Philadelphia will try to be nasty hosts on Wednesday when the Milwaukee Brewers pay a visit to Citizens Bank Park.

For the Phillies, Cliff Lee gets the ball, charged with keeping the Brewers hitters off the base paths. He'll face Chris Narveson, 1-0 on the year.



View Milwaukee vs Philadelphia Odds and Stats.

Betting Line:
The Brewers were listed as +-198 underdogs on the baseball moneyline at many online sportsbooks. The total was set at 7.5 before betting started earlier on Monday.



How They Match Up:
When it comes to getting on base, the visiting Brewers rank No. 9 in the National League at 8.8 hits per game. That compares with Philadelphia’s No. 4 ranking in that category.

Milwaukee brings the National League's No. 4-rated defense to this matchup, facing the Phillies' league No. 5-ranked defense.

In their last action, Milwaukee was a 9-0 Sportsbook on the road against the Phillies. Bettors on Milwaukee at +185 on the moneyline collected their winnings from that game, while the total score (9) sent OVER bettors home happy as well. Randy Wolf silenced the Phillies bats in a 9-0 victory last time out versus Philadelphia at Citizens Bank Park.




Milwaukee Brewers Trends:
When playing on Wednesday are 5-5
Before playing Houston are 4-6
After playing Philadelphia are 3-7
After a win are 7-3

Philadelphia Phillies Trends:
When playing on Wednesday are 6-4
Before playing San Diego are 6-4
After playing Milwaukee are 5-5
After a loss are 8-2

A few Brewers at Phillies trends to consider:
The total has gone OVER in 9 of Milwaukee's last 12 games when playing Philadelphia
Milwaukee is 5-2 SU in its last 7 games when playing on the road against Philadelphia
Milwaukee is 9-4 SU in its last 13 games
Milwaukee is 4-8 SU in its last 12 games on the road
The total has gone OVER in 9 of Philadelphia's last 12 games when playing Milwaukee
The total has gone OVER in 7 of Philadelphia's last 10 games at home
Philadelphia is 13-6 SU in its last 19 games when playing at home against Milwaukee
Philadelphia is 17-8 SU in its last 25 games at home


Next up:
Milwaukee home to Houston, Friday, April 22
Philadelphia at San Diego, Thursday, April 21