The Pittsburgh Pirates are dead last in the NL Central, have lost 7 straight and 12 of their last 14. It won’t get any easier for them tonight when they open a 3-game set at PNC Park with the NL Central-leading Milwaukee Brewers. Not only are the Brewers hot, winning 7 of their last 9, they will have the reigning NL Cy Young winner, Corbin Burns, on the hill. Burns is 8-4 with a 2.31 ERA, a 0.92 WHIP, and in his career against the Pirates he is 6-0 with a 2.63 ERA. Bryse Wilson is slated to get the start for Pittsburgh and he has not pitched well. Wilson is 1-6 with a 6.31 ERA and a 1.60 WHIP. The Brewers are 5-0 following a day off and 7-2 in their last 9 trips to Pitt. The Brew Crew can feel the heat from the St. Louis Cardinals, who are just 3 games back, and they cannot afford to lose to a team like the Pittsburgh Pirates.
TONIGHT’S PICK: MILWAUKEE BREWERS