The Milwaukee Brewers will continue its homestand with a three-game series against the Pittsburgh Pirates starting on Monday night. The first pitch for this game will be at 6:40 p.m. CT.
In this matchup, the projected starting pitchers will be Mitch Keller (3-3 record, 4.41 ERA) for the Pirates and Colin Rea (3-0 record, 3.29 ERA) for the Brewers. This could be a game where there are a lot of runs scored.
In the previous series, Pittsburgh lost two-out-of-three at home to the Chicago Cubs and Milwaukee took three-of-four at home against St. Louis. So far this season, Pittsburgh’s record is 18-23 on the year and they are in third place in the National League Central. As for Milwaukee, they have a 24-16 record and lead Chicago by 0.5 games for first place in the division.
First baseman Rhys Hoskins is projected to bat fifth for the Brewers in this game against Pittsburgh. He had a really good series against the St. Louis Cardinals. Hoskins has played in 37 games so far this season and has a .227 batting average with nine home runs and 27 RBIs, along with one stole base. His on-base percentage is .335.
The best player for manager Pat Murphy so far this season for Milwaukee has been catcher William Contreras. He is projected to bat second on Monday night. In 40 games played so far this season, Contreras has a .346 batting average with five home runs and 30 RBIs, along with three stolen bases. His on-base percentage is .429.
Colin Rea has pitched in seven games so far this season for the Milwaukee Brewers. In 38.1 innings pitched, he has given up 37 hits and 15 runs. Rea has also walked 12 batters and has struck out 25 batters.
Players To Watch For On the Pittsburgh Pirates Against the Milwaukee Brewers
Pirates manager Derek Shelton got his baseball club off to a hot start in 2024, but they have cooled off big time. If Pittsburgh wants to turn their season around, this could be the series to do it.
Shortstop O’Neil Cruz is projected to bat third for the Pittsburgh Pirates against the Milwaukee Brewers. In 40 games so far this season, he has a .265 batting average with seven home runs and 17 RBIs, along with three stolen bases and one caught stealing attempt. Cruz’s on-base percentage so far this season is .312.
Left fielder Bryan Reynolds is projected to bat second for the Pirates in this matchup. He has played in 41 games so far this season and has a .233 batting average with four home runs and 17 RBIs, along with two stolen bases. Reynolds also has a .333 on-base percentage.
Mitch Keller has pitched in eight games so far this season for Pittsburgh and he has one complete game. Keller has pitched in 49 innings and has given up 49 hits and 26 runs. He has also walked 16 batters and has struck out 44 batters.
This is a series that the Milwaukee Brewers should beat the Pittsburgh Pirates. However, Pittsburgh needs this series against Milwaukee to give them confidence.
