The Milwaukee Brewers (88-55) have a 2-0 series lead and will go for a sweep of the Pittsburgh Pirates (64-79) on Sunday at PNC Park. The Brewers are favored (-154) against the underdog Pirates (+128) in the matchup, which starts at 1:35 p.m. ET. Milwaukee’s Jacob Misiorowski gets the start against Pittsburgh’s Bubba Chandler.

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Brewers vs. Pirates betting lines

• Favorite: Brewers (-154)
• Underdog: Pirates (+128)
• Over/under: 8

Brewers betting info, hitting leaders, & pitching

Brewers betting info

• The Brewers have won 52 of the 80 games they were listed as the moneyline favorite this season (65%).
• When it has played as moneyline favorites with odds of -154 or shorter, Milwaukee has a 20-8 record (winning 71.4% of its games).
• Based on this matchup’s moneyline, the Brewers’ implied win probability is 60.6%.
• In the 143 games in which bookmakers have set an over/under for Milwaukee, it has combined with opponents to go over the total 67 times (67-70-6).
• The Brewers have an 82-61-0 record against the spread this season (covering 57.3% of the time).

Brewers hitting info

• William Contreras is hitting .263 with 26 doubles, 17 home runs and 77 walks.
• In MLB, Contreras ranks 94th in homers and 64th in RBI.
• Contreras heads into this game on a six-game hitting streak. During his last 10 games he is batting .293 with two doubles, two home runs, three walks and four RBIs.
• Brice Turang has 25 doubles, two triples, 17 home runs and 54 walks while hitting .291.
• Turang ranks 94th in home runs among batters in baseball and 57th in RBI.
• Turang takes a two-game hitting streak into this matchup. In his last five games he is hitting .438 with a double, a triple, a home run, three walks and three RBIs.
• Christian Yelich paces the Brewers with 27 home runs and 92 runs batted in.
• Jackson Chourio is hitting .275 with 31 doubles, four triples, 19 home runs and 24 walks.

Brewers pitching rankings

• The 8.9 strikeouts per nine innings compiled by the Brewers pitching staff ranks sixth in the majors.
• Milwaukee’s 3.61 team ERA ranks second among all MLB pitching staffs.
• Brewers pitchers combine for the No. 7 WHIP in the majors (1.234).
• Brewers pitchers combine to allow the fifth-fewest home runs in baseball (148 total, 1.0 per game).
• In its 4-1 win last time out, Milwaukee struck out 10 Pirates batters while allowing five hits.

Pirates betting info, hitting leaders, & pitching

Pirates betting info

• The Pirates have been underdogs in 101 games this season and won 43 (42.6%) of those contests.
• Pittsburgh is 18-33 this season when entering a game as the underdog by +128 or more on the moneyline.
• Sportsbooks have implied with the moneyline set for this matchup that the Pirates have a 43.9% chance to win.
• Pittsburgh and its opponents have hit the over in 59 of its 142 games with a total this season.
• The Pirates are 77-65-0 against the spread this season.

Pirates hitting info

• Bryan Reynolds leads Pittsburgh in runs batted in with 70 while batting .247, which is also best on the team.
• Among all batters in the big leagues, Reynolds ranks 118th in home runs and 59th in RBI.
• Oneil Cruz is slugging .388 this season, with a team-best 19 homers while driving in 56 runs.
• Cruz ranks 70th overall in homers and 110th in RBI this season.
• Andrew McCutchen has 103 hits this season and a slash line of .243/.339/.384.
• Tommy Pham is batting .261 with an OBP of .334 and a slugging percentage of .384 this season.

Pirates pitching rankings

• The Pirates strike out 8.1 batters per nine innings as a pitching staff, 21st in MLB.
• Pittsburgh pitchers have a combined ERA of 3.87 ERA this year, ninth-best in baseball.
• Pirates pitchers have a 1.219 WHIP this season, fifth-best in the majors.
• With just 137 homers allowed, the Pirates rank third in the league at preventing long balls.
• Last time out, Pittsburgh fell to the Brewers 4-1. Its pitchers compiled eight strikeouts and eight hits allowed.