Pittsburgh Pirates at Milwaukee Brewers 6/11/21 - MLB Picks & Predictions

NL Central Division foes will clash on Friday night, when the Pittsburgh Pirates visit the Milwaukee Brewers. The Pirates (23-38) are looking to snap a four-game losing streak and are sitting in last place in the division. On Thursday, Pittsburgh went 0-for-6 with runners in scoring position during a 6-3 home loss versus Los Angeles.

Twenty-seven year old righty Chase De Jong (0-0 5.40 ERA) will make his third start of the season for the Pirates. Last time out, De Jong gave up five runs in five innings during an 8-7 home victory versus Miami.

The Milwaukee Brewers have won eight of their last ten games and are tied with Chicago for first place. On Thursday, Jace Peterson had two hits and drove in three runs to lead Milwaukee to a 7-2 road victory against Cincinnati. 1B Daniel Vogelbach homered and scored a pair of runs for the Brewers (35-27).

Milwaukee manager Craig Counsell will give the ball to talented righty Brandon Woodruff (4-2 1.42 ERA) in the series opener. The Brewers have won Woodruff’s last three starts and he has allowed just two runs over his last 19 innings.