Brewers vs Pirates Picks and Prediction – 5/24/2025

NL Central Division foes will square off on Saturday afternoon, when the Milwaukee Brewers take on the Pittsburgh Pirates from PNC Park. Be ready for the baseball season with all of our MLB predictions. The Brewers (25-27) have dropped 17 of their first 27 road games and are 6.5 games out of first place. Last night, Milwaukee batters left 12 men on base and struck out 16 times during a 6-5 road loss against Pittsburgh in ten innings. 

Twenty-four year old righty Quinn Priester (1-2 4.66 ERA) will head to the hill for the Brewers in this contest. Last time out, Priester (5.1 IP) gave up four hits and three runs during a 5-4 home victory versus Baltimore. 

The Pittsburgh Pirates are the lowest scoring team in the majors and are trapped in the NL Central Division basement. During Friday’s home victory, Pittsburgh OF Oneil Cruz’s second solo shot of the night send the game into extra innings. 2B Adam Frazier reached base five times and scored the game-winning run on a wild pitch for the Pirates (18-34), who improved to 12-15 at home. 

Twenty-nine year old righty Mitch Keller (1-6 3.88 ERA) has received minimal run support so far this season. The Pirates have dropped Keller’s last five starts and have scored just ten runs over that stretch. 

Pittsburgh SP Jared Jones underwent Tommy John surgery on Wednesday and will be sidelined until next season. Through 52 games, Milwaukee ranks 26th in OPS and 12th in runs scored. For the season, Pittsburgh ranks 29th in OPS and 30th in runs scored. Take the Pirates to win at home. Final Score Prediction, Pittsburgh Pirates win 6-2.