Brewers at Pirates 6/19/18 - MLB Picks & Predictions

NL Central Division foes will clash on Tuesday night, when the Milwaukee Brewers and Pittsburgh Pirates continue their series from PNC Park. Last night, the Brewers managed just two hits during a 1-0 defeat. SP Jhoulys Chacin allowed six hits and one run over six plus innings for Milwaukee, who has dropped three straight overall.

Rookie right-hander Freddy Peralta (1-0 3.72 ERA) will make his third career major league start for the Brewers. Through nine plus innings, Peralta has struck out 18 batters and owns a 1.24 WHIP. The Pittsburgh Pirates have split their first 72 games and are trying to stay in contention in the NL Central standings. On Monday, Francisco Cervelli reached base three times and scored the only run for the Pirates. SP Trevor Williams struck out seven batters over seven frames for Pittsburgh, who trails the division leaders by six full games.

The Pirates will counter with twenty-six year old righty Jameson Taillon (4-5 3.94 ERA) in this contest. Last time out, Taillon allowed two runs over seven innings of a 5-4 road victory against Arizona.