The Milwaukee Brewers host the Chicago Cubs tonight, Tuesday July 26th, as the Cubs look for their fourth straight win. The Cubs lead the Brewers 4-3 SU in their last seven meetings. MLB oddsmakers have the Brewers as -150 moneyline home favorites over the Cubs (+120) with the over/under set at 8.5 runs. Be sure to get your Chicago Cubs vs Milwaukee Brewers prediction in now.
Cubs (42-60, 17-29 V) have won five of their last ten games and lost five of their last seven their last trip away from home. The Cubs are riding their first three-game winning streak of the season — thanks to a weekend sweep of the hapless Astros. Chicago became the final team in the majors to win three in a row when Jeff Baker drove in Marlon Byrd with a pinch-hit single in the bottom of the 10th inning of Sunday's 5-4 victory. Marlon Byrd, who had four hits Sunday, is batting .388 with three homers, eight doubles and eight RBIs in 17 games against the Brewers since the start of last season. He is 4 for 9 with four doubles against scheduled Milwaukee starter Chris Narveson (6-6, 4.45), who has posted a 2.50 ERA while winning his last three starts against the Cubs.
Left-hander Ryan Dempster (7-7, 5.00) will try to bounce back after being roughed up for six runs and seven hits in three innings of Wednesday's 9-1 loss to Philadelphia. The right-hander had been 3-1 with a 1.99 ERA in his previous seven outings. Dempster is 3-0 with a 0.82 ERA in his last five outings against Milwaukee. Since joining the Cubs' starting rotation in 2008, Dempster is 11-1 with a 2.52 ERA in 15 outings in this series.
Brewers (54-49, 33-14 H) have won five of their last ten games and won four of seven the last series at home. The Brewers are opening a stretch of 18 straight games against division rivals that could create some separation atop the cluttered Central. After this series, the Brewers begin a three-game set against major league-worst Houston, the only team in the NL with a worse record than the Cubs. The Brewers suffered a 2-1 loss to NL West-leading San Francisco on Sunday. They’ve totaled three runs and gone 3 for 17 (.176) with runners in scoring position in their last three defeats. Although Milwaukee is scuffling overall, Ryan Braun is locked in at the plate. The four-time All-Star is batting .421 with four homers in his last five games, and is hitting .360 with two homers, three doubles and six RBIs in his last six games against the Cubs. Fellow All-Star slugger Prince Fielder could also be coming out of his slump, with two hits Sunday after going 2 for 27 in his previous seven games. He is batting .381 with two home runs and eight RBIs in seven games against Chicago this year. Neither Braun nor Fielder has had much success against Dempster combining to hit .215 (17 for 79) with four homers and 18 strikeouts..
Milwaukee starter Chris Narveson (6-6, 4.45) allowed four hits and walked none in seven shutout innings of Milwaukee's 5-2, 10-inning victory over Arizona on Wednesday. Since being tagged for seven runs in 4 2/3 innings against Minnesota on July 2, Narveson is 1-1 with a 2.37 ERA in his three starts.
Recent Trends to Consider:
Brewers are 4-0 in Narvesons last 4 starts vs. Cubs.
Cubs are 7-1 in Dempsters last 8 starts vs. Brewers.
Over is 4-1 in the last 5 meetings.
Over is 3-1-1 in Dempsters last 5 road starts vs. Brewers.
Over is 9-4-2 in Dempsters last 15 starts vs. Brewers.
Chicago Cubs vs Milwaukee Brewers
When: Tuesday July 26th@8:10 PM ET
Pick: Brewers -150
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The Bottom Line: Brewers all the way against a bad Cubs club. Be sure to get your Chicago Cubs vs Milwaukee Brewers prediction in now.
