The Pittsburgh Pirates and Milwaukee Brewers meet Tuesday in MLB action at American Family Field. Here’s a Brewers vs Pirates Prediction. This article will include a Brewers vs Pirates Pick.
Pittsburgh Pirates Betting Preview
The Pittsburgh Pirates are 32-48 on the year and play the Mets, Cardinals, and Mariners next. The Pittsburgh Pirates are batting .229 on the season, have a .304 OBP, and a .339 slugging percentage. The Pittsburgh Pirates’ pitching staff has a 3.81 ERA and a 1.21 WHIP. Bryan Reynolds leads the Pittsburgh Pirates with 66 hits and 39 RBI, while Andrew McCutchen and Ke’Bryan Hayes have combined for 126 hits and 50 RBI.
Andrew Heaney gets the ball for the Pittsburgh Pirates, and he is 3-6 with a 3.94 ERA and 61 strikeouts this season. Heaney is 1-2 with a 4.66 ERA and 27 strikeouts in his career against the Milwaukee Brewers.
Milwaukee Brewers Betting Preview
The Milwaukee Brewers are 43-36 on the year and play the Rockies, Mets, and Marlins next. The Milwaukee Brewers are batting .246 on the season, have a .321 OBP, and a .377 slugging percentage. The Milwaukee Brewers’ pitching staff has a 3.87 ERA and a 1.31 WHIP. Jackson Chourio leads the Milwaukee Brewers with 86 hits and 46 RBI, while Sal Frelick and Brice Turang have combined for 159 hits and 61 RBI.
Freddy Peralta gets the ball for the Milwaukee Brewers, and he is 7-4 with a 2.76 ERA and 90 strikeouts this season. Peralta is 2-2 with a 3.48 ERA and 101 strikeouts in his career against the Pittsburgh Pirates.
Why the Milwaukee Brewers will win
- The Pirates have lost each of their last eight night games against the Brewers at American Family Field following a road win.
- The Brewers have won 13 of their last 14 night games against the Pirates at American Family Field following a loss.
- The Pirates have failed to cover the run line in five of their last six night games against National League opponents following a road win.
- The Brewers have covered the run line in four of their last five games.
- The Brewers have led after 3 innings in each of their last six Tuesday games against National League opponents that held a losing record.
- The Brewers have led after 5 innings in four of their last five games.
Why the Pittsburgh Pirates will win
- The underdogs have won each of the Brewers’ last five games.
- The Brewers have lost each of their last six Tuesday games as home favorites against National League opponents.
- The Brewers have failed to cover the run line in each of their last nine games as favorites against National League opponents.
- The Pirates have covered the run line in each of their last seven games as underdogs against NL Central opponents.
- The Pirates have led after 3 innings in four of their last five road night games.
Milwaukee Brewers Player Prop Facts
- Christian Yelich has hit a home run in each of the Brewers’ last two games as favorites.
- Christian Yelich has recorded at least one RBI in each of the Brewers’ last five games.
- Christian Yelich has scored at least one run in each of his last five appearances with the Brewers as favorites against the Pirates.
- Freddy Peralta has recorded seven or more strikeouts in five of his last six home appearances against NL Central opponents that held a losing record.
- Christian Yelich has recorded at least one hit in each of his last 17 appearances against NL opponents that held a losing record.
- Andrew Vaughn has recorded a Double in each of his three previous appearances at American Family Field.
- Freddy Peralta has recorded a win in each of his last four home appearances against NL Central opponents.
- Freddy Peralta ranks T8th in the league for Wins (7) this season.
Pittsburgh Pirates Player Prop Facts
- Oneil Cruz has recorded at least one RBI in four of the Pirates’ last five games against the Brewers.
- Andrew Heaney has recorded six or more strikeouts in each of his last three appearances with his team as a road underdog against NL Central opponents.
- Isiah Kiner-Falefa has recorded at least one hit in each of the Pirates’ last eight games against the Brewers.
- Adam Frazier has scored a run in five of his last six appearances with the Pirates as underdogs against NL opponents.
- Jack Suwinski has hit a home run in three of his last four Tuesday appearances against NL teams that held a winning record.
- Oneil Cruz ranks 2nd in the league in Steals (26) this season.
Brewers vs Pirates Prediction
Heaney has been solid on the season, but he’s allowed 21 hits and 13 runs in his last 21.2 innings. Heaney also sees his numbers jump on the road, where he has a 4.85 ERA and .234 allowed batting average in 42.2 innings. Peralta has allowed 14 hits and seven runs in his last 23 innings, and he has a 2.76 ERA and 1.11 WHIP on the season. In 41 home innings, Peralta has a 1.32 ERA and .185 allowed batting average. Peralta should make his second all-star appearance this season. The Brewers are also the better team. Give me the Brewers and the RL for max betting value.