The Pittsburgh Pirates (64-77) take a three-game winning streak into a matchup against the Milwaukee Brewers (86-55) on Saturday at 6:40 p.m. ET. The Brewers are favored (-160) to stop the underdog Pirates’ (+134) streak. Milwaukee’s Brandon Woodruff and Pittsburgh’s Mitch Keller will take the mound first.
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Brewers to win vs Pirates -160
Brewers vs. Pirates betting lines
- Favorite: Brewers (-160)
- Underdog: Pirates (+134)
- Over/under: 8
Brewers betting info, hitting leaders, & pitching
Brewers betting info
- The Brewers have been favored on the moneyline 78 total times this season. They’ve finished 50-28 in those games.
- In games it has played as moneyline favorites with odds of -160 or shorter, Milwaukee has gone 16-7 (69.6%).
- The implied moneyline probablility for this matchup gives the Brewers a 61.5% chance to win.
- Milwaukee has combined with opponents to hit the over on the total 67 times this season for a 67-68-6 record against the over/under.
- The Brewers have put together an 80-61-0 record ATS this season (covering 56.7% of the time).
Brewers hitting info
- William Contreras is hitting .261 with 26 doubles, 17 home runs and 77 walks.
- Contreras ranks 92nd in homers and 63rd in RBI among all hitters in MLB action.
- Contreras brings a four-game hitting streak into this matchup. During his last five outings he is hitting .300 with a double, a home run, two walks and three RBIs.
- Brice Turang has 25 doubles, two triples, 17 home runs and 54 walks while batting .291.
- Turang currently ranks 92nd in homers and 57th in RBI in the bigs.
- Christian Yelich paces the Brewers with 27 home runs and 92 runs batted in.
- Jackson Chourio is batting .279 with 31 doubles, four triples, 18 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 3.64 team ERA ranks second across all MLB pitching staffs.
- Pitchers for the Brewers combine for the No. 8-ranked WHIP in the majors (1.240).
- The Brewers surrender the seventh-fewest home runs in baseball (148 total, one per game).
- Milwaukee its 2-0 loss the last time out, the team struck out 13 Phillies batters while allowing six hits.
Pirates betting info, hitting leaders, & pitching
Pirates betting info
- The Pirates have won 43, or 43.4%, of the 99 games they’ve played as underdogs this season.
- Pittsburgh has entered 47 games this season as the underdog by +134 or more and is 17-30 in those contests.
- The moneyline for this contest implies a 42.7% chance of a victory for the Pirates.
- Games involving Pittsburgh have gone over the total set by oddsmakers in 59 of 140 chances this season.
- The Pirates are 77-63-0 ATS in their 140 games with a spread this season.
Pirates hitting info
- Bryan Reynolds leads Pittsburgh in runs batted in with 70 while batting .246, which is also best on the team.
- Among all batters in MLB, Reynolds’ home run total is 116th, and his RBI total is 57th.
- Oneil Cruz leads Pittsburgh in home runs with 19 while driving in 54 runs and slugging .389.
- Among all major league hitters, Cruz ranks 70th in homers and 116th in RBI.
- Andrew McCutchen is slashing .245/.342/.388 this season for the Pirates.
- Tommy Pham has collected 90 hits this season and has an OBP of .339. He’s slugging .387 on the year.
Pirates pitching rankings
- The Pirates have an 8.1 K/9 this season as a pitching staff, which ranks 21st in the big leagues.
- Pittsburgh has pitched to a 3.88 ERA this season, which ranks eighth in baseball.
- The Pirates have a combined 1.218 WHIP as a pitching staff, fifth-lowest in MLB.
- The Pirates have allowed the third-fewest home runs this season at just 135, or one per game.
- Last time out, Pittsburgh defeated the Dodgers, 5-3, with 12 strikeouts and eight hits allowed.
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