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Milwaukee Brewers vs San Francisco Giants: Who wins the series tonight?
The Milwaukee Brewers are visiting the San Francisco Giants to close out the series tonight at Oracle Park.
The Brewers have a promising season
The Milwaukee Brewers are on top of the NL Central with a 83-62 record, including 41-33 on the road. They have lost 5 of their last 7 games. The Brewers have a 3.64 ERA, a .234 batting average, a .303 on-base percentage, and 1.23 walks plus hits per inning pitched. William Contreras leads the team with 155 hits, and 91 runs while Willy Adames is on top with 30 home runs.
The Giants are barely breathing
The San Francisco Giants are fourth in the NL West with a 72-74 record, including 29-38 on the road 41-33 at home. They have won 3 of the last 4 games. San Francisco has a 4.17 ERA, a .244 batting average, a .318 on-base percentage, and 1.30 walks plus hits per inning pitched. Matt Chapman is the best player on the team with 134 hits, 93 runs, and 24 home runs.
Betting Trends
The Giants are 4-2 SU in their last 6 games overall, 2-5 SU in their last 7 home games and 6-2 SU in their last 8 games against the Brewers. San Francisco has played over the total run line in 6 of their last 9 games overall, 13 of their last 20 games against teams from the NL Central and 10 of their last 15 games as underdogs. The Brewers are 2-5 SU in their last 7 games overall, 4-2 SU in their last 6 games against the Giants, 10-5 SU in their last 15 games on the road and 2-6 SU when visiting San Francisco. Milwaukee has played under the total run line in 5 of their last 6 games overall, 4 of their last 5 games against teams from the NL and 4 of their last 5 games against teams from the NL West.
Prediction and Conclusion
The Giants and the Brewers split the first two games of the series, with Milwaukee winning the opener by 3-2 and then San Francisco responding with a 13-2 win. The Giants will go with rookie Hayden Birdsong on the mound, who is 3-5 for the season with a 5-19 ERA, 64 K, 52 IP, and 1.50 WHIP. The Brewers will start Frankie Montas, who is 6-10 for the season with a 4.69 ERA, 120 K, 132.1 IP, and 1.37 WHIP. The Brewers are definitely the better team this season and are picking up the pace as the playoff time comes. The Giants hit all they could last night, and now the Brewers will bounce back to win the game and the series.
