Courtesy of OddsShark.com:

The Milwaukee Brewers will be fighting to snap a losing streak on Friday when they take on the Philadelphia Phillies at Citizens Bank Park.

The Brewers will give the ball to starter Chris Capuano in this one. Lefthander Capuano is 1-1 this season with a 7.71 ERA.

It’ll be Cole Hamels toeing the rubber for the Phillies in this contest. Lefthander Hamels is 8-10 with a 3.31 ERA so far this season.

Oddsmakers currently have the Phillies listed as 270-moneyline favorites versus the Brewers, while the game’s total has not yet been posted.

The Brewers were beat 6-1 by the Reds last time out, as +150 underdogs. The teams played UNDER the posted over/under (9.5) set by sportsbooks.

Todd Coffey surrendered three runs in one inning of relief in the Brewers loss.

Chase Utley belted a grand slam homer and drove in six runs as the Phillies held on for a 12-11 win over the Rockies on Thursday. The Phillies won that contest as +105 underdogs, while the 23 runs sailed OVER the posted over/under (9) set by sportsbooks.

Antonio Bastardo tossed one inning of relief to earn the win for the Phillies, and Brad Lidge notched his 19^th save.

Current streak:
Milwaukee has lost 3 straight games.
Philadelphia has won 3 straight games.

Team records:
Milwaukee: 62-71 SU
Philadelphia: 76-58 SU

Milwaukee most recently:
When playing on Friday are 7-3
Before playing Philadelphia are 5-5
After playing Cincinnati are 1-9
After a loss are 4-6

Philadelphia most recently:
When playing on Friday are 7-3
Before playing Milwaukee are 5-5
After playing Colorado are 8-2
After a win are 6-4

A few trends to consider:
The total has gone OVER in 6 of Milwaukee’s last 7 games when playing Philadelphia
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Milwaukee’s last 6 games when playing on the road against Philadelphia
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Milwaukee’s last 5 games on the road
Milwaukee is 2-4 SU in its last 6 games on the road
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Philadelphia’s last 5 games at home
Philadelphia is 6-1 SU in its last 7 games
The total has gone OVER in 6 of Philadelphia’s last 7 games when playing Milwaukee
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Philadelphia’s last 6 games when playing at home against Milwaukee

Next up:
Philadelphia home to Milwaukee, Saturday, September 4

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