The Milwaukee Brewers will take the field against the Pittsburgh Pirates (73-84) on Wednesday. The game begins at 6:40 p.m. ET on SportsNet PT, with the Brewers listed as -158 favorites on the moneyline.
Milwaukee’s Freddy Peralta gets the start, and he’ll go against Pittsburgh’s Luis Ortiz.
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Brewers and Pirates Betting Trends
The Brewers have been favored on the moneyline 90 total times this season. They’ve gone 53-37 in those games.
Milwaukee has gone 16-8 (winning 66.7% of its games) when it has played as moneyline favorites of -158 or shorter.
This season, the Pirates have been the underdog 95 times and won 39, or 41.1%, of those games.
Pittsburgh has a record of 11-21 in games where sportsbooks have it as underdogs of at least +134 on the moneyline.
The Brewers have had an over/under set by bookmakers 157 times, and have combined with opponents to go over the total in 80 of those games (80-67-10).
The Pirates and their opponents have gone over the total this season in 76 of their 157 opportunities.
Brewers Stats & Insights
The Brewers are the fifth-highest scoring team in the majors, averaging 4.8 runs per game (757 total).
Milwaukee is 17th in baseball with 174 total home runs.
The Brewers’ .249 batting average is eighth-best in the majors.
Milwaukee strikes out 9 times per game, the No. 20 mark in the majors.
The pitching staff for the Brewers has a collective 8.5 K/9, which ranks 18th in the majors.
Milwaukee’s 3.69 team ERA ranks fifth among all MLB pitching staffs.
Pirates Stats & Insights
The Pirates have scored the 23rd-most runs in the league this season with 644 (4.1 per game).
Pittsburgh’s 151 home runs rank 26th in MLB this season.
The Pirates have a team batting average of .236 this season, which ranks 23rd among MLB teams.
Pittsburgh ranks 27th in strikeouts per game (9.3) among MLB offenses.
The Pirates average the 18th-most strikeouts per nine innings (8.5) in the majors this season.
Pittsburgh pitchers have a combined ERA of 4.19 ERA this year, which ranks 20th in MLB.
Brewers Key Players to Watch
Peralta gets the start for the Brewers, his 32nd of the season. He is 11-8 with a 3.69 ERA and 193 strikeouts in 168 1/3 innings pitched.
William Contreras leads Milwaukee in batting average (.283) this season while adding 23 home runs and 92 RBI.
Willy Adames leads Milwaukee in home runs with 32 and runs batted in with 111.
Jackson Chourio has 140 hits this season and a slash line of .275/.329/.469.
Brice Turang is batting .252 with an OBP of .314 and a slugging percentage of .348 this season.
Pirates Key Players to Watch
Ortiz (6-6) will take the mound for the Pirates, his 15th start of the season.
Bryan Reynolds has put up a team-best batting average of .276, and paces the Pirates in home runs (22) and runs batted in (85).
Oneil Cruz is batting .266 with 34 doubles, three triples, 21 home runs and 48 walks.
Andrew McCutchen is batting .238 with 18 doubles, a triple, 20 home runs and 58 walks.
Isiah Kiner-Falefa is batting .272 with 17 doubles, four triples, eight home runs and 16 walks.
Brewers and Pirates Injuries
Brewers: Nick Mears: 15 Day IL (Forearm), Bryse Wilson: 15 Day IL (Oblique), Robert Gasser: 60 Day IL (Flexor), Brandon Woodruff: 60 Day IL (Elbow), Rob Zastryzny: 60 Day IL (Elbow), Wade Miley: 60 Day IL (Elbow), Oliver Dunn: 60 Day IL (Back), J.B. Bukauskas: 60 Day IL (Lat), Christian Yelich: 60 Day IL (Back)
Pirates: Ke’Bryan Hayes: 10 Day IL (Herniated disc), Henry Davis: 10 Day IL (Hand), Kyle Nicolas: 15 Day IL (Oblique ), Ben Heller: 60 Day IL (Shoulder), Marco Gonzales: 60 Day IL (Forearm), Daulton Jefferies: 60 Day IL (Elbow), Dauri Moreta: 60 Day IL (Elbow), Hunter Stratton: 60 Day IL (Patella), Johan Oviedo: 60 Day IL (Elbow), Endy Rodriguez: 60 Day IL (Elbow)
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