Posts Tagged ‘NL Wild Card’

MLB baseball picks - Milwaukee Brewers vs Houston Astros 8/20/08 prediction and pick

Wednesday, August 20th, 2008

The Houston Astros (64-62) will face the Milwaukee Brewers (72-55) this afternoon. Houston is currently 13.5 games behind the Chicago Cubs in the NL Central. Milwaukee is 6 games back of the Cubs, but they are the current NL Wild Card holders, with a 2.5 game lead over St. Louis. Houston is 7.5 games behind Milwaukee in the Wild Card. Game time is scheduled for 2:05 PM Eastern in Milwuakee, Wisconsin.

Consider these criteria when determining a pick between the Astros and the Brewers:

- Wandy Rodriguez (7-5, 4.15) will start for Houston

- Manny Parra (9-6, 4.12) will start for Milwaukee

- Parra is 2-2 against Houston in 4 career starts, all from this season

- Parra has a 5.91 ERA against Houston this season

- Houston is 14-5 in the month of August

- Rodriguez is 1-2 with an 8.68 ERA in his last four starts

- This is the final matchup between these two NL Central teams, both teams have won 7 games versus each other

- Houston is 30-34 on the road

- Milwaukee is 37-24 at home

- Houston is 7-3 in its last 10 games

- Milwaukee is 6-4 in its last 10 games

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MLB baseball picks - Los Angeles Dodgers vs Milwaukee Brewers 8/15/08 prediction and pick

Friday, August 15th, 2008

The Milwaukee Brewers (70-52) will face the Los Angeles Dodgers (62-59) tonight in a game that both teams need a win in.  Milwaukee is 4.5 games behind Chicago in the NL Central and they need to keep winning to remain with the Cubs. The Brewers are 3 games ahead of St. Louis in the NL Wild Card. Los Angeles is tied atop the NL West with the Arizona Diamondbacks. Game time is scheduled for 10:40 PM Eastern at Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles, California.

Consider these criteria when determining a pick between the Brewers and the Dodgers:

- Manny Parra (9-5, 4.02) will start for the Brewers

- Chad Billingsley (11-9, 3.07) takes the mound for the Dodgers

- Los Angeles is on a six game home winning streak

- Before losing on Thursday, Milwaukee had an eight game winning streak

- The Brewers are 13-3 on the road since the All Star break

- The Dodgers just completed a four game sweep of Philadelphia

- The Brewers are 34-29 on the road this season

- Los Angeles is 36-27 at home this season

- Milwaukee is 8-2 in its last 10 games

- Los Angeles is 6-4 in its last 10 games

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MLB baseball picks - Florida Marlins vs St. Louis Cardinals 8/14/08 prediction and pick

Friday, August 15th, 2008

The St. Louis Cardinals (67-56) are scheduled to take on the Florida Marlins (63-58) tonight. The Cardinals lead the four game series 2-1 heading into the last meeting between the two tonight. St. Louis is 7.5 games behind Chicago in the NL Central, and 3.5 behind Milwaukee in the NL Wild Card.  Florida is 1.5 games behind New York and Philadelphia in the NL East. Game time is scheduled for 7:10 PM Eastern at Dolphin Stadium in Florida.

Consider these criteria when determining a pick between the Cardinals and the Marlins:

-Todd Wellemeyer (9-4, 4.01) starts for St. Louis

-Scott Olsen (6-7, 4.04) will pitch for Florida

-Olsen is 1-3 with a 5.20 ERA in his last five starts

-St. Louis is 34-28 on the road

-Florida is 34-28 at home

-St. Louis is 5-5 in its last 10 games

-Florida is 4-6 in its last 10 games

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