The Pittsburgh Pirates open a three-game series on the road Monday versus the Milwaukee Brewers. Pittsburgh dropped to 47-79 following its 6-0 loss on Saturday to the Philadelphia Phillies. The Pirates have lost each of the first two games of their series with Philadelphia and have dropped seven straight overall. Pittsburgh is last in the National League Central, 25 .5 games behind the first-place St Louis Cardinals.
Center fielder Bryan Reynolds is batting .251 with 21 home runs, 48 RBIs, 102 hits and an on-base percentage of .332 lead Pittsburgh in each category. Jack Suwinski is second in the home runs with 14. On Monday, the Pittsburgh Pirates will send JT Brubaker to the mound. The right-hander is 3-11 with a 4.39 ERA, 132 Ks and 47 BBs.
Milwaukee improved to 66-59 following its 7-0 victory on Saturday over the Chicago Cubs. Christian Yelich had four hits in five official at-bats including a three-run homer, while Brandon Woodruff pitched six solid innings. The victory snapped a three-game losing streak for the Brewers. Milwaukee is second in the National League Central, six games behind the first-place St Louis Cardinals.
Christian Yelich is batting .260 to lead Milwaukee and the left fielder has team highs in hits with 117 and on-base percentage at .361. First baseman Rowdy Tellez is the leader in home runs with 27 and RBIs with 75. On Monday, the Milwaukee Brewers will send Corbin Burnes to the mound. The right-hander is 9-6 with a 2.84 ERA, 190 Ks and 42 BBs. Look for all of our MLB picks here.
Recent Betting Trends
- Pittsburgh is 23-51 in its last 74
- The OVER has cashed in 12 of the Pirates last 17
- Milwaukee is 2-5 in its last 7
- The OVER has cashed in 5 of the Brewers last 8
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