With last night’s 6-2 victory over the bottom-dwelling Pittsburgh Pirates at American Family Field, the Milwaukee Brewers have now won 4 straight against the Bucs, 11 of the last 14 this season, and expect more of the same tonight. Milwaukee should be able to light up Pittsburgh’s expected starter, Max Kranick. He is 1-2 with a bloated ERA of 7.31 and a 1.63 WHIP. The Brewers are expected to counter with Adrian Houser and when he gets the start good things happen. Houser is 7-5 with a 3.69 ERA, a 1.36 WHIP, and Milwaukee is 13-5 in his last 18 starts. The Brewers are starting to run away with the NL Central, with a 7-1/2 game lead over the Cincinnati Reds and are hot, winning 8 of their last 10.
TONIGHT’S PICK: MILWAUKEE BREWERS