Brewers try to sweep series against the Pirates

Milwaukee Brewers (95-57, first in the NL Central) vs. Pittsburgh Pirates (75-77, third in the NL Central)

Pittsburgh; Thursday, 12:35 p.m. EDT

PITCHING PROBABLES: Brewers: Kyle Harrison (10-4, 3.98 ERA, 1.31 WHIP, 134 strikeouts); Pirates: Wilber Dotel (1-5, 4.84 ERA, 1.36 WHIP, 36 strikeouts)

LINE: Brewers -142, Pirates +118; over/under is 9 runs

BOTTOM LINE: The Milwaukee Brewers play the Pittsburgh Pirates looking to sweep their three-game series.

Pittsburgh is 38-36 in home games and 75-77 overall. The Pirates are 39-16 in games when they did not allow a home run.

Milwaukee is 43-31 on the road and 95-57 overall. The Brewers have a 45-12 record in games when they did not give up a home run.

The teams match up Thursday for the 13th time this season. The season series is tied 6-6.

TOP PERFORMERS: Bryan Reynolds has 36 doubles, two triples, 17 home runs and 71 RBIs for the Pirates. Rafael Flores is 16 for 38 with a double, two home runs and three RBIs over the past 10 games.

Brice Turang has 19 home runs, 88 walks and 94 RBIs while hitting .267 for the Brewers. Jackson Chourio is 15 for 45 with three doubles, two home runs and nine RBIs over the past 10 games.

LAST 10 GAMES: Pirates: 5-5, .265 batting average, 4.09 ERA, outscored by nine runs

Brewers: 7-3, .295 batting average, 4.45 ERA, outscored opponents by 26 runs

INJURIES: Pirates: Kirby Yates: 15-Day IL (shoulder), Esmerlyn Valdez: 10-Day IL (hamstring), Braxton Ashcraft: 15-Day IL (arm), Isaac Mattson: 15-Day IL (hip), Endy Rodriguez: 60-Day IL (hip), Mitch Keller: 60-Day IL (arm)

Brewers: Garrett Mitchell: day-to-day (neck), Bryse Wilson: 15-Day IL (back), Rob Zastryzny: 60-Day IL (shoulder), Brandon Woodruff: 60-Day IL (shoulder), Grant Anderson: 15-Day IL (biceps), Brian Fitzpatrick: 60-Day IL (elbow), Quinn Priester: 60-Day IL (wrist), Angel Zerpa: 60-Day IL (forearm)

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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.