Pittsburgh Pirates vs Milwaukee Brewers 7/8/2022 Picks Predictions

Pittsburgh Pirates vs Milwaukee Brewers 7/8/2022 Picks Predictions Previews

The Pittsburgh Pirates (34-48) will be slugging their way with the Milwaukee Brewers (47-37) in Game 1 of 3 of the NL Central Division duel at American Family Field in Milwaukee on Friday, July 8, 2022, at 8:10 PM ET.

Pittsburgh comes into this series opener facing Milwaukee on Friday after splitting a doubleheader battle against Cincinnati.

The Pirates won the first round at 4-2 on Thursday afternoon while losing the evening edition at 1-5 on Thursday. Pittsburgh took 3rd place at 34-48 in the National League Central Division with a .415 team percentage and 12 contests behind first place after tallying 300 runs but allowing 427 for a -127 run difference throughout the year.

RF Ben Gamel owned the solo runs scored on a single in leading the Pirates in their recent loss while Bryse Wilson conceded 7 hits and one earned run with 4 strikeouts in pitching for 6.2 innings last time out.

CF Bryan Reynolds led the batting unit for Pittsburgh with a team-high 15 long balls and 32 runs batted in while averaging .260 at the plate this year.

The center fielder added a team-leading on-base percentage of .333 and slugging .469 for the Pirates this season. Righty JT Brubaker (2-7, 4.28 ERA, 1.44 WHIP, 82 Ks) will be starting for the Pirates in the opening match of a series versus the Milwaukee Brewers on Friday.

Brubaker gave up 85 hits, 9 home runs, and 33 walks after pitching for 82.0 frames in his MLB tour this year.

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Pittsburgh Pirates vs Milwaukee Brewers Predictions 7/8/2022

The Milwaukee Brewers come into this three-game battle after losing a series to the Chicago Cubs last time out. The Brewers lost two games in a row including a 2-1 defeat in the finale of a series against the Cubs.

Milwaukee is in 1st place at 47-37 in the National League Central Division with a team percentage at .560 after earning a total of 383 runs while giving away 349 for a +34 run difference this season.

LF Keston Hiura landed one run on one hit with one RBI in leading the Brewers in their recent loss while Corbin Burnes finished 7.0 innings with 3 hits and one walk allowed but wrung up 10 Chicago hitters on Wednesday.

First Baseman Rowdy Tellez powered the offense for Milwaukee after hitting 17 long balls with 55 RBIs and a batting average of .237 record this year.

LF Christian Yelich contributed a team-leading on-base percentage of .346 and slugging .346 while averaging .384 at the plate for the season.

The Milwaukee Brewers will be sending southpaw Aaron Ashby (1-6, 4.60 ERA, 1.47 WHIP, 73 Ks) to the pitcher’s rubber to start game 1 of a series against Pittsburgh on Friday.

The left-handed thrower has given away 59 hits, 8 dingers, and 27 free bases in pitching for 58.2 innings in the majors over the course of the campaign.

Pittsburgh Pirates vs. Milwaukee Brewers. The MLB Pick for this contest is Milwaukee -210. The Brewers are the better team here and the team will dominate this match at their home field with a 20-17 home record while the Pirates struggled on the road after losing 25 of their last 39 outings away from home.

Milwaukee is 12 games ahead of Pittsburgh in NL Central this season. Prediction: The Milwaukee Brewers will win 7-2.

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