Brewers vs Pirates Prediction 8/13/25 MLB Picks Today

In this article we will formulate a Brewers vs Pirates prediction for this MLB game on Wednesday, August 13th at American Family Field in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. Let’s take a look at the prediction for this MLB matchup. 

Milwaukee Brewers Betting Preview

The Milwaukee Brewers are 75-44 this season after they won the first two games in this series by scores of 7-1 and 14-0. In their game two win, Milwaukee led 6-0 after the fifth inning and they added six more in the sixth for the easy victory. The Brewers recorded 15 hits and they committed one error in the game, while they were led by Yelich and Vaughn, who both had three RBIs in the win. Milwaukee started Peralta, who allowed three hits and zero earned runs over 6.0 innings for the win, while Anderson, Ashby, and Seigler closed out the game. 

Prior to this series, the Brewers won all three against the Mets and all three against the Braves. Milwaukee has won 11 games in a row and they are currently first in the NL Central standings. The Milwaukee pitching staff has a 3.58 ERA with a 1.23 WHIP and a .229 opponent batting average, while the offense has scored 608 runs with a .259 batting average and a .331 on base percentage this season. Christian Yelich has led Milwaukee with 23 home runs and 78 RBIs, while William Contreras has added 12 home runs and 55 RBIs this year. The projected starting pitcher for Milwaukee is Brandon Woodruff, who is 4-0 with a 2.29 ERA and a 0.65 WHIP over 35.1 innings pitched this season. 

Pittsburgh Pirates Betting Preview

The Pittsburgh Pirates are 51-70 this year after they lost game two in blowout fashion on Tuesday night. Pittsburgh fell behind in the first inning and their offense never got going in the shutout loss. The Pirates recorded four hits and they committed two errors in the game, while they were led by Kiner-Falefa, Horwitz, Gonzales, and Reynolds, who all had one hit in the loss, Pittsburgh started Skenes, who allowed six hits and four earned runs over 4.0 innings for the loss, while Ramirez allowed four earned runs in relief. 

Prior to this series, the Pirates split four games with the Reds and lost two out of three against the Giants. Pittsburgh has lost six of their last eight games and they are currently last in the NL Central standings. The Pittsburgh pitching staff has a 3.99 ERA with a 1.23 WHIP and a .240 opponent batting average, while their offense has scored 427 runs with a .232 batting average and a .303 on base percentage this season. Oneil Cruz has led Pittsburgh with 18 home runs and 51 RBIs, while Bryan Reynolds has added 11 home runs and 56 RBIs this year. The projected starting pitcher for Pittsburgh is Mitch Keller, who is 5-10 with a 3.86 ERA and a 1.23 WHIP over 137.2 innings pitched this year. 

Why the Brewers will beat the Pirates

• The Brewers have won each of their last 11 games.
• The Pirates have lost each of their last nine Wednesday games at American Family Field.
• The Brewers have covered the run line each of their last eight games against teams that held a losing record.
• The Pirates have failed to cover the run line in each of their last seven Wednesday games at American Family Field.
• The Brewers have led after 5 innings in each of their last eight games against National League opponents that held a losing record.
• The Brewers have led after 3 innings in eight of their last nine games against NL Central opponents that held a losing record.

Total Runs Facts

• Eight of the Brewers’ last nine day games after playing the previous day have gone OVER the total runs line.
• Twenty-two of the Pirates’ last 26 day games against NL Central opponents have gone UNDER the total runs line.
• The ‘Inning 1 UNDER 0.5 runs’ market has hit in each of the Pirates’ last 11 day games at American Family Field.
• The ‘Inning 1 OVER 0.5 runs’ market has hit in each of the Brewers’ last five day games.

Brewers vs Pirates Prediction 

Milwaukee absolutely dominated Pittsburgh on Tuesday night and they will look for their 12th straight win here. The Brewers are 41-20 at home this year, while the Pirates are 17-41 on the road. Pittsburgh has scored one run or fewer in three of their last four games and they will go against Woodruff, who has allowed two earned runs or fewer in five straight outings. The Pirates are going with Keller, who has allowed 2, 5, 3, and 3 earned runs in his last four starts. Take the Brewers to win by at least two runs here.