The San Diego Padres (8-8) will host the Milwaukee Brewers (10-5) on Sunday in the final game of a four game series. The Brewers have taken two of the first three games in this series, but the Padres won 10-3 on Saturday.
Milwaukee had an over/under win total set at 86.5 coming into the season. The Brewers are 6-1 as a favorite and 4-4 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, but so far this year they are the best at +$516 according to covers.com.
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Brian Anderson's RBI single makes it 2-0! #ThisIsMyCrew pic.twitter.com/aIod0XfsCb— Bally Sports Wisconsin (@BallySportWI) April 15, 2023
The Brewers' pitching staff is third with a 3.14 ERA, and the bullpen has been baseball's best so far posting a 2.36 ERA. Scheduled to start Sunday is Wade Miley (1-1, 2.45 ERA). Thursday. Against the Padres Miley has made 15 career appearances and is 1-6 with a 5.28 ERA. On offense, the lineup is fifth in MLB with a .789 OPS, seventh with a .271 batting average, and team batting average and tied for eighth with 20 home runs. Wilson Contreras leads the team with a .435 on base percentage, Brain. Anderson leads the club with 13 RBI, and Rowdy Tellez has five home runs and 12 RBI.