MLB Betting: Rivals Collide When Brewers Challenge Pirates for Wild Card

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The Pittsburgh Pirates are currently second in the National League’s
wild card race, and they will challenge the third placed wild card
contender, the Milwaukee Brewers (79-73), this weekend in a head-to-head
series starting Friday. It won’t be easy as Milwaukee has been a
mainstay atop the NL Central division until recently.


For the first time in a long while, the Pirates made the postseason
last fall (94-win season), so their success this year isn’t entirely
surprising; although, their late season surge caught many off guard.
While they are currently 81-70, until recently, it was assumed that the
Brewers and St. Louis Cardinals would represent the central division in
the National League.


Pittsburgh has benefited from the breakout performance of All-Star
Josh Harrison, and the third baseman has meshed well with the young core
already in place. Harrison’s .318 batting average is second in the NL;
he’s only behind Morneau (.320). His 36 doubles put him in the same
ranks as Davis, Kemp, McCutchen and Peralta. The Pirates are 16/1 to win
the World Series.


Earlier in the year, in April, Pittsburgh beat Milwaukee 11-2,
resulting in the Brewers’ first road loss. We’ll see if their rematch
offers different results with increased pressure for Milwaukee to snatch
the wild card berth.


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MLB Betting: Rivals Collide When Brewers Challenge Pirates for Wild Card