The San Diego Padres and Milwaukee Brewers are set to start a three game series on Monday. The Padres are coming off a win at Dodger Stadium on Sunday Night Baseball. The Padres, with the win, moved to 9-9 on the season.
For the Milwaukee Brewers, they are 10-4 on the season. The Brewers are leading the National League Central. Milwaukee is coming off a home loss to Baltimore on Sunday by a score of 6-4.
The Milwaukee Brewers are the underdogs in this game. Milwaukee is listed at +110. The Padres are -130. The total is set at 8.5 runs.
Padres Offensive Party
Manny Machado got the party started for the Padres in the top of the fourth inning with a solo homerun. It was his fourth of the season. After trailing 4-1, the Padres scored two in the sixth to tie it and three more in the seventh to take the lead. Rookie Jackson Merrill had two hits, and is now batting .321 on the season.
The Padres have been one of the best offensive teams in the game. San Diego is scoring more than 5.3 runs per game. The power has been their for the Padres. San Diego has crushed 23 home runs in the first 18 games of the season. Fernando Tatis leads the way with five on the season.
Joe Musgrove will get the start for the San Diego Padres in this game. Musgrove is making his fifth start of the season. He has a 1-2 record with a 6.87 earned run average on the season. In 18.1 innings pitched, Musgrove has struck out 17 batters and walked 7.
First Place Milwaukee Brewers
The Brewers were tied with Baltimore 3-3 after six innings, but allowed three runs over the final couple innings to lose the game 6-4. The Brewers saw their catcher William Contreras blast his fourth home run of the season in the game. Contreas leads the team with a .365 batting average as well
Milwaukee as a team is hitting ,287, which is the second best batting average in all of Major League Baseball. The Brewers are scoring 6.7 runs per game, which is the best in the league. Christian Yelich is off to a quick start for Milwaukee with a .333 batting average and five home runs.
Wade Miley is getting the nod for the Milwaukee Brewers. Miley is 37 years old, and making his second start of the season. On the season, Miley is 0-0 with a 2.25 earned run average. The lefthander has thrown just four innings, and allowed 2 walks.
Padres Top Brewers
We look for the Padres to grab a road win in this one. Musgrove has struggled to start the season, but we expect him to get back going a bit, despite being on the road. Musgrove records several strikeouts and the Padres beat the Brewers on Monday.
Our final bet for this game is the San Diego Padres -130 over the Milwaukee Brewers. Enjoy the game and best of luck with all your Major League Baseball bets!
