The New York Mets and the Milwaukee Brewers will both
be gunning for a victory on Monday when they meet at
Miller Park.
Ace lefthander Johan Santana will take the mound for
the Mets to start this game. Santana is 12-7 this
season with a 2.70 ERA.
It'll be ace Ben Sheets toeing the rubber for the
Brewers in this contest. Righthander Sheets is 12-7
with a 3.05 ERA so far this season.
NewBodog oddsmakers currently have the Mets listed as
120-moneyline favorites versus the Brewers, while the
game's total has not yet been posted.
The Mets padded an early lead with three runs in the
seventh inning, en route to a 6-2 win over the Marlins
on Sunday. The Mets won that game as -115 favorites,
while the eight runs went UNDER the posted over\/under
(9.5).
David Wright went 3-for-5 at the plate with a solo
home run for the Mets. Pedro Martinez tossed six
innings for the win, giving up two runs off seven
hits.
C.C. Sabathia tossed a complete-game one-hitter as the
Brewers completed a three-game sweep with a 7-0
victory over the Pirates on Sunday , as -270
favorites. The seven runs went UNDER the posted
over\/under (7.5).
Bill Hall had two hits and drove in two runs to lift
the Brewers at the plate. Sabathia whiffed 11 batters
and improved to 9-0.
Current streak:
Milwaukee has won 3 straight games.
Team records:
New York: 76-61 SU
Milwaukee: 80-56 SU
New York most recently:
When playing on Monday are 5-5
Before playing Milwaukee are 7-3
After playing Florida are 5-5
After a win are 6-4<\/p>\n
Milwaukee most recently:
When playing on Monday are 8-2
Before playing NY Mets are 4-6
After playing Pittsburgh are 7-3
After a win are 6-4
A few trends to consider:
The total has gone OVER in 11 of NY Mets's last 13
games when playing on the road against Milwaukee
The total has gone OVER in 4 of NY Mets's last 5 games
when playing Milwaukee
NY Mets are 9-3 SU in its last 12 games on the road
NY Mets are 14-5 SU in its last 19 games
Milwaukee is 9-1 SU in its last 10 games at home
Milwaukee is 8-1 SU in its last 9 games
The total has gone OVER in 11 of Milwaukee's last 13
games when playing at home against NY Mets
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Milwaukee's last 5
games when playing NY Mets
Next up:
Milwaukee home to NY Mets, Tuesday, September 2<\/p>\n