The Milwaukee Brewers (24-26) are looking for continued production from a hitter when they match up against the Pittsburgh Pirates (17-33) on Thursday at 6:40 p.m. ET at PNC Park. Rhys Hoskins is currently on a two-game home run streak for the favored Brewers (-120) in the contest against the underdog Pirates (+102). Pittsburgh is expected to start Carmen Mlodzinski, while Milwaukee has not named a starting pitcher.

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Brewers vs. Pirates betting lines

• Favorite: Brewers (-120)
• Underdog: Pirates (+102)
• Over/under: 9

Brewers betting info, hitting leaders, & pitching

Brewers betting info

• The Brewers have won 17 of the 25 games they were the moneyline favorite this season (68%).
• When it has played as moneyline favorites with odds of -120 or shorter, Milwaukee has a record of 14-4 (77.8%).
• Based on this contest’s moneyline, the Brewers’ implied win probability is 54.5%.
• Milwaukee has had an over/under set by bookmakers 50 times, and have combined with opponents to go over the total in 18 of those games (18-28-4).
• The Brewers are 27-23-0 against the spread this season.

Brewers hitting info

• Brice Turang is hitting .288 with four doubles, four home runs and 21 walks.
• In MLB play, Turang ranks 147th in homers and 106th in RBI.
• William Contreras has six doubles, four home runs and 31 walks while batting .255.
• Contreras ranks 147th in home runs and 79th in RBI this year.
• Hoskins has racked up a team-best .300 batting average, while leading the Brewers in home runs (seven) and runs batted in (27).
• Hoskins has hit safely in five straight games. In his last five games he is hitting .412 with two doubles, two home runs, three walks and three RBIs.
• Jackson Chourio’s seven home runs lead his team.
• Chourio has hit safely in two straight games. In his last five games he is batting .136 with a walk and an RBI.

Brewers pitching rankings

• The Brewers pitching staff ranks 14th in MLB with a collective 8.3 strikeouts per nine innings.
• Milwaukee has a 4.13 team ERA that ranks 20th among all MLB pitching staffs.
• The Brewers average MLB’s 20th-ranked WHIP (1.325).
• Brewers pitchers combine to surrender 55 total home runs at a clip of 1.1 per game (18th-fewest in baseball).
• Milwaukee struck out 10 Orioles batters while giving up 14 hits in an 8-4 loss in its last game.

Pirates betting info, hitting leaders, & pitching

Pirates betting info

• The Pirates have won 12, or 35.3%, of the 34 games they’ve played as underdogs this season.
• Pittsburgh has entered 31 games this season as the underdog by +102 or more and is 10-21 in those contests.
• The Pirates have a 49.5% chance to win this game based on the implied probability of the moneyline.
• Games involving Pittsburgh have gone over the total set by bookmakers in 18 of 50 chances this season.
• The Pirates have an ATS record of 20-30-0 in 50 games with a spread this season.

Pirates hitting info

• Oneil Cruz is batting .221 this season with a team-high eight home runs.
• Among all hitters in the big leagues, Cruz’s home run total is 45th, and his RBI total is 125th.
• Andrew McCutchen has 34 hits and an OBP of .344 to go with a slugging percentage of .357 this season.
• Among all MLB hitters, McCutchen ranks 178th in home runs and 185th in RBI.
• Bryan Reynolds leads Pittsburgh in RBI with 24 while batting .203 with six home runs.
• Ke’Bryan Hayes leads Pittsburgh with a batting average of .247.
• Hayes has hit safely in two straight games. In his last five games he is hitting .188 with a double and two walks.

Pirates pitching rankings

• The Pirates have a 7.5 K/9 this season as a pitching staff, which ranks 27th in baseball.
• Pittsburgh pitchers have a combined ERA of 3.98 ERA this year, which ranks 17th in MLB.
• The Pirates rank 15th in MLB with a combined 1.256 WHIP this season.
• The Pirates have allowed the third-fewest home runs this season at just 39, or 0.8 per game.
• Pittsburgh pitchers struck out eight Reds batters while allowing four hits in a 3-1 win last time out.