Milwaukee Brewers vs Pittsburgh Pirates Prediction, 7/12/2026 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Milwaukee Brewers vs Pittsburgh Pirates

Date: Sunday, July 12, 2026

Location: PNC Park in Pittsburgh, PA

TV: SportsNet Pittsburgh

Odds/Point Spread: Milwaukee (-132) Pittsburgh (+110)

PNC Park is where the Pittsburgh Pirates (47-47) will play the Milwaukee Brewers (59-34) on Sunday. The moneyline on this contest has Milwaukee at -132 while Pittsburgh is sitting at +110. The total is set at 8. The pitchers taking the mound will be Jacob Misiorowski and Paul Skenes.

The Brewers have recorded 166 doubles as a squad and have knocked 86 balls out of the park. Milwaukee has a slugging rate of .398 and have been called out on strikes 759 times, while being walked on 382 occasions. As a squad, the Milwaukee Brewers are notching 5.1 runs/g, which has them sitting at 4th in MLB. They have compiled 450 RBI's and 808 base knocks on the campaign, and their batting average is .255. They have accounted for 476 runs scored while holding a team OBP of .337.

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They have earned a K/BB ratio of 2.99 and the pitching staff sits with a WHIP of 1.16. Brewers pitchers have conceded 90 long balls and also 339 runs in total (1st in the league). Milwaukee has given up 665 hits (7.2 per 9 innings) as well as 309 earned runs. The Brewers have a team earned run average of 3.33 this season (1st in baseball), and they have rung up 903 hitters. Their pitching staff has walked 302 opposing batters and their FIP comes in at 3.55 as a team for the season.

The Brewers bullpen have accumulated a save percentage of 68.2% and have entered the game in 90 save situations. They have recorded 30 saves for the season and have blown 14 of 44 chances to get a save. The relief pitchers have inherited 109 base runners on the year with 37.6% of them crossing the plate. Brewers relief pitchers have entered the game with opponents on base 76 times in addition to having 98 appearances in high leverage situations. The Brewers have dispatched 283 relievers to the hill on the season. The relief pitchers have recorded 45 holds so far this season (19th in the league).

The Brewers have converted 71.5% of baseballs in play into outs out of 7,512 innings on the diamond, which ranks them 5th in baseball. The Milwaukee Brewers have a tally of 2,504 putouts this year, as well as 716 assists and 38 errors. Their fielding rate is at .988 which has them sitting 5th in professional baseball, and have accumulated 68 double plays.

Misiorowski has taken the mound for 177 innings and has 254 K's in his career. His earned run average is 2.64 (52 ER's allowed) and his career WHIP is 0.938. He has given up 108 base hits (5.5 hits per nine innings) and has had 58 walks. Misiorowski (15-7 career record) has earned a FIP of 2.60 and he has gone up against 695 batters during his time in the majors.

The Pittsburgh Pirates have compiled a team on-base percentage of .340 as well as a team batting average of .262 this year. They have struck out on 882 occasions (3rd in baseball) and have tallied 857 hits. Pittsburgh has accounted for 120 home runs this season to go along with 472 RBIs. The Pirates have a team slugging % of .423 and they have an average of 5.23 runs per outing (3rd in the league). They have tallied 148 doubles, while walking 356 times and putting up 492 runs.

The Pirates have a team WHIP of 1.314 in addition to having a FIP of 4.02 as a team this season. They are currently ranked 15th in the league as a staff in total hits allowed with 763. The Pittsburgh pitching staff have yielded 459 runs on the season while holding an ERA of 4.32 (403 earned runs allowed). Their strikeout to walk ratio is 9.20 (858 strikeouts against 340 free passes). They have allowed 100 long balls and they allow 4.92 runs per 9 innings (21st in MLB).

With 78 save situations, the Pirates have accrued 43 holds and also 17 blown saves. Pittsburgh has had relief pitchers enter the game in 34 save chances and they have earned 17 saves. Pittsburgh relief pitchers have an inherited score rate of 30.6% out of their 124 inherited runners. Their relief pitchers have taken the field 84 times in high leverage situations in addition to 87 occasions with runners on. They are ranked 28th in MLB holding a save percentage of 50.0%, and they have sent 300 relievers onto the field on the campaign.

The Pittsburgh Pirates have gotten 71 double plays and have a fielding percentage of .983 (23rd in MLB). The Pirates have 742 assists, 56 errors and have amassed 2,519 putouts for the year. In their 7,557 innings played, the Pirates have accumulated a defensive efficiency of 69.1% (23rd in pro baseball).

Skenes (28-21 career record) has a 2.36 earned run average while conceding 6.7 hits per nine innings. He has a K/BB ratio of 5.25 and he has gone up against 1,667 opposing hitters in his pro baseball career. He has given up 111 ER's while holding a WHIP of 0.971 and having a FIP of 2.3. During his career, Skenes has given up 314 base knocks and he has 509 punch outs in 423 frames.

Who will win tonight's MLB game against the spread or moneyline?

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Milwaukee (-132)

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