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4-Unit Play: Take 905 Brewers -105 over Reds (7:10 p.m., Friday, June 29)
I'm backing the Brewers on Friday with Anderson over Romano. Milwaukee improved to 23-16 on the road with a come-from-behind 6-4 win over the Reds on Thursday featuring a three-run homer by Eric Thames, who has hit 13 home runs in 20 games against Cincinnati dating to last season. The Brewers have now won six straight against the Reds, who are 17-24 at home. Milwaukee has won 16 of its last 22 road games versus teams with losing records and the Brewers have won the last four meetings at Great American Ball Park. Sal Romano has lost his last four starts against Milwaukee and he is 4-7 with a 5.40 ERA on the season and he allowed five runs on eight hits in five innings his last outing against the Cubs. Chase Anderson comes off a start against St. Louis when he gave up a run on two hits in five innings. Anderson has done his best work on the road this year with a 3.12 ERA and .192 opponent batting average. Milwaukee is in first place in the NL Central and 12 1/2 games ahead of last-place Cincinnati. I'm backing the Brewers on Friday. Thanks & GL! Scott Spreitzer.
4-Unit Play: Take 929 Twins +105 over Cubs (5:05 p.m., Friday, June 29)
I'm backing the Twins over the Cubs with Berrios & Montgomery, the scheduled starters. The Cubs have truly struggled at the plate this season when facing right-handed starters at Wrigley. In fact, they're averaging just 3.36 rpg in this spot. I doubt they get healthy against Jose Berrios, who has allowed 2 earned runs or less in seven of his last eight starts. Berrios enters with a 1.19 WHIP on the road this season. Mike Montgomery makes his 7th start of the season today and while his last two home outings have gone well, he has not performed well at Wrigley overall. Chicago has lost five in a row against teams with a losing record, while the Twins have won 16 of 22 against NL teams and 14 of their last 20 IL games against southpaw starters. And by now, most already know the Cubs have struggled at home this season following road trips of at least six games, winless in this spot in 2018. I'm backing the Twins on Friday. Thanks & GL! Scott Spreitzer.
2-Unit Play: Take 908 Cardinals -150 over Braves (8:15 p.m., Friday, June 29)
I'm backing the St. Louis Cardinals with Mikolas over Teheran. St. Louis has won five of the last six meetings with the Braves, who have lost five of their last seven games, four of which came against last-place teams in the Orioles and Reds. The Cardinals have won four of their last five and they have won seven of Miles Mikolas' last 10 starts. Mikolas is 8-2 with a 2.69 ERA and he has walked only 12 batters in 97 innings. He comes off a 3-2 win at Milwaukee while allowing only two runs on three hits in 6 2/3 innings. Julio Teheran has been inconsistent and he was clobbered by the Orioles on Saturday giving up seven runs in 4 2/3 innings. Atlanta has lost four of his last five starts and Teheran has a 6.75 ERA in June. The Braves are 2-8 in Teheran's last 10 starts versus NL Central teams while the Cardinals have won 13 of their last 19 home games against teams with winning records. I'm backing the Cardinals on Friday. Thanks & GL! Scott Spreitzer.
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