If familiarity breeds contempt, there should be animosity aplenty on Sunday when the Houston Astros and the Milwaukee Brewers meet at Miller Park. The Astros will give the ball to starter Randy Wolf in this one. Lefthander Wolf is 6-10 this season with a 4.74 ERA. Starting this game for the Brewers will be Jeff Suppan. The righthander has a 4.65 ERA to go along with a 5-6 record this season. NewBodog oddsmakers currently have the Brewers listed as 165-moneyline favorites versus the Astros... Read Full Story
MILWAUKEE (AP) -- Although Manny Parra's bid to make the starting rotation appeared to be falling apart toward the end of spring training, the Milwaukee Brewers decided to give him a shot anyway. It looked like a wise move Saturday, as Parra earned his first major league victory with a breakout performance in Milwaukee's 5-4 win over the San Francisco Giants. Brewers manager Ned Yost said the team wrote off Parra's shaky performance near the end of exhibition play as a young player... Read Full Story
Johnny Cueto's swift rise from Single-A to the Cincinnati Reds' rotation took less than a year. After his first major league start, he didn't leave much room for improvement. Cueto can't hope for more than a duplicate of his dominating debut when the Reds begin their first road trip of the season against the Milwaukee Brewers on Tuesday. Oddsmakers from Sportsbook.com have made Milwaukee -105 money line favorites (MLB Odds) for tonight's game, the over/under has been set at 8.5 total runs... Read Full Story
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