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Gambling911.com has your Brewers vs. Pirates series betting pick for Wednesday night’s game.
Milwaukee has managed to win the last two games of this series despite the Pirates past edge and their 13-5 record over the last eighteen games.
PITCHING MATCHUP: Brewers RH Kyle Lohse (3-6, 6.59 ERA) vs. Pirates RH Charlie Morton (3-0, 2.84)
Pittsburgh was priced well at -138 all things considered. Milwaukee came in at 131. The total was set at 7.5.
Although Lohse is 11-5 lifetime against the Pirates, he lost twice to them in April while permitting 10 runs in 12 1/3 frames.
Morton has made 11 career starts against Pittsburgh's division rival, logging a 2-6 record and 4.63 ERA.
According to ESPN.com, Lohse has been prone to very hard contact throughout the season when he's missed his spots, which has driven his ERA to 6.59 (14 homers in 68.1 innings) despite a 55:15 K:BB ratio through 12 starts.
Four of the last six games he has started in have totaled above 7.5 with the other two totaling 7. He has allowed at least five runs in his last three games and did not factor into the decision his last outing.
- Dan Shapiro, Gambling911.com
