Brewers-Pirates Odds Preview

The division rival Milwaukee Brewers and Pittsburgh Pirates are set to renew hostilities on Wednesday when they meet at PNC Park.

The Brewers will trot Jeff Suppan out to the mound in this one. Righthander Suppan has a 5-7 record and a 4.43 ERA this season.

Starting this game for the Pirates will be ace Paul Maholm. The lefthander has a 4.28 ERA to go along with a 6-4 record this season.

Oddsmakers currently have the Pirates listed as 113-moneyline favorites versus the Brewers, while the game’s total has not yet been posted.

Braden Looper tossed seven scoreless innings to earn the win, as the Brewers blanked the Pirates 2-0 on Tuesday night.

Milwaukee cashed as -130 road favorites as the teams played UNDER the 9.5-run total listed by oddsmakers.

Prince Fielder went 2-for-4 with two runs batted in for the Brewers, while Craig Counsell was 3-for-4 for Milwaukee.

Virgil Vasquez allowed two runs over 6 2-3 innings to take the loss for Pittsburgh, which managed only four hits on the night.

Team records:
Milwaukee: 48-46 SU
Pittsburgh: 41-52 SU

Milwaukee most recently:
When playing on Wednesday are 6-4
Before playing Atlanta are 8-2
After playing Pittsburgh are 9-1
After a win are 2-8

Pittsburgh most recently:
When playing on Wednesday are 5-5
Before playing Arizona are 4-6
After playing Milwaukee are 2-8
After a loss are 4-6

A few trends to consider:
Milwaukee is 18-1 SU in its last 19 games when playing Pittsburgh
Milwaukee is 6-1 SU in its last 7 games when playing on the road against Pittsburgh
Milwaukee is 4-9 SU in its last 13 games on the road
Pittsburgh is 4-9 SU in its last 13 games
Pittsburgh is 1-6 SU in its last 7 games when playing at home against Milwaukee
Pittsburgh is 1-18 SU in its last 19 games when playing Milwaukee

Next up:
Milwaukee home to Atlanta, Friday, July 24
Pittsburgh at Arizona, Thursday, July 23