Pittsburgh Pirates at Milwaukee Brewers 6/12/21 - MLB Picks & Predictions
Last Updated: 06/11/2021 at 10:08 PM ET
The Pittsburgh Pirates play the second game of a three-game series on the road Saturday against the Milwaukee Brewers. Pittsburgh is 23-38 following a 6-3 loss to the Los Angeles Dodgers on Thursday. Pittsburgh was swept at home in a three-game series by Los Angeles and the Pirates have lost four straight. Pittsburgh is last in the National League Central, 11 ½ games behind co-leaders Milwaukee and Chicago.
Adam Frazier is batting .329 to lead Pittsburgh and the second baseman has team highs in hits with 79 and on-base percentage at .391. Left fielder Bryan Reynolds is leading Pittsburgh in home runs with 10 and RBIs with 30. On Saturday, the Pittsburgh Pirates will send Chad Kuhl to the mound. The right-hander is 0-3 with an ERA of 5.61, 21 Ks and 17 BBs.
Milwaukee is 35-27 following a 7-2 victory on Thursday over the Cincinnati Reds. Freddy Peralta combined with four other pitchers for Pittsburgh to beat Cincinnati. Jace Peterson had three RBIs and Daniel Vogelback hit a two-run homer. The victory was Milwaukee's 11th in its last 13 games. Milwaukee is tied for first place in the NL Central with the Chicago Cubs three games ahead of third place St. Louis.
Center fielder Avisail Garcia is batting .246 to lead Milwaukee and has team highs in home runs with 12, RBIs with 36 and hits with 48. Third baseman Luis Urias is the leader in on-base percentage at .332. Milwaukee has hit 78 home runs in 62 games. On Saturday, the Brewers will send Corbin Burnes to the mound. The right-hander is 3-4 with an ERA of 1.97, 94 Ks and 7 BBs.
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Milwaukee is playing excellent baseball, as the Brewers have climbed to the top of the National League Central standings and are tied for first with the Chicago Cubs. The Brewers have won 11 of their last 13 overall and head-to-head against Pittsburgh, Milwaukee has won 85 of the last 119. Pittsburgh struggles away from home as the Pirates have lost 48 of the last 65 on the road. Final Score Prediction, Milwaukee Brewers win 7-3.
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