Milwaukee Brewers vs San Francisco Giants Free MLB Pick and Prediction, 8–23–2017

Free MLB Pick by Tim Harris of Oddsboard.com

Milwaukee Brewers vs San Francisco Giants

Wednesday, August 23rd, 3:45 pm EST
MLB ML Prediction and Odds
MLB Odds: Giants -120, 9

Milwaukee Brewers

(66–61)

The Milwaukee Brewers and San Francisco Giants square off in the rubber match of a 3 game set. The Giants took Game 1, 2–0. On Tuesday, the Brewers scored twice in the seventh inning on the way to a narrow 4–3 victory.

Taking the hill for the Brewers will be Matt Garza (6–7, 4.81 ERA). Garza is 1–2 with a 12.46 ERA in his last three starts and 1–5 with a 6.38 ERA in eight starts on the road.

Milwaukee is 10–1 in Garza’s last 11 starts during game 3 of a series and 7–2 their last 9 games overall. The Brewers are 2.5 games behind the Chicago Cubs in the NL Central and they are 3.0 games behind the Rockies for the 2nd spot in the NL Wildcard.

Brewers Betting Trends

• Brewers are 7–3 in their last 10 games vs. a left-handed starter
• Brewers are 1–4 in Garza’s last 5 road starts vs. a team with a losing record

San Francisco Giants

(51–77)

Opposing Matt Garza will be Matt Moore (4–12, 5.54 ERA), 1–1 with a 3.98 ERA in his last three starts and 3–8 with a 4.61 ERA in 13 starts here at home.

The Giants have been a very poor offensive team so far as they come in ranked 28th in the league in scoring, putting up just 4.04 RPG, while also ranking 21st in hitting at .249 and 30th in homers with 99.

Buster Posey continues to play like Buster Posey. Posey enters this game batting .320 with 12 home runs and 53 RBI’s. The All-Star catcher has been the lone bright spot on this Giants team that is playing for 2018.

Giants Betting Trends

• Giants are 11–4 in their last 15 home games vs. a team with a winning record
• Giants are 11–4 in their last 15 home games vs. a team with a winning record
• Giants are 0–8 in Moores’ last 8 starts vs. a team with a winning record

Brewers vs Giants Total Pick

There is a big difference between these two teams: the Brewers are still playing for an NL Central title, which is within reach — while the Giants are looking forward to improving their golf games in the off season. I’m not sold on either starting pitcher in this matchup but if the Brewers are a legit playoff team, they will find a way to win these games. At one time Garza was a trade chip for playoff teams and it’s time he starts to adjust his mentality as if he’s pitching in the playoffs. Expect the Brewers to find a way to win tonight’s matchup.

Free MLB Pick: Milwaukee Brewers +100