Trace Adams
Tuesday's Selection ...
For Tuesday, Raise The Bar 1500♦ is the Milwaukee Brewers with Guerra over the Cincinnati Reds with DeSciafani. At 8:00 am eastern time, the Brewers are -120 in Vegas and offshore.
The Brewers could certainly use a winning streak, and they are showing some signs of playing better baseball in recent days, as Milwaukee hits Cincinnati with victories in 5 of their last 7 games. Included, is 2 wins in 3 games versus the Reds last week. The only one they lost? You got it, when tonight's starter Junior Guerra was on the hill, as Cincy dumped Milwaukee, 9-7 in that game on the 21st.
That happens to be the Reds only win in their last 7 games, as they enter play tonight with 5 straight losses, and they have also lost 9 of the last 12 games played between these division rivals.
Guerra has not won a decision since July 8th, but he is 2-1 in his 7 career appearances against Cincinnati, and will get his "redemption" shot at them tonight.
DeSciafani absorbed his first loss in over a month this last time out, and in his only start this season against Milwaukee he did not get a decision, but did allow 4 runs on 5 hits in his 6 plus innings back at the end of June.
Guerra must step up tonight, and the Brewers must take care of the cellar-dwellers in of the Central Division.
Take Milwaukee as the small road chalk.