Milwaukee will try to be nasty hosts on Monday when the Pittsburgh Pirates pay a visit to Miller Park.

For the Brewers, Shaun Marcum gets the ball, charged with keeping the Pirates hitters off the base paths. He'll face Charlie Morton, 10-10 on the year.



View Pittsburgh vs Milwaukee Odds and Stats.

Betting Line:
The Pirates were listed as +-200 underdogs on the baseball moneyline at many online sportsbooks. The total was set at 8 before betting started earlier on Monday.

Power Rankings:
The Odds Shark MLB Power Rankings have the Brewers at No. 2 in the National League and the Pirates at No. 16 in the National League heading into this contest.



How They Match Up:
At the plate, Milwaukee owns the No. 7 ranking for hits in the National League at 8.8 per game. By contrast, the Pirates are rated No. 15 in the same category at 8.2 per game.

Milwaukee owns the National League's No. 6 defense, allowing 3.9 men per game to cross the plate. That contrasts with Pittsburgh's National League No. 10-rated defense.

Pittsburgh lost its last outing, a 5-4 result against the Reds on September 25. Bettors who backed the Reds at +108 on the moneyline won on the day, and the total score (9) sent UNDER bettors to the payout window. The Pirates endured a 5-4 loss at the hands of the Reds on Sunday, with James McDonald throwing 5 innings of 6-hit ball at PNC Park.

Last time out for Milwaukee, they were a 9-5 Sportsbook as they battled the Marlins at home. Moneyline bettors who got the Brewers at -144 were rewarded, while the 14 combined runs moved the game OVER for totals bettors. Milwaukee got the job done in their last match in a 9-5 victory over Florida on Sunday at Miller Park behind starter Chris Narveson .


Pittsburgh Pirates Trends:
When playing on Monday are 1-9
Before playing Milwaukee are 2-8
After playing Cincinnati are 5-5
After a loss are 4-6

Milwaukee Brewers Trends:
When playing on Monday are 7-3
Before playing Pittsburgh are 7-3
After playing Florida are 7-3
After a win are 6-4

A few Pirates at Brewers trends to consider:
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Pittsburgh's last 6 games
The total has gone OVER in 6 of Pittsburgh's last 9 games when playing Milwaukee
Pittsburgh is 5-11 SU in its last 16 games
Pittsburgh is 1-5 SU in its last 6 games on the road
Milwaukee is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games when playing at home against Pittsburgh
Milwaukee is 14-2 SU in its last 16 games when playing Pittsburgh
Milwaukee is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games at home
Milwaukee is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games


Next up:
Pittsburgh at Milwaukee, Tuesday, September 27