Pittsburgh Pirates vs Milwaukee Brewers Prediction, 4/24/2026 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Pittsburgh Pirates vs Milwaukee Brewers

Date: Friday, April 24, 2026

Location: American Family Field in Milwaukee, WI

TV: Brewers.TV

Odds/Point Spread: Pittsburgh (+120) Milwaukee (-144)

The Pittsburgh Pirates (14-10) are traveling to American Family Field on Friday where they will take on the Milwaukee Brewers (13-10). The line on this contest has Pittsburgh at +120 and Milwaukee is at -144. The over/under is set at 8. The pitchers who are expected to start will be Paul Skenes and Brandon Woodruff.

Pittsburgh has a slugging percentage of .391 and have struck out 220 times, while drawing a walk on 97 occasions. They have 118 RBI's as well as 209 hits so far this season, and their team batting average sits at .250. The Pirates have recorded 33 two-baggers as a team and have hit 27 balls out of the park. They have 122 runs while having a team OBP of .335. As a team, the Pittsburgh Pirates are putting up 5.1 runs per game, which puts them at 7th in the league.

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Their K/BB ratio is 2.32 and their pitching staff has a collective WHIP of 1.28. Pirates pitchers have yielded 17 home runs in addition to 97 runs in total (9th in the league). Pittsburgh has given up 184 hits (7.5 per 9 innings) as well as 82 earned runs. The Pirates hold a team earned run average of 3.33 so far this year (3rd in MLB), and the staff has struck out 227 hitters. They have walked 98 players from the other team and their FIP sits at 3.58 as a unit for the year.

Pirates pitchers have entered the game with opponents on base 22 times in addition to having 34 appearances in high leverage situations. The relievers have tallied 20 holds for the season (4th in MLB). The Pirates relievers have a save percentage of 40.0% and stepped onto the hill in 30 save situations. They have recorded 4 saves on the year and have blown 6 of their 10 chances to save the game. The relief pitchers have inherited 24 base runners on the season and 29.2% of those runners earned a run for their team. The Pirates have dispatched 85 relievers to the hill for the season.

The Pirates have turned 70.0% of baseballs in play into outs out of their 1,992 innings, which has them sitting at 18th in MLB. The Pittsburgh Pirates have accumulated 664 putouts this season, in addition to 196 assists and 14 errors. Their fielding percentage is at .984 which ranks 21st in MLB, and they have turned 19 double plays.

Skenes has taken the ball for 342 frames and has racked up 409 strikeouts in his MLB career. Skenes (24-14 record in his career) sits with a FIP of 2.02 and he has faced 1,335 hitters in the major leagues. His ERA is 2.05 (78 earned runs allowed) and his career WHIP is 0.947. He has conceded 243 hits (6.4 hits per nine innings) and has 81 walks.

Milwaukee is sitting with 19 home runs over the course of the season to go along with 115 runs batted in. They have put up 33 two-baggers, while walking 117 times and notching 120 runs. The Milwaukee Brewers hold an on-base percentage of .342 in addition to a team batting average of .239 for the season. The Brewers have a SLG% of .366 and they score 5.22 runs per game (6th in baseball). They have been rung up on 192 instances (25th in MLB) and have 183 base hits.

The Brewers have a team WHIP of 1.338 and have a FIP of 3.84 as a unit on the campaign. They sit at 9th in baseball as a staff in total hits allowed with 185. The Milwaukee pitching staff have relinquished 96 runs on the campaign while holding an ERA of 3.93 (89 earned runs surrendered). They currently have a strikeout to walk ratio of 9.00 (204 strikeouts against 88 bases on balls). They have surrendered 20 HR's and they relinquish 4.24 runs per 9 innings (12th in MLB).

Milwaukee relievers hold an inherited score percentage of 40.5% out of their 37 inherited base runners. Their bullpen pitchers have come in 26 times in high leverage situations in addition to 22 occasions with runners on base. With 27 save situations, the Brewers have 15 holds and 4 blown saves. They rank 11th in the league holding a save rate of 66.7%, and they have dispatched 79 bullpen pitchers to the hill on the campaign.

In 1,836 innings played, the Brewers hold a efficiency on defense of 68.9% (23rd in MLB). The Milwaukee Brewers have turned 17 double plays and hold a fielding percentage of .989 (6th in the majors). The Brewers have accrued 197 assists, 9 errors and are sitting with 612 putouts for the season.

Woodruff (55-28 career record) holds a 3.12 ERA and has given up 7.0 hits per 9 innings. He has a K/BB ratio of 4.59 and he has gone up against 3,078 batters in his pro baseball career. He has surrendered a total of 266 earned runs while earning a WHIP of 1.031 and being the owner of a FIP of 3.1. During his MLB career, Woodruff has allowed 598 base knocks while he has totaled 891 punch outs in 768 innings.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Pittsburgh (+120)

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