Milwaukee Brewers vs Pittsburgh Pirates 8/23/2020 Picks Predictions

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The Milwaukee Brewers will be peeling off balls against the Pittsburgh Pirates at the PNC Park in Pittsburgh on Sunday, August 23, 2020 at 1:35 PM ET. Milwaukee comes into this game finale to get back from their 12-5 loss to the Pirates, Saturday afternoon. Meanwhile, Pittsburgh will go for the sweep after winning the first two of their three-game series against the Brewers. The Milwaukee Brewers, with an 11-14 standing and a team percentage of .440, are in 4th place in the NL Central Division and are in 11th place in the National League. The Pittsburgh Pirates are in 5th place in the NL Central Division, with a 6-17 standing and a .261 team percentage and are in 15th place behind the Phillies in the National League.

Milwaukee lost their last three games, including the first two of their three-game series versus Pittsburgh. 2B Keston Hiura is batting .240 and recorded 23 hits in leading the Brewers. Right Fielder Christian Yelich scored a team-high 7 home runs and 15 RBIs. The right-handed Corbin Burnes (0-0 with a 1.14 ERA, 29 Ks & 14 BBs) will start Sunday’s finale.

Milwaukee Brewers vs Pittsburgh Pirates Predictions 8/23/2020

Pittsburgh won the first two of the three-game series against Milwaukee, with 12-5 and 7-2 score. Shortstop Kevin Newman led the Pirates .276 batting average and scored a team-high 21 hits. 3B Colin Moran contributed 6 homers and 1B Josh Bell added a team-high 10 RBIs. Pittsburgh will be appointing JT Brubaker to step on the pitcher’s rubber to start Sunday’s face off. Right-handed Brubaker is 0-0 with a 4.91 ERA, 10 strikeouts and 6 BBs.

The Brewers recorded 3 key pitchers on their injury list. Relief Pitchers Corey Knebel (hamstring), Ray Black (shoulder), and Justin Grimm (finger) will not be pitching for Milwaukee in this match-up. The Pirates have starting Pitchers Joe Musgrove (triceps) and Mitch Keller (oblique), with Relief Pitchers Keona Kela (forearm), Kyle Crick (shoulder), Yacksel Rios (shoulder), and Clay Holmes (forearm) out of this game. 3B Phillip Evans (jaw) will not be playing also in this contest.

Milwaukee Brewers vs. Pittsburgh Pirates. The MLB Pick for this game is Pittsburgh Pirates -155. The Brewers are 1-4 SU in their last 5 outings, and 8-3 SU in their last 11 contests against Pittsburgh. The totals went OVER in 4 of Milwaukee’s last 5 match-ups against an opponent in the National League. The Pirates are 4-14 SU in their last 18 outings, and the totals went OVER in 5 of Pittsburgh’s last 6 games when playing at home against the Brewers. The totals went OVER in 4 of the Pirates’ last 5 contests against an opponent in the National League. The prediction, pick the Pirates -155 to a score of 7-6.

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