Brewers vs. Pirates Betting Odds, Pitching Matchup – May 15, 2024

The Milwaukee Brewers (25-17) host the Pittsburgh Pirates (19-24) Wednesday to close out a three-game series. The Brewers are favored (-141) to win the rubber match, which starts at 1:10 PM ET from American Family Field. Milwaukee’s Robert Gasser and Pittsburgh’s Martin Perez have been named the starters for this contest.

Check out our betting primer for this game, and discover all of our MLB picks, too!

Brewers vs. Pirates Betting Lines

• Favorite: Brewers (-141)
• Underdog: Pirates (+119)
• Over/under: 8.5

Brewers vs. Pirates Betting Insights

• The Brewers have come away with 12 wins in the 19 contests they have been listed as the favorites in this season.
• This season Milwaukee has been victorious four times in six chances when named as a favorite of at least -141 on the moneyline.
• The moneyline set for this matchup implies the Brewers have a 58.5% chance of coming away with a victory in the contest.
• The Pirates have gone 12-12 in games they were the underdog on the moneyline (winning 50% of those games).
• Pittsburgh is 6-5 (winning 54.5% of its games) when it has played as a moneyline underdog of +119 or longer.
• The implied moneyline probablility in this matchup gives the Pirates a 45.7% chance to win.

Brewers vs. Pirates Hitting Leaders

• William Contreras is batting .352 with 30 RBI, both of which are best among Milwaukee hitters this season.
• Including all hitters in Major League Baseball, Contreras is 68th in home runs and ninth in RBI.
• Willy Adames is batting .256 with an OBP of .335 and a slugging percentage of .451 this season.
• Connor Joe has put up a team-best batting average of .293 and leads the Pirates in runs batted in (21).
• Joe’s home run total ranks 54th in the majors, and he is 56th in RBI.
• Bryan Reynolds has 11 doubles, a triple, five home runs and 24 walks while batting .250.

Brewers vs. Pirates Pitching Rankings

• The Brewers average just 8.1 strikeouts per nine innings as a pitching staff, which ranks 26th in the league.
• The Brewers have the 16th-ranked ERA (4.01) in the majors this season.
• Brewers pitchers have a 1.306 WHIP this season, 18th in the majors.
• The 8.5 strikeouts per nine innings put together by the Pirates pitching staff ranks 18th in the majors.
• Pittsburgh has a 3.90 team ERA that ranks 14th among all MLB pitching staffs.
• The Pirates average MLB’s 13th-ranked WHIP (1.269).