Milwaukee Brewers at Pittsburgh Pirates 8/4/22 - MLB Picks & Predictions

The Thursday MLB schedule will get underway with a matinee between the Milwaukee Brewers and the Pittsburgh Pirates from PNC Park. The Brewers (57-47) have dropped three straight games and hold a 1.5 game lead over St. Louis for the top spot in the NL Central Division standings. Last night, Milwaukee SS Willy Adames had a pair of hits and drove in four runs during an 8-7 road loss against Pittsburgh.

Twenty-nine year old righty Brandon Woodruff (9-3 3.55 ERA) is quietly putting together a strong season for the Brewers. Through 78 plus innings, Woodruff has struck out 101 batters and owns a solid 1.14 WHIP.

The Pittsburgh Pirates are six games below .500 at home and are sitting near the bottom of the NL Central Division standings. On Wednesday, Pittsburgh OF Bryan Reynolds crushed a solo shot to lead off the ninth inning to send the fans home happy. SS Oneil Cruz also went deep and scored twice for the Pirates, who improved to 42-62 on the year.

The Pirates will give the nod to twenty-eight year old righty Zach Thompson (3-8 5.09 ERA) in the series finale. Last time out, Thompson was tagged for seven runs in five plus innings during an 8-7 home loss versus Philadelphia.