The Milwaukee Brewers (89-67) visit the Pittsburgh Pirates (73-83) on Tuesday to start a three-game series, with the first pitch at 6:40 p.m. ET from PNC Park. The favored Brewers (-139) head into the matchup after a series loss to the Diamondbacks, and the underdog Pirates (+118) are coming off of a series loss to the Reds. Tobias Myers starts for Milwaukee while Pittsburgh will counter with Bailey Falter.
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Brewers vs. Pirates betting lines
- Favorite: Brewers (-139)
- Underdog: Pirates (+118)
- Over/under: 8.5
Brewers betting info, hitting leaders, & pitching
Brewers betting info
- The Brewers have been favored on the moneyline 88 total times this season. They’ve finished 52-36 in those games.
- When it has played as moneyline favorites with odds of -139 or shorter, Milwaukee has a 23-16 record (winning 59% of its games).
- The Brewers have a 58.2% chance to win this contest based on the moneyline’s implied probability.
- Milwaukee has combined with opponents to go over the total 80 times this season for an 80-65-11 record against the over/under.
- The Brewers have covered 52.3% of their games this season, going 81-74-0 against the spread.
Brewers hitting info
- William Contreras has accumulated a team-high batting average of .285.
- Contreras’ home runs rank 45th in MLB and he ranks 22nd in RBI in MLB.
- Contreras takes a two-game hitting streak into this game. During his last five outings he is batting .412 with a home run, two walks and two RBI.
- Willy Adames has shown his power as he leads his team with 32 home runs and 110 RBI.
- Adames ranks 13th in home runs among hitters in MLB action and fourth in RBI.
- Jackson Chourio is batting .273 with 28 doubles, four triples, 21 home runs and 39 walks.
- Brice Turang is hitting .254 with 23 doubles, four triples, seven home runs and 48 walks.
Brewers pitching rankings
- The Brewers pitching staff is 18th in MLB with a collective 8.5 strikeouts per nine innings.
- Milwaukee’s 3.70 team ERA ranks sixth across all MLB pitching staffs.
- The Brewers average baseball’s 12th-ranked WHIP (1.243).
- Brewers pitchers combine to allow the 24th-fewest home runs in baseball (193 total, 1.2 per game).
- In its 10-9 win last time out, Milwaukee struck out 15 Diamondbacks batters while allowing nine hits.
Pirates betting info, hitting leaders, & pitching
Pirates betting info
- The Pirates have been underdogs in 92 games this season and won 37 (40.2%) of those contests.
- Pittsburgh has a record of 22-33, a 40% win rate, when it’s set as an underdog of +118 or more by bookmakers this season.
- The moneyline for this contest implies a 45.9% chance of a victory for the Pirates.
- Games involving Pittsburgh have gone over the total set by bookmakers in 74 of 156 chances this season.
- The Pirates are 83-72-0 against the spread in their 155 chances this season.
Pirates hitting info
- Bryan Reynolds is batting .276 with 22 home runs and 85 RBI. All three of those stats lead Pittsburgh hitters this season.
- Among all hitters in the majors, Reynolds’ home run total is 50th, and his RBI total is 32nd.
- Oneil Cruz has collected 140 hits this season and has an OBP of .331. He’s slugging .466 on the year.
- Among all major league hitters, Cruz ranks 60th in home runs and 46th in RBI.
- Cruz heads into this matchup on a three-game hitting streak. In his last five games he is batting .286 with two home runs, five walks and two RBI.
- Andrew McCutchen has collected 103 base hits, an OBP of .336 and a slugging percentage of .423 this season.
- McCutchen brings a three-game hitting streak into this game. In his last five games he is batting .222 with a double and two walks.
- Isiah Kiner-Falefa has collected 121 hits this season and has an OBP of .312. He’s slugging .384 on the year.
Pirates pitching rankings
- The Pirates strike out 8.5 batters per nine innings as a pitching staff, 18th in MLB.
- Pittsburgh pitchers have a combined ERA of 4.17 ERA this year, which ranks 20th in MLB.
- The Pirates rank 23rd in MLB with a combined 1.314 WHIP this season.
- With just 163 homers allowed, the Pirates rank seventh in the league at preventing long balls.
- Last time out, Pittsburgh defeated the Reds, 2-0, with 13 strikeouts and three hits allowed.