MLB Betting Lines – Free Pick: Brewers are 10-1 in Peralta's last 11 Home Starts

We got slaughtered yesterday after a few nice days, going 0-2.  Gambling911.com is 15-12 with its August Baseball picks.  Let’s try to rebound today.  Picks appear below the day’s top trends.

Pitching

San Francisco’s Tim Lincecum is 1-5 when starting against Washington with an ERA of 6.08 and a WHIP of 1.590.

Washington's Jordan Zimmerman is 4-2 when starting against San Francisco with an ERA of 2.89 and a WHIP of 1.168.

St. Louis' Adam Wainwright is 5-2 when starting against Philadelphia with an ERA of 2.65 and a WHIP of 1.162.  The Phillies David Buchanan is 1-0 when starting against ST LOUIS with an ERA of 1.17 and a WHIP of 0.652.

The Brewers Wily Peralta is 11-2 in home games when playing against a team with a winning record over the last 2 seasons and is 2-0 when starting against Pittsburgh with an ERA of 2.25 and a WHIP of 1.100.

The Angels CJ WIlson is 10-4 when starting against Oakland with an ERA of 2.80 and a WHIP of 1.175.

Team

Milwaukee is 10-4 vs. Pittsburgh this season.

Atlanta is 5-0 vs. Cincinnati this season.

Free Pick

*1 - Milwaukee -130 at Bookmaker vs. Pittsburgh – Though the Pirates beat Milwaukee yesterday, the Brewers are 7-3 in the series over the last 10 and 10-4 for the season.  Pittsburgh are 2-7 in their last 9 starts.

The Brewers RH Wily Peralta (15-7, 3.27) has won six of his last seven starts and given up just eight earned runs during the stretch.  He looks to become the first MLB 16-game winner today. He is 2-0 with a 2.25 ERA in three career starts against Pittsburgh including an early season victory.

The Pirates RH Edinson Volquez (10-7, 3.58 ERA) gave up four runs in his last outing but only two runs over the previous 13 innings he pitched against Miami and Detroit.

Volquez is 6-4 with a 4.57 ERA in 15 career starts against Milwaukee.  Milwaukee CF Carlos Gomez is 7-for-24 with three homers against Volquez, while 2B Rickie Weeks is 7-for-19 with two homers.

The Pirates are 1-6 in their last 7 games vs. a right-handed starter while the Brewers are 10-1 in Peralta's last 11 home starts vs. a team with a winning record.

- Dan Shapiro, Gambling911.com