The Milwaukee Brewers open a three-game series on the road Monday at Coors Field against the Colorado Rockies. Milwaukee is 70-62 following an 8-6 victory over the Arizona Diamondbacks on Saturday. Tyrone Taylor hit a two-run homer during the 10th inning to put the Brewers ahead for good. Milwaukee is second in the National League Central, 7 .5 games behind the first place St Louis Cardinals.
Left fielder Christian Yelich is batting .259 to lead Milwaukee and has team highs in hits with 121 and on-base percentage at .360. First baseman Rowdy Tellez is the leader in home runs with 28 and shortstop Willy Adames is the leader in RBIs with 77. On Monday, the Milwaukee Brewers will send Freddy Peralta to the mound. The right-hander is 4-3 with a 3.56 ERA, 73 Ks and 23 BBs.
Colorado dropped to 56-77 following its 3-2 loss to the Cincinnati Reds on Friday in the opening game of a three-game series. Saturday's game between the Rockies and the Reds was postponed and the two will play a doubleheader on Sunday before Colorado heads home to host Milwaukee on Monday. Colorado is last in the National League West, 35 .5 games behind the first-place Los Angeles Dodgers.
Shortstop Jose Iglesias is batting .302 to lead Colorado and left fielder Connor Joe is the leader in on-base percentage .341. First base C.J. Cron is the leader in home runs with 24, RBIs with 86 and hits with 133. On Monday, the Colorado Rockies will send Ryan Feltner to the mound. The right-hander is 2-6 with a 5.78 ERA, 58 Ks and 23 BBs.
Recent Betting Trends
- Milwaukee is 1-4 in its last 5 on the road
- The UNDER has cashed in 4 of the Brewers last 5
- Colorado is 2-7 in its last 9
- The UNDER has cashed in each of the Rockies last 6
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