In the last of a three-game series between the Milwaukee Brewers (0-2) and the Colorado Rockies (0-2) at Miller Park, Wily Peralta (17-11, 3.53 ERA) and Eddie Butler (1-1, 6.75 ERA) get the start. The Rockies won the last game 5-2 and Colorado leads the series 2-0. The game gets underway 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 doing 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 eight runs. The Brewers are in a tough position at the start of this season. It is winless when playing as the favorite, and has a subpar money line (-262). The Brewers are fourth in the NL in walks allowed with just 1.5 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. The top hitting team in the NL are the Rockies, who average 14.0 hits per game. Opposing pitchers have routinely struggled to strike out the Colorado batters, who average an NL-low 6.0 strikeouts per game. Switching gears to Colorado’s 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.
The previous two games have all gone Colorado’s way.
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.
Colorado tops the league in runs with 15 this season. Milwaukee ranks near the bottom at 21st with two.
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.
