Pirates vs Brewers Picks and Prediction – 6/23/2025

On Monday, the Pittsburgh Pirates open a three-game series on the road versus the Milwaukee Brewers. Pittsburgh dropped to 30-48 following Saturday´s 3-2 loss to the Texas Rangers. Pittsburgh has lost two straight and six of its last seven games. The Pirates are last in the National League Central, 17 games behind the first-place Chicago Cubs. Keep up to date with all the MLB action with our expert MLB picks.

Andrew McCutchen is batting .266 with 63 hits and an on-base percentage of .348 to lead Pittsburgh in the three categories. Oneil Cruz leads in home runs with 13, and Bryan Reynolds leads in RBI with 39. Pittsburgh has a .225 batting average and a .333 slugging percentage. Pittsburgh has not announced its starting pitcher for the opening game of its series with Milwaukee on Monday.

The Milwaukee Brewers improved to 42-35 following Saturday’s 9-0 victory over the Minnesota Twins. Jose Quintana threw six shutout innings, allowing just three hits. The Brewers have won three straight and six of the last eight. Milwaukee will complete a three-game series with Minnesota on Sunday. The Brewers are second in the NL Central, 4 ½ games behind the Cubs.

Sal Frelick is batting .296 to lead Milwaukee, while Christian Yelich leads in home runs with 14 and in RBI with 53. Jackson Chourio leads in hits with 85, and William Contreras leads in on-base percentage at .353. Milwaukee is batting .243 with a .373 slugging percentage. On Monday, Milwaukee will send Chad Patrick to the mound. The right-hander is 3-7 with a 3.50 ERA, 76 Ks, and 26 BBs.

The Milwaukee Brewers will pick up a victory at home Monday when hosting the Pittsburgh Pirates, but the play here is OVER. The OVER has cashed in four of Pittsburgh's last five and three of Milwaukee's last five. Milwaukee is 11th in runs scored. Milwaukee starter Chad Patrick has been hit hard in each of the last two outings, allowing nine runs on 13 hits across just 10 innings. Final Score Prediction, Milwaukee Brewers win but our best play is OVER 8-2.