Pirates-Brewers Pointers

The Pittsburgh Pirates and the Milwaukee Brewers will meet on the field at Miller Park on Saturday in a battle of division rivals. Righthander Jeff Karstens will take the mound for the Pirates to start this game. Karstens is 2-2 this season with a 2.25 ERA. Meanwhile, it'll be Jeff Suppan who starts for the Brewers. Righthander Suppan is 8-7 with a 4.62 ERA so far this season. Odds aren't yet posted for this game, so check back later for the opening line and total. The Brewers scored six times in the seventh inning as they ran away with a 10-4 win over the Pirates on Friday as -280 favorites. The 14 runs made it OVER the posted over/under (9). J.J. Hardy belted a solo home run and finished 2-for-5 at the plate for the Brewers. Dave Bush allowed three runs off seven hits over seven innings in the win. Brandon Moss hit a solo home run in a losing effort for the Pirates, who were +225 underdogs in that game. Zach Duke surrendered four runs off six hits over six innings in taking the loss. Current streak: Pittsburgh has lost 2 straight games. Milwaukee has won 2 straight games. Team records: Pittsburgh: 57-71 SU Milwaukee: 74-55 SU Pittsburgh most recently: When playing on Saturday are 4-6 Before playing Milwaukee are 3-7 After playing Milwaukee are 5-5 After a loss are 4-6 Milwaukee most recently: When playing on Saturday are 6-4 Before playing Pittsburgh are 7-3 After playing Pittsburgh are 4-6 After a win are 7-3 A few trends to consider: Pittsburgh is 2-4 SU in its last 6 games on the road Pittsburgh is 2-6 SU in its last 8 games Pittsburgh is 1-6 SU in its last 7 games when playing Milwaukee Pittsburgh is 0-5 SU in its last 5 games when playing on the road against Milwaukee Milwaukee is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games when playing at home against Pittsburgh Milwaukee is 7-1 SU in its last 8 games at home Milwaukee is 6-1 SU in its last 7 games when playing Pittsburgh Milwaukee is 12-4 SU in its last 16 games Next up: Milwaukee home to Pittsburgh, Sunday, August 24