Milwaukee Brewers (14-7, first in the NL Central) vs. Pittsburgh Pirates (12-11, fourth in the NL Central)
Pittsburgh; Tuesday, 6:40 p.m. EDT
PITCHING PROBABLES: Brewers: Wade Miley (0-0); Pirates: Bailey Falter (1-1, 4.05 ERA, 0.95 WHIP, 10 strikeouts)
BETMGM SPORTSBOOK: LINE Brewers -119, Pirates +100; over/under is 8 1/2 runs
BOTTOM LINE: The Pittsburgh Pirates lead 1-0 in a four-game series against the Milwaukee Brewers.
Pittsburgh has a 4-5 record at home and a 12-11 record overall. The Pirates are 12-2 in games when they have more hits than their opponents.
Milwaukee is 14-7 overall and 10-3 in road games. The Brewers have the second-ranked team ERA in the NL at 3.42.
The matchup Tuesday is the second time these teams meet this season.
TOP PERFORMERS: Ke’Bryan Hayes has six doubles for the Pirates. Edward Olivares is 9-for-35 with a double and two home runs over the last 10 games.
Rhys Hoskins leads Milwaukee with five home runs while slugging .472. William Contreras is 14-for-41 with two home runs and nine RBI over the last 10 games.
LAST 10 GAMES: Pirates: 3-7, .204 batting average, 4.39 ERA, outscored by 16 runs
Brewers: 6-4, .267 batting average, 3.03 ERA, outscored opponents by 16 runs
INJURIES: Pirates: Marco Gonzales: 15-Day IL (forearm), Ryan Borucki: 15-Day IL (left triceps inflammation), Jason Delay: 10-Day IL (knee), Yasmani Grandal: 10-Day IL (foot), Dauri Moreta: 60-Day IL (elbow), Endy Rodriguez: 60-Day IL (elbow), Johan Oviedo: 60-Day IL (elbow)
Brewers: Wade Miley: 15-Day IL (elbow), D.L. Hall: 15-Day IL (knee), Christian Yelich: 10-Day IL (back), J.B. Bukauskas: 15-Day IL (lat), Garrett Mitchell: 60-Day IL (finger), Devin Williams: 60-Day IL (back), Jakob Junis: 15-Day IL (shoulder), Taylor Clarke: 15-Day IL (meniscus), Brandon Woodruff: 60-Day IL (elbow)
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