Milwaukee Brewers: Begin 3-Game Series With the Pittsburgh Pirates.
The Milwaukee Brewers will start a three-game series at home against the Pittsburgh Pirates on Tuesday. The first pitch for this matchup will be at 7:10 p.m. CT.
For this Tuesday matchup, the projected starting pitchers will be Quinn Priester (0-5 record, 4.83 ERA) for Pittsburgh and Colin Rea (8-2 record, 3.34 ERA) for Milwaukee. The Pirates have one of the better pitching staffs in the National League, but this is one of their weaker starters.
As for the Brewers, they don’t have a strong rotation, but Rea is one of their better starting pitchers. The Brewers are in first place in the National League Central so far this season with a 53-38 record. As for the Pirates, they are currently in third place in the National League Central with a 43-47 record.
Left fielder Jackson Chourio is projected to bat leadoff for the Milwaukee Brewers on Tuesday night for manager Pat Murphy. Chourio has played in 80 games so far this season. He has a .247 batting average with nine home runs and 35 RBIs, along with 10 stolen bases and three stolen bases. His on-base percentage during his rookie season is .297.
Catcher William Contreras is projected to bat second for Milwaukee on Tuesday night. He has played in 87 games so far this season and has a .297 batting average with 10 home runs and 51 RBIs, along with five stolen bases and one caught stealing attempt. Contreras’s on-base percentage is .360. He is the starting catcher for the National League in the MLB All-Star Game this season.
