The Pittsburgh Pirates will be fighting to snap a losing streak on Sunday when they take on the Milwaukee Brewers at Miller Park.
The Pirates will trot Charlie Morton out to the mound in this one. Righthander Morton has a 9-6 record and a 3.56 ERA this season.
Morton's opponent in this one will be Shaun Marcum. The Brewers righthander has a 3.62 ERA to go along with a 10-3 record this season.
Oddsmakers currently have the Brewers listed as 190-moneyline favorites versus the Pirates, while the game's total is sitting at 8.
The Pirates were a 1-0 loser in their most recent outing on the road against the Brewers. That made winners of bettors who got Milwaukee at -162 on the moneyline, while the total score (1) was good news for UNDER bettors.
Current streak: Pittsburgh has lost 2 straight games. Milwaukee has won 2 straight games.
Team records: Pittsburgh: 56-62 SU Milwaukee: 69-51 SU
Pittsburgh most recently: When playing on Sunday are 3-7 Before playing St. Louis are 5-5 After playing Milwaukee are 1-9 After a loss are 2-8
Milwaukee most recently: When playing on Sunday are 4-6 Before playing LA Dodgers are 5-5 After playing Pittsburgh are 8-2 After a win are 8-2
A few trends to consider: The total has gone OVER in 11 of Pittsburgh's last 15 games The total has gone OVER in 5 of Pittsburgh's last 7 games when playing on the road against Milwaukee Pittsburgh is 2-6 SU in its last 8 games on the road Pittsburgh is 2-13 SU in its last 15 games Milwaukee is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games when playing Pittsburgh Milwaukee is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games when playing at home against Pittsburgh Milwaukee is 11-1 SU in its last 12 games at home Milwaukee is 8-1 SU in its last 9 games
Next up: Pittsburgh home to St. Louis, Monday, August 15 Milwaukee home to LA Dodgers, Monday, August 15
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