Milwaukee Brewers at Philadelphia Phillies Free MLB Picks & Odds
by Josh Schonwald - 4/8/2014
Wednesday, April 9, 7:05 PM on FSWI, TCN
Citizens Bank Park, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Milwaukee - Garza, M (0-1) vs. Philadelphia - Carmona, F (1-0)
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The Milwaukee Brewers will take on the Philadelphia Phillies on Wednesday at 7:05 p.m. from Citizens Bank Park. The Brewers will send Matt Garza to the mound to make his second start with the team, while the Phillies will counter with the pitcher formerly known as Fausto Carmona, Roberto Hernandez.
Garza will come into the game with a 67-68 career record and will look to get back to .500. In his season and team debut, Garza was beaten by the Atlanta Braves after allowing a solo home run late in the game to Chris Johnson. This game against the Phillies is exactly what Garza needs to get his record back to .500. He has limited the current roster of Phillies to a .183 average. Marlon Byrd has the most success of any player, batting .250 with 2 home runs and 7 RBIs. Ryan Howard is hitless against him and Jimmy Rollins is batting just .167 (3-for-18).
Hernandez won his first start of the 2014 season after allowing just 2 earned runs in 5 1/3 innings, striking out 5 in the process. In his career against the current roster of Brewers, Hernandez has allowed a .143 average in very limited play. Lyle Overbay has faced him the most of any Brewer and has gone 3-for-16. Carlos Gomez, Mark Reynolds and Rickie Weeks have combined to go 0-for-5.
Milwaukee Betting Trends
Milwaukee is 1-5-0 against the Over/Under
Run differential for Milwaukee is +1.2
Philadelphia Betting Trends
Philadelphia is 2-4-0 against the Over/Under
Run differential for Philadelphia is +0.7
Injuries to Watch
Milwaukee
03/31/14 P Tom Gorzel Shoulder 15-day DL (3/21)
Philadelphia
03/28/14 P Cole Hamels Bicep 15-day DL (3/21)
03/28/14 LF Darin Ruf Oblique 15-day DL (3/21)
03/28/14 P Ethan Martin Shoulder 15-day DL (3/21)
03/28/14 2B Freddy Galvis Staph Infection 15-day DL (3/21)
03/28/14 P Miguel Gonzalez Shoulder 60-day DL (3/21)
03/28/14 P Mike Adams Shoulder 15-day DL (3/26)
Josh's Pick: Take Milwaukee
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