The Chicago Cubs and Milwaukee Brewers – the two teams that fought it out for the National League Central crown last season – will meet up for a three-game weekend series in Milwaukee this weekend.
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The sportsbook odds on both teams will be fairly even as both teams are in the middle of the pack in the Central.
On Friday night, the Cubs are sure to be the underdog in the sportsbook as Randy Wells will make his first career Major League start. Wells will be making his debut because Carlos Zambrano is on the 15-day disabled list with a hamstring injury.
The 26-year-old right-hander was 3-0 with 2.77 ERA at Class-AAA Iowa with 21 strikeouts in 26 innings and he’ll get his first chance to translate those numbers over to the Majors on Friday.
He’ll face off with Dave Bush, who has been so-so this year. Bush is 1-0 with a 4.36 ERA but his numbers are inflated because of one bad relief inning.
As a starter, Bush has an ERA of 3.94 in five starts this year. One concern is that he’s allowed six home runs in just 33 innings pitched this year.
Saturday’s pitching matchup will be a little more entertaining as Ryan Dempster will be on the mound against Yovani Gallardo.
While Dempster has struggled to find his dominant form of 2008, Gallardo has been nearly untouchable in his most recent s
tarts. Sportsbook odds makers should have the Brewers favored again given Gallardo’s recent hot stretch.
Gallardo has given up just five earned runs in his last 30 innings pitched. In that span, he’s struck out 30 batters and walked just six.
On Sunday, the Sunday matchup will pit Sean Marshall against Jeff Suppan, which sportsbook odds makers will likely expect to be a high-scoring affair.
The two starters ERA’s combine for 9.83. Suppan has already faced the Cubs once this season and was rocked for five earned runs in 3.2 innings pitched. Interestingly enough in that start, Suppan allowed just two hits but gave up six walks, which led to the throttling. Meanwhile, Marshall pitched in five games against the Brewers as a reliever last season and they batted .364 against him.
Don’t be surprised if Sunday’s contest goes over the set total.
