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Posted at 12:45 PM EST.

9:05 PM EST. Talk about two teams headed on different paths. The Brewers look to be making a go of it after making a splash in the trade market by picking up former Royals' third baseman Mike Moustakas and bolstering their bullpen with reliever Joakim Soria. There was a time when the Brew Crew were perennial sellers, but they are just 1½-games back of the Cubs in the NL Central. The Crew were already playing well and having a great time going to the ballpark and management has rewarded that effort.

Enter Jhoulys Chacin (RHP), who has been solid of late after winning his third straight decision on Monday. He allowed just one run on two hits and punched out a season-high nine batters over 5.2 frames against the Nationals. The 30-year-old is backed by a very good bullpen that just got a lot better with the addition of Soria. Chacin loves pitching against the Giants, as he has a lifetime ERA of 3.22 and he should consider making AT&T Park his second home. He’s 4-1 with an ERA of 2.02 over eight career starts. A rediscovery of his ground-ball stuff (51% over his last four games started) bodes well here too for Jhoulys, as this is a very pitcher-friendly park at night.

The Giants, on the other hand, have stumbled out of the break with three straight losses. That cold stretch can be traced way back, as San Francisco is batting just .226/.285/.324 (.608) over its last 19 games. The Giants have been rumored to be sellers, which has to be considered a disappointment for a locker room full of vets. The Giants are 6½-games back of the Dodgers (who just got Manny Machado) and the swim is even tougher than that, as they have both Arizona and Colorado in front of them. After a great run, it might be time to rebuild in the bay. The Giants players have to be looking around the room and wondering who’s going be there after the trade deadline.

Johnny Cueto (RHP) is one of those vets and his surface ERA of 2.76 is sure to get some looks from other teams and the Giants would be wise to get what they can before the wheels fall off the wagon. Cueto is hit/strand-removed from his 2.76 surface ERA to begin with, and the veteran right-hander goes into this home start against the Brewers in questionable form (5.34 xERA and a lot of barreled up contact over his last three starts). Cueto has an awful line against current Milwaukee batters and this Brewers’ team is at its best against righties. We get the better everything here.

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