Milwaukee Brewers vs. Pittsburgh Pirates Betting Odds & Pick: July 22nd 2010

Milwaukee Brewers vs. Pittsburgh Pirates
Pick: Pittsburgh Pirates +150 betting odds
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The Pirates bats have come alive of late and this is when we need to continue to ride them. Pittsburgh has scored nine runs or more in four of its last five games and to no surprise, it won all four of those games. The thing about it is that it came against some solid starting pitchers for the most part so I do not see a roadblock in the way tonight.

Milwaukee is now 3-4 on this current roadtrip to drop to 23-27 away from home and 10 games under .500 overall. The offense has been hit or miss but the recent pitching has been atrocious as the Brewers have allowed 11 runs or more in three of their last four games and the starting pitching ERA is a horrid 7.32 over the last 10 games.

The starting pitching matchup is controlling this number but it is too aggressive.

Ross Ohlendorf has pitched much better than what his 1-7 record indicates. He had tossed three straight quality starts before his last outing against Houston where he went just 1.1 innings, The good news is that he is rested as he tossed only 46 pitches. The Pirates are 0-6 in his six road starts but 4-4 in his eight home starts where he has been much more effective.

The Brewers go with one of their aces in Yovani Gallardo but I do not like the spot he is in. He is coming off the disabled list with a strained left oblique and while rest is helpful in most cases, I’m not so sure here with that type of injury. Despite a 2.58 ERA this season, Milwaukee is only 9-9 in his 18 starts including 4-5 on the road where his ERA is 2.31 but he a\has a WHIP of 1.38 which is pretty average.

Pittsburgh is 23-18 over the last over the last two years as a home underdog between +125 and +175 and that is a very solid record. Also, the Pirates are 7-2 in Ohlendorf’s last nine starts as a home underdog of +110 to +150. Meanwhile the Brewers are 2-7 in their last nine games after allowing five runs or more in their previous game. 3* Pittsburgh Pirates