The Milwaukee Brewers (11-7) and Pittsburgh Pirates (8-9) will meet on Thursday at PNC Park, starting at 12:35 PM ET.
The Brewers are favored (-170 moneyline odds to win) when they visit the Pirates (+147). The starting pitchers are Freddy Peralta (0-1) for the Milwaukee Brewers, and Jose Quintana (0-1) for the Pittsburgh Pirates.
Here’s everything you need to prepare for Thursday’s Brewers vs. Pirates contest.
Milwaukee Brewers vs. Pittsburgh Pirates Odds and Betting Lines
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- Favorite: Brewers (-170, bet $170 to win $100)
- Underdog: Pirates (+147, bet $100 to win $147)
- Over/under: 7.5
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Brewers Stats and Trends
Brewers Betting Records
- The Brewers have won nine, or 60%, of the 15 games they’ve played as favorites this season.
- Milwaukee has a record of 5-2 when favored by -170 or more by bookmakers this season.
- The sportsbooks’ moneyline implies a 63% chance of a victory for the Brewers.
- So far this season, Milwaukee and its opponents have hit the over in five of their 18 games with a total.
- The Brewers are 8-10-0 against the spread in their 18 chances this season.
Freddy Peralta (Brewers Probable Starter)
- Peralta (0-1) will take the mound for the Brewers, his fourth start of the season.
- The right-hander gave up one earned run and allowed three hits in five innings pitched against the Philadelphia Phillies on Friday.
- The 25-year-old has pitched in three games this season with an ERA of 7.50, a 2 strikeout-to-walk ratio and a WHIP of 1.750.
- The Pirates have scored 65 runs this season, which ranks 20th in MLB. They have 136 hits, 17th in baseball, with 11 home runs (25th in the league).
Brewers Batting Stats
- The Brewers have hit 14 homers this season, which ranks 21st in the league.
- The offense for the Brewers has a slugging percentage of .342 this season, 22nd in MLB.
- Milwaukee has a team batting average of .211 this season, which ranks 24th among MLB teams.
- The Brewers have scored 68 runs (3.8 per game) this season, which ranks 17th in MLB.
- Milwaukee has the 24th-ranked on-base percentage in MLB this season (.283).
- The Brewers rank 16th in MLB in strikeouts per game with an average of 8.7 whiffs per contest.
Pirates Stats and Trends
Pirates Betting Records
- The Pirates have been victorious in six, or 42.9%, of the 14 contests they have been chosen as underdogs in this season.
- This season, Pittsburgh has been victorious two times in six chances when named as an underdog of at least +147 or longer on the moneyline.
- The moneyline set for this matchup implies the Pirates have a 40.5% chance of coming away with a victory in the contest.
- Pittsburgh and their opponents have hit the over in six of their 17 games with a total set by oddsmakers this season.
- In 17 games with a line this season, the Pirates have a mark of 9-8-0 against the spread.
José Quintana (Pirates Probable Starter)
- Quintana (0-1) takes the mound first for the Pirates in his fourth start of the season. He’s put together a 3.86 ERA in 14 innings pitched, with eight strikeouts.
- His most recent time out came on Saturday against the Chicago Cubs, when the left-hander tossed 4 2/3 innings, surrendering two earned runs while giving up three hits.
- The 33-year-old has amassed an ERA of 3.86, with 5.1 strikeouts per nine innings in three games this season. Opponents have a .255 batting average against him.
- Quintana has put up one start this campaign that he pitched five or more innings.
- The opposing Brewers offense has the 22nd-ranked slugging percentage (.342) and ranks 21st in home runs hit (14) in all of MLB. They have a collective .211 batting average, and are 24th in the league with 121 total hits and 17th in MLB action scoring 68 runs.
Pirates Batting Stats
- The Pirates average 0.6 home runs per game to rank 25th in MLB action with 11 total home runs .
- This season, the Pirates are 18th in baseball with a .355 slugging percentage.
- Pittsburgh’s .240 batting average is 10th-best in the league.
- The offense for the Pirates is the No. 20 offense in MLB play scoring 3.8 runs per game (65 total runs).
- Pittsburgh’s .306 on-base percentage is 15th in the league.
- The Pirates’ 8.9 strikeouts per game rank 14th in baseball.
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Brewers vs. Pirates: Live Streaming Info & Game Time
- Game Day: Thursday, April 28, 2022
- Game Time: 12:35 PM ET
- Stadium: PNC Park
- TV Channel: ATT Sportsnet Pittsburgh
- Live Stream: fuboTV (Watch for free)
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