The Milwaukee Brewers and Arizona Diamondbacks open a four-game series at Chase Field Thursday and we break it down with our top MLB picks.
The Brewers took six of seven games against the Diamondbacks last season, including two of the three in Phoenix. On the road this year and especially against teams under .500, things have not been so great for the Brewers. They've had multiple chances to gain ground in the wild-card race with recent road series against the Pittsburgh Pirates and Chicago Cubs, both teams under .500, and failed to win ei ther three-game set. Through their first 14 games in August against teams with a losing record, the Brewers went 5-9.
While the Diamondbacks' wild-card hopes are pretty dim, Arizona did bring itself within 9.5 games of the final wild-card spot thanks to a five-game win streak that was snapped Wednesday in their 18-2 loss to the Philadelphia Phillies.
The Diamondbacks won six of their last eight games, while the Brewers have lost 10 of their last 13 road games.