Milwaukee Brewers at Arizona Diamondbacks Free MLB Picks & Odds
by Tony Sink - 6/17/2014
Wednesday, June 18, 8:40 PM on FSWI, FSAZ
Chase Field, Phoenix, Arizona
Milwaukee Brewers - Garza, M (4-4) vs. Arizona Diamondbacks - Anderson, C (5-1)
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Veteran pitcher Matt Garza will be on the mound for the Milwaukee Brewers on Wednesday night when they take on rookie starter Chase Anderson and the Arizona Diamondbacks.
Right-hander Matt Garza gave up five runs (one earned) in seven innings of work last Friday against the Cincinnati Reds in a game the Reds ended up winning 5-6. He gave up seven hits in that outing and walked one while striking out just one. He is 4-4 on then year with a 4.17 ERA and he has only been able to strike out 6.9 batters per nine innings this season, which is his worst strikeout rate since 2010.
Diamondbacks second baseman Aaron Hill has 14 hits in 26 at-bats against Garza with two doubles and five RBI. Gerardo Parra is 6-for-14 against him with two doubles and two triples.
Right-hander Chase Anderson picked up the first loss of his career last week against the Los Angeles Dodgers after going five innings and giving up two earned runs. He allowed four hits in that game and walked four while striking out four. Through six starts, he is 5-1 with a 3.21 ERA and he has received a whopping 8.47 runs of run support so far this season.
The Brewers will be facing Anderson for the first time on Wednesday. Their right-handed hitters may be looking forward to the matchup because so far they have a 1.016 OPS against him.
Milwaukee Brewers Betting Trends
Milwaukee Brewers are 38-31-2 against the Over/Under
Run Differential for Milwaukee Brewers is 0.3
Arizona Diamondbacks Betting Trends
Arizona Diamondbacks are 36-34-3 against the Over/Under
Run differential for Arizona Diamondbacks is -0.8
Injuries to Watch
Milwaukee Brewers
06/17/14 CF Carlos Gomez Hamstring questionable
06/09/14 P Tyler Thornburg Elbow 15-day DL (6/7)
05/02/14 P Jim Henderson Shoulder 15-day DL (5/2)
Arizona Diamondbacks
06/17/14 P Bronson Arroyo Elbow 15-day DL (6/16)
06/13/14 CF Ender Inciarte Concussion 7-day DL (6/13)
06/10/14 3B Eric Chavez Knee 15-day DL (6/9)
06/03/14 SS Cliff Pennington Thumb 15-day DL (6/2)
06/01/14 CF A.J. Pollock Hand 15-day DL (6/1)
04/23/14 LF Mark Trumbo Foot 15-day DL (4/22)
04/18/14 P David Hernandez Elbow 60-day DL (3/27), out for season
03/31/14 P Daniel Hudson Elbow 15-day DL (3/29)
03/27/14 P Matt Reynolds Elbow 60-day DL (3/19)
03/27/14 P Patrick Corbin Elbow 60-day DL (3/19), out for season
Tony's Pick: Take Arizona
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