Pittsburgh Pirates at Milwaukee Brewers 8/29/22 - MLB Picks & Predictions
Last Updated: 08/28/2022 at 10:43 PM ET
The Pittsburgh Pirates open a three-game series on the road Monday versus the Milwaukee Brewers. Pittsburgh dropped to 47-79 following its 6-0 loss on Saturday to the Philadelphia Phillies. The Pirates have lost each of the first two games of their series with Philadelphia and have dropped seven straight overall. Pittsburgh is last in the National League Central, 25 ½ games behind the first-place St Louis Cardinals.
Center fielder Bryan Reynolds is batting .251 with 21 home runs, 48 RBIs, 102 hits and an on-base percentage of .332 lead Pittsburgh in each category. Jack Suwinski is second in the home runs with 14. On Monday, the Pittsburgh Pirates will send JT Brubaker to the mound. The right-hander is 3-11 with a 4.39 ERA, 132 Ks and 47 BBs.
Milwaukee improved to 66-59 following its 7-0 victory on Saturday over the Chicago Cubs. Christian Yelich had four hits in five official at-bats including a three-run homer, while Brandon Woodruff pitched six solid innings. The victory snapped a three-game losing streak for the Brewers. Milwaukee is second in the National League Central, six games behind the first-place St Louis Cardinals.
Christian Yelich is batting .260 to lead Milwaukee and the left fielder has team highs in hits with 117 and on-base percentage at .361. First baseman Rowdy Tellez is the leader in home runs with 27 and RBIs with 75. On Monday, the Milwaukee Brewers will send Corbin Burnes to the mound. The right-hander is 9-6 with a 2.84 ERA, 190 Ks and 42 BBs. Look for all of our MLB picks here.
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Pittsburgh starter JT Brubaker was hit hard last time out, allowing six runs on nine hits across 6 ⅔ innings resulting in a 6-1 loss to the Atlanta Braves. Milwaukee starting pitcher Corbin Burnes was also hit hard last timeout allowing seven runs on six hits across only 3 ⅔ innings. Therefore the play here is OVER. The OVER has cashed in 12 of Pittsburgh's last 17 and in five of Milwaukee's last eight. Final Score Prediction, Milwaukee Brewers win but our best play is OVER 8-5.
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