The San Diego Padres (7-6) will host the Milwaukee Brewers (8-4) on Thursday in the opening game of a four game series. The Padres are coming off dropping two out of three games against the Mets and losing 5-2 on Wednesday. The Brewers dropped two out of three in their previous series against Arizona, losing 7-3 on Wednesday.
Milwaukee had an over/under win total set at 86.5 coming into the season. After dropping two of their last three games, the Brewers are the fourth-best money team in MLB at +$320 according to covers.com. The Brewers are 6-2 as a favorite and 2-2 as an underdog in the early going. Last season Milwaukee was 23rd at -$1,351 for the season, which made them the worst team with a winning record for sports bettors to back.
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The Brewers' pitching staff is fourth with a 2.83 ERA, and the bullpen has been baseball's best so far posting a 1.37 ERA. At the time of the preview, Milwaukee had not yet announced a starting pitcher for Thursday. On offense, the lineup is ninth in MLB with a .768 OPS team batting average and tied for 10th with 15 home runs. Brain Anderson is off to a hot start, leading the team with a .409 on-base percentage, three home runs, and 10 RBI. Garrett Mitchell and Willy Adames also has three home runs this season.