The Milwaukee Brewers did what they needed to do this week. They took care of the New York Mets by beating them three out of four on the road at Citi Field in Flushing, N.Y. Milwaukee has another series on the road against a reeling team this weekend, the Pittsburgh Pirates, at PNC Park in Pittsburgh.
Milwaukee Brewers Travel to Pittsburgh To Face the Reeling Pirates
A few weeks ago, the Brewers faced the Pirates, and it was a big series then. Now, Milwaukee needs to take care of business once again against a bad baseball team who is reeling in the NL. Entering this weekend, the Brewers are tied with the Cincinnati Reds for first place in the NL Central with a 43-38 record.
As for the Pittsburgh Pirates, they are in third place in the division with a 38-42 record, and they are 4.5 games back of both Milwaukee and Cincinnati. This could be a series that, if Pittsburgh sweeps the Brewers, can change things. However, the Milwaukee Brewers could bury them for good in the divisional race this weekend.
The pitching matchups for this series will be Freddy Peralta (5-7 record, 4.65 ERA, 89 K) for the Milwaukee Brewers and Osvaldo Bido (0-1 record, 3.45 ERA, 18K) for the Pittsburgh Pirates on Friday night. Saturday afternoon will be Corbin Burnes (5-5 record, 4.10 ERA, 89 K) for the Brewers and Johan Oviedo (3-8 record, 4.06 ERA, 80K) for the Pirates. Finally, on Sunday afternoon, the pitching matchup will feature Colin Rea (4-4 record, 4.57 ERA, 57K) for Milwaukee and Rich Hill (7-7 record, 4.45 ERA, 80 K) for Pittsburgh.
Milwaukee Brewers Stats
Christian Yelich, over the course of 78 games on the campaign for the Milwaukee Brewers, has a .273 batting average with nine home runs and 36 RBIs, along with 18 stolen bases. He has been their best hitter up to date. Over the last seven games, Yelich has a .333 batting average with four RBIs and two stolen bases.
Willy Adames has appeared in 71 games this year for Milwaukee. He only has a .198 batting average with 12 home runs and 34 RBIs, along with four stolen bases. Adames only has a .148 batting average in the last seven games played but has hit two home runs and five RBIs.
Joey Wiemer has played in 79 games so far this season for the Brewers. He has a .210 batting average with 11 home runs and 30 RBIs, along with 10 stolen bases. In the last seven games, Weimer has a .182 batting average with one home run and four RBIs.
Pittsburgh Pirates Stats
Jack Suwinski has played in 70 games so far this season for the Pittsburgh Pirates. He has a .217 batting average with 16 home runs and 37 RBIs, along with seven stolen bases. Suwinski, in the last seven games, has a .105 batting average with one home run and two RBIs, along with one stolen base.
Andrew McCutchen has played in 69 games on the campaign for Pittsburgh. He has a .280 batting average with nine home runs and 25 RBIs, along with nine stolen bases. McCutchen, in his last seven games played has a .407 batting average with one RBI and two stolen bases also.
Carlos Santana has played in 72 games so far this season for the Pirates. He has a .241 batting average with eight home runs and 41 RBIs, along with six stolen bases. Santana, in his last seven games played, has a .357 batting average with two home runs and seven RBIs, along with one stolen base.
In this series, the Milwaukee Brewers will need to have their bats wake up against the Pittsburgh Pirates.
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