Pittsburgh Pirates (40-62) vs Milwaukee Brewers (57-45)
Game Info: Tuesday, August 2, 2022 at 7:05 pm (PNC Park)
Bryse Wilson (1-6) (6.31) vs Corbin Burnes (8-4) (2.31)
Betting Odds: Pittsburgh Pirates +215 / Milwaukee Brewers -270 --- Over/Under: 7.5 Click Here for the Latest Odds
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The Milwaukee Brewers will play the Pittsburgh Pirates in Game 1 of their series at PNC Park on Tuesday night.
The Milwaukee Brewers are 57-45 this season and have won four of their last five games. Milwaukee is coming off of a series win against Boston, where they won two out of the three games played in the series. The Milwaukee pitching staff has a 3.85 ERA, a 1.25 WHIP, and a .234 opponent batting average this season. The Brewers offense has scored 474 runs with a .240 batting average and a .320 on base percentage. Rowdy Tellez is batting .232 with 20 home runs and 65 RBI’s for the Brewers this season. The projected starter for Milwaukee is Corbin Burnes, who is 8-4 with a 2.31 ERA and a 0.92 WHIP over 124.2 innings pitched this season.
The Pittsburgh Pirates are 40-62 this season and have lost seven games in a row. Pittsburgh is coming off of a series loss against the Phillies, where they lost all four games played. The Pittsburgh pitching staff has a 4.62 ERA, a 1.43 WHIP, and a .264 opponent batting average. The Pirates offense has scored 363 runs with a .219 batting average and a .287 on base percentage this year. Bryan Reynolds is batting .251 with 15 home runs and 32 RBI’s for the Pirates this season. The projected starter for Pittsburgh is Bryse Wilson, who is 1-6 with a 6.31 ERA and a 1.60 WHIP over 55.2 innings pitched this season.
Milwaukee is 5-0 in their last 5 games following a day off and 4-1 in their last 5 games. The over is 7-3 in Milwaukee’s last 10 games. Pittsburgh is 8-20 in their last 28 game one’s of a series and 4-11 in their last 15 Tuesday games. The under is 5-0 in Pittsburgh’s last 5 Tuesday games. Milwaukee is 42-17 in these two teams last 59 head to head meetings.
Milwaukee comes into this game with a slim lead in the race for the NL Central, while Pittsburgh is in last place and is 17 games behind the Brewers. Milwaukee will start Corbin Burnes, who has allowed six earned runs over his last 25.1 innings pitched. For the Pirates, Bryse Wilson has allowed six earned runs in his last 16 innings pitched. I like Milwaukee to win this game by at least two runs as they continue to lead the NL Central.