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The Milwaukee Brewers and the Chicago Cubs will meet on the field at Wrigley Field on Friday in a battle of division rivals.
The Brewers will give the ball to starter Jeff Suppan in this one. Righthander Suppan is 5-6 this season with a 4.86 ERA.
The Cubs will counter Suppan with ace Carlos Zambrano. Righthander Zambrano has a 3.69 ERA to go along with a 4-3 record this season.
Oddsmakers currently have the Cubs listed as 170-moneyline favorites versus the Brewers, while the game’s total has not yet been posted.
Derrek Lee belted two home runs, including a grand slam with seven RBIs to lead the Cubs past the Brewers 9-5 on Thursday, as -155 favorites. That game’s 14 runs sailed OVER the posted over/under (9).
Ryan Dempster evened his record at 5-5 on the season, allowing eight hits and four runs over 6 2-3 innings in the win.
Mike Cameron had three hits, including a two-run homer for the Brewers, who were +135 underdogs. Seth McClung gave up seven runs over 3 1-3 innings in the loss.
Current streak:
Milwaukee has lost 2 straight games.
Chicago has won 2 straight games.
Team records:
Milwaukee: 42-37 SU
Chicago: 38-38 SU
Milwaukee most recently:
When playing on Friday are 4-6
Before playing Chi Cubs are 5-5
After playing Chi Cubs are 3-7
After a loss are 5-5

Chicago most recently:
When playing on Friday are 6-4
Before playing Milwaukee are 5-5
After playing Milwaukee are 6-4
After a win are 5-5

A few trends to consider:
Milwaukee is 2-4 SU in their last 6 games when playing on the road against Chi Cubs
Milwaukee is 2-4 SU in their last 6 games when playing Chi Cubs
Milwaukee is 1-4 SU in its last 5 games on the road
Chi Cubs are 5-0 SU in their last 5 games at home
Chi Cubs are 4-2 SU in their last 6 games when playing at home against Milwaukee
Chi Cubs are 4-2 SU in their last 6 games when playing Milwaukee
Next up:
Chi Cubs home to Milwaukee, Saturday, July 4

 

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