Jake Mangum leads the Pittsburgh Pirates (47-47) into a matchup against the Milwaukee Brewers (59-34) a game after he collected four hits in a 10-5 loss to the Braves. The Pirates are moneyline favorites (-135) against the Brewers (+111) in this outing, which begins at 6:40 p.m. ET on Friday. Pittsburgh has Braxton Ashcraft starting, while Milwaukee will send out Brandon Sproat.

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Pirates vs. Brewers betting lines

• Favorite: Pirates (-135)
• Underdog: Brewers (+111)
• Over/under: 8

Pirates betting info, hitting leaders, & pitching

Pirates betting info

• The Pirates have won 57.7% of the games this season when they were the moneyline favorite (30-22).
• Pittsburgh has a 16-16 record (winning 50% of its games) when playing as moneyline favorites of -135 or shorter.
• Based on this matchup’s moneyline, the Pirates have an implied win probability of 57.4%.
• Pittsburgh has combined with opponents to hit the over on the total 54 times this season for a 54-37-3 record against the over/under.
• The Pirates have put together a 47-47-0 record ATS this season (covering 50% of the time).

Pirates hitting info

• Bryan Reynolds is batting .281 with 21 doubles, two triples, 14 home runs and 61 walks.
• Among all batters in MLB play, Reynolds’ home run total ranks 55th and his RBI tally ranks 23rd.
• Reynolds has safely hit in two straight games. During his last five outings he is batting .263 with two home runs, four walks and two RBIs.
• Brandon Lowe has hit 21 home runs with 64 runs batted in. Both lead his team.
• Lowe ranks 11th in home runs and eighth in RBI among MLB hitters this season.
• Ryan O’Hearn is hitting .289 with 12 doubles, 16 home runs and 25 walks.
• Nick Gonzales is batting .310 to lead his team.

Pirates pitching rankings

• The 9.2 strikeouts per nine innings compiled by the Pirates pitching staff ranks fourth in MLB.
• Pittsburgh’s 4.32 team ERA ranks 18th among all MLB pitching staffs.
• The Pirates average MLB’s 15th-ranked WHIP (1.314).
• Pirates pitchers combine to allow the 10th-fewest home runs in baseball (100 total, 1.1 per game).
• Pittsburgh fell to the Braves 10-5 in its last game with 10 strikeouts while allowing 11 hits.

Brewers betting info, hitting leaders, & pitching

Brewers betting info

• The Brewers have been underdogs in 27 games this season and won 15 (55.6%) of those contests.
• Milwaukee is 2-6 this season when entering a game as the underdog by +111 or more on the moneyline.
• The implied probability of a win by the Brewers, based on the moneyline, is 47.4%.
• Games involving Milwaukee have gone over the total set by bookmakers in 40 of 93 chances this season.
• The Brewers are 51-42-0 against the spread in their 93 chances this season.

Brewers hitting info

• Brice Turang is batting .269 with 13 home runs and 56 RBI for Milwaukee this season.
• In all of MLB, Turang is 69th in home runs and 28th in RBI.
• Jake Bauers is batting .268 this season with a team-high 17 home runs and 57 RBI.
• Bauers is 33rd among hitters in the majors in home runs, and 23rd in RBI.
• William Contreras is batting .281 to lead Milwaukee, while adding nine homers and 52 runs batted in this season.
• Jackson Chourio is batting .284 with an OBP of .338 and a slugging percentage of .504 this season.

Brewers pitching rankings

• The Brewers strike out 9.7 batters per nine innings as a pitching staff, second-best in MLB.
• Milwaukee has pitched to a 3.33 ERA this season, which ranks first in baseball.
• The Brewers have a combined 1.159 WHIP as a pitching staff, second-lowest in MLB.
• With just 90 homers allowed, the Brewers rank second in the league at preventing long balls.
• Milwaukee earned an 8-4 win in its most recent game, striking out seven Cardinals batters while allowing five hits.