Milwaukee Brewers at Pittsburgh Pirates 7/28/21 - MLB Picks & Predictions

Last Updated: 07/27/2021 at 8:58 PM ET

The Milwaukee Brewers play the second game of a three-game series on the road Wednesday against the Pittsburgh Pirates. Milwaukee is 58-42 following a 3-1 loss to the Chicago White Sox on Sunday and the Brewers were off on Monday prior to beginning their series with the Pirates. Milwaukee is first in the National League Central seven games ahead of the second-place Cincinnati Reds.

Catcher Omar Narvaez is batting .286 to lead Milwaukee, while center fielder Avisail Garcia is the leader in home runs with 17, RBIs with 58 and hits with 79. Third baseman Luis Urias is the leader in on-base percentage at .332. On Wednesday, Milwaukee will send Eric Lauer to the mound. The left-hander is 3-4 with an ERA of 3.52, 60 Ks and 24 BBs.

Pittsburgh is 38-61 following a 6-1 loss to the San Francisco Giants on Sunday. The Pirates were off Monday and have lost five of the last seven overall. Pittsburgh is last in the National League Central 19 ½ games behind first place Milwaukee. However, Pittsburgh did win two out of three on the road this past weekend against the NL West leading Giants.

Bryan Reynolds is batting .312 to lead Pittsburgh and the left fielder has team highs in home runs with 18, RBIs with 57,  on-base percentage at .394 and hits with 111. Pittsburgh has just 82 home runs in 99 games. The Pirates have not released the name of their starting pitcher for Wednesday's matchup against Milwaukee.

Milwaukee is first in the National League Central and has dominated Pittsburgh, but the play here is OVER. The OVER has cashed in 19 of the last 29 meetings between these two NL Central rivals and in 19 of the last 28 played between the two at PNC Park in Pittsburgh. The OVER has cashed in four of Pittsburgh's last five and in seven of the last 10 the Pirates have played at home. Final Score Prediction, Milwaukee Brewers win, but our best play is OVER 9-4.

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