The Chicago Cubs and the Milwaukee Brewers will both be gunning for a victory on Friday when they meet at Miller Park.
Rich Harden will be the starting pitcher for the Cubs on this day. Righthander Harden is 0-0 this season with a 0.00 ERA.
Starting this game for the Brewers will be Braden Looper. The righthander has a 0.00 ERA to go along with a 0-0 record this season.
Oddsmakers currently have the Cubs listed as 160-moneyline favorites versus the Brewers, while the game's total has not yet been posted.
Aramis Ramirez drove in four runs on Wednesday, as the Cubs cruised past the Astros 11-6. The Cubs won the game as -130 favorites, and the 17 runs sailed OVER the night's posted over\/under (9).
Mike Fontenot belted a three-run homer and drove in four runs for the Cubs. Ted Lilly surrendered five runs off eight hits over five innings in earning the victory.
The Brewers were defeated 7-1 by the Giants in the rubber match on Thursday, as +105 underdogs. The eight runs made it OVER the posted over\/under (7.5).
Jason Kendall drove in the only run for the Brewers. Manny Parra gave up five runs off six hits over 4 1-3 innings in the loss.
Team records:
Chicago: 2-1 SU
Milwaukee: 1-2 SU
Chicago most recently:
When playing on Friday are 7-3
Before playing Milwaukee are 7-3
After playing Houston are 6-4
After a win are 4-6<\/p>\n
Milwaukee most recently:
When playing on Friday are 6-4
Before playing Chi Cubs are 3-7
After playing San Francisco are 7-3
After a loss are 5-5
A few trends to consider:
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Chi Cubs's last 5 games on the road
Chi Cubs are 6-2 SU in their last 8 games when playing on the road against Milwaukee
The total has gone OVER in 11 of Chi Cubs's last 15 games when playing on the road against Milwaukee
The total has gone OVER in 7 of Chi Cubs's last 10 games when playing Milwaukee
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Milwaukee's last 7 games at home
Milwaukee is 7-2 SU in its last 9 games at home
The total has gone OVER in 11 of Milwaukee's last 15 games when playing at home against Chi Cubs
The total has gone OVER in 7 of Milwaukee's last 10 games when playing Chi Cubs
Next up:
Milwaukee home to Chi Cubs, Saturday, April 11<\/p>\n