Brewers-Pirates Odds Preview

The Milwaukee Brewers and the Pittsburgh Pirates will both be gunning for a victory on Tuesday when they meet at PNC Park. Righthander Braden Looper will take the mound for the Brewers to start this game. Looper is 8-4 this season with a 4.95 ERA. Starting this game for the Pirates will be Virgil Vasquez. The righthander has a 6.52 ERA to go along with a 1-3 record this season. Oddsmakers currently have the Brewers listed as 135-moneyline favorites versus the Pirates, while the game's total has not yet been posted. Delwyn Young hit a three-run jack to lead the Pirates over the Brewers 8-5 on Monday night. Pittsburgh won as -135 home favorites as the game played OVER the 9.5-run total listed by oddsmakers. Garrett Jones was 2-for-4 with a solo shot for the Pirates, while Ross Ohlendorf allowed two runs over five innings to get the victory for Pittsburgh. Ryan Braun went 2-for-5 with a two-run homer for Milwaukee, as Mike Burns gave up four earned runs over three innings to take the loss for the Brewers. Current streak: Milwaukee has lost 2 straight games. Team records: Milwaukee: 47-46 SU Pittsburgh: 41-51 SU Milwaukee most recently: When playing on Tuesday are 7-3 Before playing Pittsburgh are 8-2 After playing Pittsburgh are 9-1 After a loss are 5-5 Pittsburgh most recently: When playing on Tuesday are 3-7 Before playing Milwaukee are 1-9 After playing Milwaukee are 2-8 After a win are 4-6 A few trends to consider: Milwaukee is 17-1 SU in its last 18 games when playing Pittsburgh The total has gone OVER in 5 of Milwaukee's last 6 games when playing Pittsburgh Milwaukee is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games when playing on the road against Pittsburgh The total has gone OVER in 4 of Milwaukee's last 5 games when playing on the road against Pittsburgh The total has gone OVER in 5 of Pittsburgh's last 6 games when playing Milwaukee The total has gone UNDER in 10 of Pittsburgh's last 12 games at home The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Pittsburgh's last 5 games The total has gone OVER in 4 of Pittsburgh's last 5 games when playing at home against Milwaukee Next up: Pittsburgh home to Milwaukee, Wednesday, July 22