Brewers vs. Pirates Pick
Are the Milwaukee Brewers going to win another game at the Pittsburgh Pirates Tuesday night? First pitch is 7:05PM EST.
Oddsmakers at sports book Bovada.lv have listed the Brewers as a -125 favorite to win on the moneyline. The Pirates are a +105 underdog and the over-under is set at 8.5.
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Chase Anderson (10-3, 2.88 ERA) draws the start for Milwaukee, while Pittsburgh turns to Trevor Williams (6-8, 4.26). Anderson carries a 1.12 WHIP with 112 strikeouts over 122 innings. gave up two runs (one earned) on seven hits with two strikeouts and one walk over 5 1/3 innings of an 8-2 home win over the Brewers his last start. Anderson has a 3.43 ERA in 60 1/3 road innings. Williams has a 1.35 WHIP with 105 strikeouts in 139 1/3 innings. He allowed four earned runs on four hits with five strikeouts and four walks over four innings in a 4-1 loss at the Cardinals his last start. Williams has a 3.71 ERA in 77 2/3 home innings.
The Brewers are 80-70 on the season and 39-37 on the road, while the Pirates are 68-83 and 39-35 at home. The two teams have split the last 10 meetings 5-5 with Milwaukee winning the last three games, while the total has gone under eight out of 10 times.
On Tuesday night, the Brewers won the series opener 3-0 behind five shutout innings from winning pitcher Brent Suter. Corey Knebel picked up his 36th save. Ryan Braun was 2-for-3 with a home run and a walk to lead the offense. Neil Walker was 2-for-4 with a run and an RBI. Travis Shaw finished 2-for-4 with a double and an RBI. Jameson Taillon surrendered two earned runs in five innings to take the loss. Andrew McCutchen ended the night 3-for-4.
Anderson has carved out a fine season when he’s been healthy this year. The Pirates offense has gone dormant in recent weeks. In fact, Pittsburgh has not ended an inning in its last six games. Take the road favorite and the team still playing for something.
MLB DAILY PREDICTION: MILWAUKEE BREWERS -125