The Cincinnati Reds and the Milwaukee Brewers will meet on the field at Miller Park on Monday in a battle of division rivals.
The Reds will pin their hopes on the pitching of righthander Edison Volquez in this game. Volquez has a 0-1 record and a 8.31 ERA this season.
The Brewers will counter Volquez with ace Yovani Gallardo. Righthander Gallardo has a 2.70 ERA to go along with a 1-0 record this season.
Oddsmakers currently have the Brewers listed as 145-moneyline favorites versus the Reds, while the game's total has not yet been posted.
The Reds defeated Pittsburgh 2-0 as a -160 favorite on Sunday. The two runs scored fell UNDER the posted over\/under total (9).
Aaron Harang pitched a complete-game shutout with eight strikeouts for Cincinnati and Brandon Phillips hit a two-run home run in the win.
The Brewers lost to the Cubs 8-5 as a +125 underdog on Sunday. The 13 runs scored went OVER the posted over\/under total (9).
Rickie Weeks was 3-5 with a solo home run and three runs scored for Milwaukee and J.J. Hardy had two RBI.
Current streak:
Milwaukee has lost 2 straight games.
Team records:
Cincinnati: 2-3 SU
Milwaukee: 2-4 SU
Cincinnati most recently:
When playing on Monday are 5-5
Before playing Milwaukee are 7-3
After playing Pittsburgh are 5-5
After a win are 5-5<\/p>\n
Milwaukee most recently:
When playing on Monday are 6-4
Before playing Cincinnati are 1-9
After playing Chi Cubs are 3-7
After a loss are 6-4
A few trends to consider:
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Cincinnati's last 5 games on the road
The total has gone OVER in 7 of Cincinnati's last 9 games
Cincinnati is 6-2 SU in its last 8 games when playing on the road against Milwaukee
The total has gone UNDER in 17 of Cincinnati's last 25 games on the road
Milwaukee is 8-4 SU in its last 12 games at home
Milwaukee is 2-4 SU in its last 6 games when playing Cincinnati
Milwaukee is 2-5 SU in its last 7 games
Milwaukee is 2-6 SU in its last 8 games when playing at home against Cincinnati
Next up:
Milwaukee home to Cincinnati, Tuesday, April 14<\/p>\n