Brewers-Pirates Preview

The Milwaukee Brewers and the Pittsburgh Pirates will meet on the field at PNC Park on Tuesday in a battle of division rivals.

Lefthander Manny Parra will take the mound for the Brewers to start this game. Parra is 1-2 this season with a 5.03 ERA.

It'll be Paul Maholm toeing the rubber for the Pirates in this contest. Lefthander Maholm is 2-4 with a 4.94 ERA so far this season.

NewBodog oddsmakers currently have the Pirates listed as 118-moneyline favorites versus the Brewers, while the game's total has not yet been posted.

The Brewers lost to Boston 11-7 as a +210 underdog last time out. The 18 runs scored went OVER the posted over/under total (9.5).

Ryan Braun homered twice and drove in four runs for Milwaukee and J.J. Hardy hit a two-run home run in the loss.

The Pirates lost to the Cubs 4-3 as a +155 underdog on Sunday. The seven runs scored fell UNDER the posted over/under total (9).

Adam LaRoche homered and had three RBI for Pittsburgh, while Phil Dumatrait allowed four runs on four hits, while walking seven in four 2-3 innings to take the loss.

Current streak:
Milwaukee has lost 5 straight games.

Team records:
Milwaukee: 20-24 SU
Pittsburgh: 21-23 SU

Milwaukee most recently:
When playing on Tuesday are 4-6
Before playing Pittsburgh are 5-5
After playing Boston are 0-5
After a loss are 2-8

Pittsburgh most recently:
When playing on Tuesday are 3-7
Before playing Milwaukee are 4-6
After playing Chi Cubs are 3-7
After a loss are 7-3

A few trends to consider:
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Milwaukee's last 5 games
Milwaukee is 4-2 SU in its last 6 games when playing Pittsburgh
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Milwaukee's last 6 games on the road
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Milwaukee's last 6 games when playing on the road against Pittsburgh
Pittsburgh is 7-1 SU in its last 8 games at home
Pittsburgh is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games when playing at home against Milwaukee
Pittsburgh is 9-4 SU in its last 13 games
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Pittsburgh's last 6 games at home

Next up:
Pittsburgh home to Milwaukee, Wednesday, May 21

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