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Milwaukee Brewers At San Francisco Giants MLB Odds Preview
National League rivals meet at AT&T Park in San Francisco on Saturday night in MLB betting action, as the Giants play host to the Milwaukee Brewers. These teams are postseason contenders, and both are hoping to get a leg up on the other in what could be a playoff preview down the line.
The first pitch is scheduled for 6:05 (PT) in the Golden State, and live television coverage can be found on the MLB Network, Comcast Sports Bay Area and FOX Sports North.
This is going to be a tough test for the Brew Crew. They're not a great road team as it is, having gone just 20-33 outside of Miller Park entering Fridays series opener. Thanks to that horrendous record on the MLB odds, Milwaukee is down 12.72 units on the campaign.
To make matters worse, the Brewers are going against one of the better home teams in the game. MLB bettors have loved backing the Giants at AT&T Park this season, as they are 30-17 and up 8.47 units.
As we've already mentioned, both teams are right in the thick of divisional races and both are probably looking to better themselves by next week's MLB trade deadline. Milwaukee enters this series tied atop the NL Central standings with the Pittsburgh Pirates, while the Giants are 4-games up on the Arizona Diamondbacks in the NL West.
Ryan Vogelsong was nothing more than a cast-off entering the 2011 season. He was just a 10-22 pitcher with a career ERA in the 5.00s, and many thought that San Francisco was crazy for even giving him a shot to pitch at the MLB level. Little did anyone know that he would turn into a star in a hurry.
Vogelsong is 7-1 this year in his 17 appearances, and has a 2.02 ERA. Batters are only hitting .229 against him, nearly 50 points lower than his career average at the outset of the season, and his WHIP is just 1.19.
It's not like Milwaukee hasn't gotten plenty of looks at Vogelsong from his days with the Pirates, though. The righty is only 1-3 with a lofty 6.98 ERA in his 29 2/3 innings of work against the Brewers.
Vogelsong only has two outings this season with more than two earned runs allowed, and he hasn't conceded more than two runs in a home start this year. He is 4-1 with an amazing 1.08 ERA in his 58 1/3 innings at AT&T Park.
Needless to say, Randy Wolf has his work cut out for him. Wolf is historically a rock-solid pitcher with over 2,000 innings under his belt. He is only 6-7 this year, but his 3.58 ERA suggests that he is getting unlucky.
Wolf has had a great career against the Giants, going 9-5 with a 2.77 ERA. He pitched against them at home on May 28, allowing just one earned run in 7 1/3-innings of work.
Just like Vogelsong, Wolf is a tough cookie to knock around hard. He has only allowed more than four earned runs once since May 11.
The Brewers are just 2-6 in Wolf's last eight starts on the road, but the offense clearly hasn't given him that much help. The 'under' is 17-5 in his last 22 outings as the guest.
'Under' bettors are 13-7 with Wolf pitching and 11-4 with Vogelsong on the hill this season. To add to this, the 'under' has cashed at a 9-4 clip in the last 13 meetings between the Giants and Brewers, including two out of three in the May series.
Mother Nature should be giving us a great evening for baseball in the Bay Area. Temperatures are expected to be in the mid-50s with 10-15 mph winds out of the West.
National League rivals meet at AT&T Park in San Francisco on Saturday night in MLB betting action, as the Giants play host to the Milwaukee Brewers. These teams are postseason contenders, and both are hoping to get a leg up on the other in what could be a playoff preview down the line.
The first pitch is scheduled for 6:05 (PT) in the Golden State, and live television coverage can be found on the MLB Network, Comcast Sports Bay Area and FOX Sports North.
This is going to be a tough test for the Brew Crew. They're not a great road team as it is, having gone just 20-33 outside of Miller Park entering Fridays series opener. Thanks to that horrendous record on the MLB odds, Milwaukee is down 12.72 units on the campaign.
To make matters worse, the Brewers are going against one of the better home teams in the game. MLB bettors have loved backing the Giants at AT&T Park this season, as they are 30-17 and up 8.47 units.
As we've already mentioned, both teams are right in the thick of divisional races and both are probably looking to better themselves by next week's MLB trade deadline. Milwaukee enters this series tied atop the NL Central standings with the Pittsburgh Pirates, while the Giants are 4-games up on the Arizona Diamondbacks in the NL West.
Ryan Vogelsong was nothing more than a cast-off entering the 2011 season. He was just a 10-22 pitcher with a career ERA in the 5.00s, and many thought that San Francisco was crazy for even giving him a shot to pitch at the MLB level. Little did anyone know that he would turn into a star in a hurry.
Vogelsong is 7-1 this year in his 17 appearances, and has a 2.02 ERA. Batters are only hitting .229 against him, nearly 50 points lower than his career average at the outset of the season, and his WHIP is just 1.19.
It's not like Milwaukee hasn't gotten plenty of looks at Vogelsong from his days with the Pirates, though. The righty is only 1-3 with a lofty 6.98 ERA in his 29 2/3 innings of work against the Brewers.
Vogelsong only has two outings this season with more than two earned runs allowed, and he hasn't conceded more than two runs in a home start this year. He is 4-1 with an amazing 1.08 ERA in his 58 1/3 innings at AT&T Park.
Needless to say, Randy Wolf has his work cut out for him. Wolf is historically a rock-solid pitcher with over 2,000 innings under his belt. He is only 6-7 this year, but his 3.58 ERA suggests that he is getting unlucky.
Wolf has had a great career against the Giants, going 9-5 with a 2.77 ERA. He pitched against them at home on May 28, allowing just one earned run in 7 1/3-innings of work.
Just like Vogelsong, Wolf is a tough cookie to knock around hard. He has only allowed more than four earned runs once since May 11.
The Brewers are just 2-6 in Wolf's last eight starts on the road, but the offense clearly hasn't given him that much help. The 'under' is 17-5 in his last 22 outings as the guest.
'Under' bettors are 13-7 with Wolf pitching and 11-4 with Vogelsong on the hill this season. To add to this, the 'under' has cashed at a 9-4 clip in the last 13 meetings between the Giants and Brewers, including two out of three in the May series.
Mother Nature should be giving us a great evening for baseball in the Bay Area. Temperatures are expected to be in the mid-50s with 10-15 mph winds out of the West.
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