Pittsburgh Pirates at Milwaukee Brewers 4/19/22 - MLB Picks & Predictions

The Pittsburgh Pirates play the second game of a three-game series on the road Tuesday against the Milwaukee Brewers. Pittsburgh is 5-4 following its 5-3 victory over the Washington Nationals on Sunday. Michael Chavis had the go-ahead RBI for Pittsburgh in the seventh inning. Pittsburgh won the four-game series with Washington 3-1. The Pirates are tied for second in the National League Central with Chicago, a half-game behind the first place St Louis Cardinals.

Ke’Bryan Hayes is batting .400 to lead Pittsburgh and the third base has team highs in hits with 12 and on base percentage at .438. Left fielder Ryan Reynolds is the leader in home runs with two and the second baseman Michael Chavis is the leader in RBIs with six. On Tuesday, the Pittsburgh Pirates will send JT Brubaker the mound. The right-hander is 0-1 with a 9.82 ERA, 7 Ks and 7 BBs.

Milwaukee improved to 5-5 following its 6-5 victory over the St Louis Cardinals on Sunday. Milwaukee avoided being swept at home in its three-game series with the Cardinals with the win on Sunday. Milwaukee has won four out of the last six and the Brewers are fourth in the National League Central but only one game behind the first-place Cardinals.

Andrew McCutchen is batting .282 to lead Milwaukee and the left fielder has team highs in RBIs with five and hits with 11. Catcher Victor Caratini is the leader in home runs one and left fielder Christian Yelich is the leader in on-base percentage at .359. On Tuesday, Milwaukee will send Corbin Burnes to the mound. The right-hander is 0-0 with a 2.25 ERA, 12 Ks and 4 BBs.