MLB Baseball
2011-07-21 - Milwaukee Brewers at Arizona Diamondbacks
A Sports Betting Pick by Addicted
Baseball : North America : MLB
Thursday, July 21st, 2011, 9:40PM US
(2:40AM GMT)
PREVIEW
Arizona have beaten in the first 2 games of this series but have a chance to avoid the sweep tonight.
Arizona send out Ian Kennedy tonight. The righty is 10-3 with a 3.39ERA and in his last start restricted the LA Dodgers to just 2 runs in 7 innings. Kennedy does well at night, according to stats, with Arizona going 10-4 in his appearances under the lights.
In head-to-head, Kennedy is 0-1 in 2 starts against the Brewers, with a 4.15ERA. With the pitcher already hitting a career high in terms of wins, look for the Brewers to struggle against a pitcher having an excellent season.
Milwaukee will counter with Zack Greinke to try and get the series sweep. Greinke is 7-3 with a 5.04ERA and has been very inconsistent this season. He has done well in his last 2 starts but before that he has had a run of bad outings on the road, giving up 6 runs to the Chicago Cubs and then 7 to the New York Yankees.
Greinke is 0-1 with a 7.50ERA in 3 career starts against Arizona. On the road, Greinke owns a 6.19ERA that does not encourage me to give Milwaukee a second look.
TEAM STATS
Milwaukee Brewers
Overall 53-46, Streak W2
Arizona Diamondbacks
Overall 52-46, Streak L2
BETTING VERDICT
I'm going to go with the Diamondbacks to avoid the sweep.
The Pick :
Arizona Diamondbacks
BEST BETTING TIP :
Take the Arizona Diamondbacks to win @ 1.93 (Pinnacle)
