Series Preview: Brewers at Pirates

The Pirates are holding Zombie Night at PNC Park next Tuesday, September 26, presumably in a celebration of their performance this month.

The Bucs (68-82) have won just one of their last 11 (a 7-0 victory in Milwaukee last Monday) and have a 5-11 mark in September after being swept in three games in Cincinnati over the weekend.

The Brewers, who took two of three from the Pirates last week at Miller Park, won two of three against the Marlins over the weekend and sit four games behind the first-place Cubs in the National League Central. The Cubs’ sweep of the Cardinals didn’t help Milwaukee at the top of the division, but it did leave the Brewers with a two-game cushion over St. Louis.

Season Series: 9-7 Pirates

At Pittsburgh

May 5: Pirates 4, Brewers 0

May 6: Pirates 2, Brewers 1, 10 innings

May 7: Brewers 6, Pirates 2

At Milwaukee

June 19: Pirates 8, Brewers 1

June 20: Pirates 7, Brewers 3

June 21: Brewers 4, Pirates 3

June 22: Brewers 4, Pirates 2

At Pittsburgh

July 17: Pirates 4, Brewers 2

July 18: Pirates 4, Brewers 3

July 19: Pirates 3, Brewers 2, 10 innings

July 20: Pirates 4, Brewers 2

At Milwaukee

August 15: Brewers 3, Pirates 1

August 16: Brewers 7, Pirates 6

At Milwaukee

September 11: Pirates 7, Brewers 0

September 12: Brewers 5, Pirates 2

September 13: Brewers 8, Pirates 2

Schedule

Monday, 7:05 p.m. - Brent Suter (2-2, 3.66 ERA) vs. Jameson Taillon (7-6, 4.78), TV: AT&T SportsNet

Tuesday, 7:05 p.m. - Chase Anderson (10-3, 2.88) vs. Trevor Williams (6-8, 4.26), TV: AT&T SportsNet

Wednesday, 7:05 p.m. - TBD vs. Steven Brault (1-0, 4.38), TV: AT&T SportsNet

Brewers

79-70 (78-71 Pythag, 4.60 RS/G, 4.34 RA/G)

Fun Facts about the Milwaukee Brewers

• The Brewers played in the American League until 1998.
• They should probably go back there.