The Brewers have cooled off a bit, but the Padres haven't had as much punch at the plate as you'd expect. The road side could still have the edge here, and our MLB picks see value in backing them Thursday night.
have since come back to Earth. They have lost three of their last five, scoring just three runs across those three losses. Granted, they scored 13 runs across the two wins during that time, but that massive disparity and lack of offensive consistency is a theme all too common for Brewers fans.Nick Martinez
, who has struggled through his first two starts. He’s already allowed eight earned runs in just under 12 innings of work and has struggled to keep the bases clean . And this comes after last season, in which he pitched to a career-best 3.46 ERA and 1.29 WHIP in his first year with San Diego. As for tonight, it’s a relatively fresh matchup. The current Brewers roster has accumulated just 15 combined plate appearances against Martinez and the only notable performance isOn the flip side, the Brewers haven’t named a starter for Thursday's contest as of 2:30 pm ET. Whoever ends up taking the mount and/or shouldering the bulk of tonight's work may have their work cut out for them, given San Diego's struggles thus far.
And assuming the Brewers lean on a heavy complement of relief arms tonight, that element of the matchup also works against the Padres, given that Milwaukee's relief ERA of 1.37 leads the majors. The Padres have a league-average bullpen, but Martinez has been able to go 100+ pitches in each of his first two outings and the pen may play a smaller-than-usual role tonight.
Given the lack of uncertainty with who will take the mound for the Brewers combined with the struggles coming from Martinez and the Padres' offense, it’s best as of now to just side with the plus-money proposition.
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