The Milwaukee Brewers and the Los Angeles Dodgers will both be trying to pick up a win on Wednesday when they battle at Dodger Stadium.The Brewers will give the ball to starter Braden Looper in this one. Righthander Looper is 9-5 this season with a 5.03 ERA.
The Dodgers will counter Looper with Jason Schmidt. Righthander Schmidt has a 4.50 ERA to go along with a 2-1 record this season.
Oddsmakers at Bodog Sportsbook currently have the Dodgers listed as 135-moneyline favorites versus the Brewers, while the game's total is sitting at 9½.
Matt Kemp went 4-for-5 with a two-run dinger and five runs batted in, as the Dodgers slammed the Brewers 17-4 on Tuesday night.
Los Angeles won as -120 home favorites as the game played OVER the 8-run total set by oddsmakers.
Manny Ramirez was 2-for-4 with a homer and three RBIs for the Dodgers, while winning pitcher Hiroki Kuroda gave up three runs over six innings for Los Angeles.
Prince Fielder and Ryan Braun were both 2-for-4 with an RBI for Milwaukee, as Yovani Gallardo was roughed up for nine runs over 5 1-3 innings to take the loss for the Brewers.
Team records:
Milwaukee: 53-54 SU
Los Angeles: 66-41 SU
A few trends to consider:
Milwaukee is 6-13 SU in its last 19 games on the road
Milwaukee is 3-7 SU in their last 10 games when playing LA Dodgers
Milwaukee is 3-10 SU in their last 13 games when playing on the road against LA Dodgers
LA Dodgers are 10-3 SU in their last 13 games when playing at home against Milwaukee
LA Dodgers are 7-3 SU in their last 10 games when playing Milwaukee
LA Dodgers are 7-3 SU in their last 10 games at home
LA Dodgers are 4-2 SU in their last 6 games
Next up:
Milwaukee at Houston, Friday, August 7
LA Dodgers home to Atlanta, Thursday, August 6
