Brewers vs Pirates Picks and Prediction – 4/24/2024

The Milwaukee Brewers play the third game of a four-game series on the road Wednesday versus the Pittsburgh Pirates. Milwaukee is 14-7 following its 4-2 loss to Pittsburgh in the opening game of the series on Monday. The loss snapped a four-game winning streak for the Brewers. Milwaukee is leading the National League Central by 1 ½ games over the Chicago Cubs. Make sure you stay up to date with all the MLB action, with our MLB picks.

William Contreras is batting .353, with 20 RBI, 30 hits and an on-base percentage of .429 to lead Milwaukee in each of the four categories. Christian Yelich is the leader in home runs with five. Milwaukee has a team batting average of .270 and slugging percentage job .434. On Wednesday, Milwaukee will send Freddy Peralta to the mound. The right-hander is 2-0 with a 1.90 ERA, 33 Ks and 4 BBs. 

The Pittsburgh Pirates improved to 12-11 following a two-run victory over Milwaukee on Monday. Oneil Cruz had three hits to snap out of a slump, while Jared Jones gave up just one run across six innings to help Pittsburgh snap its six-game losing streak. Pittsburgh is fourth in the National League Central, three games behind the first place Brewers.

Connor Joe is batting .292 to lead Pittsburgh and has a team high .387 on-base percentage, while Edward Olivares is the leader in home runs with three. Bryan Reynolds is the leader in RBI with 13 and in hits with 23. Pittsburgh has a team batting average of .241 and slugging percentage of .325. On Wednesday, Pittsburgh will send Quinn Priester to the mound. The right-hander is 0-1 with an 8.31 ERA, 2 Ks and 1 BBs.