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In Monday night baseball betting action, the 79-70 Milwaukee Brewers head to Pittsburgh to take on the 68-82 Pirates in the first game of a three-game set at PNC Park in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania tonight. The first pitch at PNC Park is scheduled for 7:05 PM ET.
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The MLB odds board lists the visiting Brewers as -118 betting line favorite. The O/U line is offered at most sportsbooks at 8.5 runs.
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In their last game, the Brewers beat the Miami Marlins 10-3. In the game, the Brewers scored 10 runs on 16 hits and the Marlins scored three runs on eight hits.
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In their latest, the Pirates lost to the Cincinnati Reds 5-2. In the match, the Pirates scored two runs on only three hits and the Reds scored five runs on four hits.
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This season the Brewers rank 18th in the Majors in runs scored and 9th in team ERA.
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The Pirates rank 28th in the Majors in runs scored and 13th in team ERA.
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Pitching Match Up<br />
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Milwaukee: Brent Suter (2-2, 3.66 ERA)<br />
Pittsburgh: Jameson Taillon (7-6, 4.78 ERA)
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Brent Suter goes for the Brewers tonight and in his last outing he only went three innings and gave up two earned runs in a 5-2 win over the Pirates. He is coming back from injury and his outings have been short ones. Since Suter’s last win on July 28th he is 0-1 with a less than stellar ERA of 6.33 in six appearances including five starts. In six games, including two starts, against Pittsburgh this season Suter has an ERA of 2.77. Milwaukee has lost six of his last seven road starts and they have lost four of his last five road starts against a team with a winning record.
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Jameson Taillon gets the nod for the Pirates and he was lit up in his last outing giving up six earned runs on 11 hits in an 8-2 loss to the Chicago Cubs. The Pirates had won both of his previous outings, both against the Cincinnati Reds, where he went 10 innings and gave up two earned runs. In Taillon lone start against the Brewers this season he went five innings and gave up two earned runs in a 4-2 Pittsburgh win. In five career starts against the Brewers he is 1-2 with an ERA of 3.76. This is Taillon’s first start in 11 days and in his last11 starts he has an ERA of 7.17.
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Betting Angles<br />
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The Brewers are 4-1 in their last 5 games against the Pirates.
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The Pirates are 4-0 in their last 4 home games against the Brewers.
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In the last 30 games between these teams the Under record is 22-6-2.
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In the last 7 games between these teams in Pittsburgh the Under record is 6-0-1.
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This season the Pirates are 39-34 at home and the Brewers are 38-37 on the road.
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Straight Up / Over/Under / Run Line Records<br />
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Milwaukee Brewers: 79-70 SU / O/U 65-77 / Run Line W/L 81-68<br />
Pittsburgh Pirates: 68-62 SU / O/U 59-85 / Run Line W/L 76-74
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Milwaukee at Pittsburgh Key Betting Trends<br />
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MIL is 5-1 in their last 6 road games
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MIL is 4-1 in their last 5 overall
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MIL has an Under record of 38-16-3 in their last 57 games
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PITT is 1-10 in their last 11 overall
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PITT is 0-6 in their last 6 games vs. a left-handed starter
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PITT has an Under record of 5-2 in their last 7 games vs. a left-handed starter
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Key Player Injuries<br />
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<b>BREWERS</b><br />
[P] 09/15/2017 - Jimmy Nelson 10-day DL (09/15) ( Arm )
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<b>PIRATES</b><br />
[2B] 09/03/2017 - Josh Harrison 60-day DL (09/03) ( Hand )<br />
[C] 08/27/2017 - Francisco Cervelli 10-day DL (08/26) ( Quad )<br />
[CF] 09/17/2017 - Starling Marte "?" Monday vs. Milwaukee Brewers ( Shoulder )
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