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The Gold Sheet

The Gold Sheet

(903) Milwaukee Brewers at (904) Chicago Cubs

Event:
(903) Milwaukee Brewers at (904) Chicago Cubs
Sport/League:
MLB
Date/Time:
May 5, 2024 2PM EDT
Play Rating:
3%
Odds:
-118
Play:
3% – Milwaukee Brewers -118 F Peralta (RHP) Must Start
Result:
Loss
Analysis

Milwaukee is 6-0 in Freddy Peralta's starts this year, and we can back them at -120 against a Cubs' team that is missing Seiya Suzuki and Cody Bellinger? You don't have to twist our arm. Chicago's current roster is hitting .129 in 79 plate appearances against Peralta with a 34.2-percent strikeout rate and a .213 weighted on-base average. Peralta hasn't allowed more than five hits in any of his six starts this season. In his last start against the Rays, Peralta allowed one hit with no walks in 5.1 innings. Chicago's Javier Assad has been fantastic this season, but there certainly has to be concerns with what's behind him. On Friday, Adbert Alzolay blew his fifth save of the young season (no one else has more than three), giving up three runs on four hits. On Saturday, the Cubs' bullpen gave up five runs on six hits with two walks in 3.0 innings. All eight runs that Milwaukee has scored in this series have come against the Cubs' bullpen. 

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