Pittsburgh Pirates vs. Milwaukee Brewers MLB Picks, Odds, Predictions 8/2/2021

The Pittsburgh Pirates and Milwaukee Brewers meet Monday in MLB action at Miller Park. The Pirates need a win after losing five of their last seven games. The Brewers look for a win after winning seven of their last nine games.

The Pittsburgh Pirates have scored 14 runs in their last three games and four or more runs in five of their last 10 games. The Pirates have won five of their last nine games when scoring four or more runs. Bryan Reynolds leads the Pirates with 116 hits and 58 RBI while Kevin Newman and Jacob Stallings have combined for 135 hits and 62 RBI. Bryse Wilson gets the ball, and he is 2-3 with a 4.83 ERA and 21 strikeouts this season. This will be Wilson’s second career game against the Brewers.

The Milwaukee Brewers have scored 12 runs in their last three games and four or more runs in six of their last nine games. The Brewers have won 10 straight games when scoring four or more runs. Avisail Garcia leads the Brewers with 89 hits and 63 RBI while Luis Urias and Kolten Wong have combined for 152 hits and 71 RBI. Eric Lauer gets the ball, and he is 3-4 with a 3.78 ERA and 64 strikeouts this season. Lauer is 1-2 with a 3.13 ERA and 21 strikeouts in his career against the Pirates.

The Pirates are 24-64 in their last 88 road games and 15-37 in their last 52 Monday games. The Brewers are 2-6 in their last 8 home games and 39-18 in their last 57 overall. The over is 4-1 in Pirates last 5 road games. The over is 3-1-2 in Brewers last 6 overall. The Pirates are 34-88 in the last 122 meetings in Milwaukee and 16-35 in the last 51 meetings.

Bryse Wilson has been decent his last two starts, allowing 11 hits and three runs in his last 12.2 innings. However, the Pirates have little betting value given their current form. The Brewers remain one of the hotter teams in the league and Lauer has allowed just five runs in his last 20.1 innings. Give me the Brewers and the RL for max betting value.