Saturday, July 25, 2015

Chase Field

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Probable Pitchers: Taylor Jung (5-1) vs. Rubby De La (7-5)

The Arizona Diamondbacks welcome the Milwaukee Brewers to Chase Field on Saturday. The probable starters are Taylor Jungmann for the Brewers and Rubby De La Rosa for the Diamondbacks. The opening line for this matchup has Milwaukee at +115 and Arizona at -125. The over/under was set at 8. The Brewers, with a 47-50 run line record, cover the spread 48% of the time. They also have a 49-43 over/under record. The Diamondbacks have a 48-42 over/under record and a 49-46 run line mark, which means they are covering the spread 52% of the time.

The Brewers come into this game with a 43-54 record, and they are 23-25 away from home. Taylor Jungmann has an earned run average of 2.04 and is 5-1 so far on the season while having a 1.02 WHIP. In his starts, the Brewers are 6-9 over his 53 innings pitched this season while giving up 39 hits during those innings. Against the over/under, the Brewers are 11-5 in his starts. His teammates are averaging 3.6 runs a game when he pitches. The bullpen has given up 259 hits on the season and have a earned run average of 3.32. Teams are hitting .233 against the bullpen while being struck out 301 times and walking 106 times this season. As a team, Milwaukee has allowed 9.09 hits per nine innings while striking out 7.91 batters per nine. They are 24th in the league in team earned run average at 4.17.

Milwaukee ranks 14th in the league in team batting average at .254 while hitting .260 on the road. The Brewers on-base percentage sits at .308, which puts them at 22nd in the league and they have a team slugging percentage of .401. They rank 14th in baseball with 8.61 hits per game and Gerardo Parra leads the team with 94.

With a 44-51 overall record, Arizona will come into this game 24-27 at home. Rubby De La Rosa is starting this game 7-5 for the season with an earned run average of 4.83 and a WHIP of 1.32. In his starts, the Diamondbacks are 10-9 and he has allowed 121 hits over 117.1 innings pitched this season. Against the over/under, the Diamondbacks are 8-7 when he starts. His teammates score an average of 4.2 runs a game when he pitches. The bullpen has given up 303 hits on the season and have a team earned run average of 3.44. Teams are hitting .242 against the Diamondbacks bullpen while being struck out 278 times and walking 125 times this season. As a team, Arizona has allowed 8.94 hits per nine innings while striking out 7.06 batters per nine. They are 25th in the league in team earned run average at 4.17.

They rank 6th in the league in team batting average with a .262 average while hitting .265 at home. The Diamondbacks on-base percentage sits at .323, which puts them at 7th in the league and they have a team slugging percentage of .402. They rank 5th in baseball with 9.16 hits per game and Paul Goldschmidt leads the team with 115.

In terms of team defense, the Brewers have a fielding percentage of .979 with 76 total errors, 997 assists and 2,591 put outs. For the home team, they hold a .988 team fielding percentage while committing 45 errors, accumulating 1004 assists and compiling 2,596 put outs.

Milwaukee Brewers Betting Trends

The Milwaukee Brewers are 49-43 against the over/under so far this season

The Milwaukee Brewers are 47-50 against the run line so far this season

Arizona Diamondbacks Betting Trends

The Arizona Diamondbacks are 48-42 against the over/under so far this season

The Arizona Diamondbacks are 49-46 against the run line so far this season

Injuries to Watch

Milwaukee Brewers

06/04/15 P Brandon Kintzler Knee Injury is on the 15 day disabled list (5/26)
05/24/15 P Wily Peralta Oblique Injury is on the 15 day disabled list (5/23)

Arizona Diamondbacks

07/24/15 LF David Peralta Head is upgraded to probable Friday vs. Milwaukee Brewers
07/20/15 P Chase Anderson Tricep Injury is on the 15 day disabled list (7/19)
07/17/15 C Jarrod Saltalamacchia Neck Injury is on the 15 day disabled list (7/12)
06/04/15 P Archie Bradley Shoulder Injury is on the 15 day disabled list (6/4)
05/30/15 C Tuffy Gosewisch Knee Injury is on the 15 day disabled list (5/28), out for season
04/22/15 C Gerald Laird Back Injury is on the 60 day disabled list (4/9)
04/05/15 P David Hernandez Elbow Injury is on the 15 day disabled list (3/27)

Guy's Pick: Take the Brewers

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