Wily Peralta (17-11, 3.53 ERA) and the Milwaukee Brewers (0-2) go up against Eddie Butler (1-1, 6.75 ERA) and the Colorado Rockies (2-0) in the last of a three-game series at Miller Park. The Rockies won the last game 5-2 and Colorado leads the series 2-0. The game starts at 8:10 p.m. ET on Wednesday, Apr. 8 and will air on ROOT-RM and FSN-WI.
Peralta is 2-2 with a 6.46 ERA, 16 strikeouts and nine walks against the Rockies in his career. Jean Segura (.400 ) went 1 for 2 yesterday with one run. Butler is on the mound for the Rockies. He pitched 16.0 innings last season, going 1-1 with a 6.75 ERA 1.88 WHIP, and three strikeouts. Nolan Arenado (.556 ) has been hitting the ball well to start the season for the Rockies, going 2 for 5 yesterday with one run and one RBI.
Milwaukee, a -148 favorite, will look to capitalize at home against Colorado. The Over/Under (O/U) for the matchup is set at eight runs. The Brewers have started off poorly when they’re the favorite with a 0-2 record as well as a -262 overall money line. The Brewers don’t give up many walks to opposing batters, ranking fourth in the NL with only 1.5 walks allowed per game.
Switching gears, the Rockies are coming into the game in great standing. They are unbeaten so far this season as the underdog (2-0) and have an overall money line of +242. The Rockies are the number one overall scoring offense in the NL, averaging 7.5 runs per game so far. Colorado is the top hitting team in the NL with an average of 14.0 hits per contest. Opposing pitchers have routinely struggled to strike out the Colorado batters, who average an NL-low 6.0 strikeouts per game. Shifting to the pitching staff, they have the third-lowest ERA in the NL at 1.00. They also allow just 0.5 walks per game, best in the NL.
So far this season, the Rockies are 2-0 against the Brewers.
Predictions: SU Winner – COL, O/U – Over
Notes
The total has gone UNDER in 15 of Milwaukee’s last 19 games.
Milwaukee is 1-5 SU in its last 6 games.
The total has gone UNDER in 7 of Milwaukee’s last 10 games at home.
Milwaukee is 1-4 SU in its last 5 games at home.
The total has gone OVER in 15 of Milwaukee’s last 18 games when playing Colorado.
Milwaukee is 6-3 SU in its last 9 games when playing Colorado.
The total has gone OVER in 7 of Milwaukee’s last 9 games when playing at home against Colorado.
The Brewers are coming into this game after allowing two walks during their last outing. The Rockies have a 2-0 record when opponents give up that many walks or fewer.
It looks like the Rockies have a slight leg up on the Brewers, as the Rockies have won their last two games while the Brewers have lost their last two.
Ranking first in runs, Colorado has earned 15 this season. Milwaukee ranks 21st with two runs.
Ranking 26th, Milwaukee is near the bottom of the league in walks, notching one this season. Colorado ranks in the top half at 14th with three.
