Pittsburgh will try to be nasty hosts on Wednesday when the Milwaukee Brewers pay a visit to PNC Park.

For the Pirates, Kevin Correia gets the ball, charged with keeping the Brewers hitters off the base paths. He'll face Shaun Marcum, 1-1 on the year.



View Milwaukee vs Pittsburgh Odds and Stats.

Betting Line:
If you're going with the Pirates in this one, they're listed as moneyline underdogs of +108 on most baseball betting menus for Monday's contest.



How They Match Up:
Rating these teams in several key categories is important for handicappers and Pittsburgh has the National League's No. 12-rated offensive output, at 8.2 hits per game. The Brewers average 8.3 hits per game, good for No. 12 on the National League list.

Defensively, Milwaukee features the National League's No. 16-rated defense on the road, allowing 7.7 runs per game. Pittsburgh, meanwhile, comes in at No. 11 in the National League at home, scoring 3.5 runs per game.

A few Brewers at Pirates trends to consider:
Milwaukee4-0-1 SU in its last 5 games when playing Pittsburgh
Milwaukee5-1-1 SU in its last 7 games
Milwaukee is 0-4-1 SU in its last 5 games ,on the road
Pittsburgh is 3-6-1 SU in its last 10 games ,when playing at home against Milwaukee
Pittsburgh is 1-3-1 SU in its last 5 games ,
Pittsburgh is 1-3-1 SU in its last 5 games ,at home
Pittsburgh is 0-4-1 SU in its last 5 games ,when playing Milwaukee


Next up:
Milwaukee at Pittsburgh, Thursday, April 14