU in their last 8 games when playing at home against Milwaukee Chi Cubs are 6-2 SU in their last 8 games when playing Milwaukee Chi Cubs are 4-2 SU in their last 6 games at home Next up:
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