Pittsburgh Pirates vs Milwaukee Brewers Prediction, 4/26/2026 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Pittsburgh Pirates vs Milwaukee Brewers

Date: Sunday, April 26, 2026

Location: American Family Field in Milwaukee, WI

TV: Brewers.TV

Odds/Point Spread: Pittsburgh (+162) Milwaukee (-196)

American Family Field is the site where the Milwaukee Brewers (13-11) will go up against the Pittsburgh Pirates (14-11) on Sunday. The moneyline on this contest has the Pirates at +162 and the Brewers are coming in at -196. The betting total comes in at 9. The starting pitchers are Carmen Mlodzinski and Kyle Harrison.

Pittsburgh has a slugging rate of .386 and have been rung up 233 times, while taking a walk on 99 occasions. They have compiled 119 runs batted in and 214 hits over the course of the season, and their batting average is .247. The Pirates have compiled 33 two-baggers as a team and have hit 28 baseballs out of the park. They have notched a total of 123 runs scored while holding a team OBP of .332. As a unit, the Pittsburgh Pirates are earning 4.9 runs per contest, which has them at 8th in the league.

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The Pirates have compiled a team ERA of 3.45 on the season (6th in the league), and their staff has rung up 234 hitters. Pirates pitchers have conceded 19 home runs in addition to 103 runs (12th in baseball). Their pitching staff has walked 103 opposing batters and their FIP comes in at 3.70 as a squad on the season. Pittsburgh has surrendered 193 hits (7.6 per 9 innings) and 88 earned runs. They have a strikeout to walk ratio of 2.27 and the pitching staff has recorded a WHIP of 1.29.

The Pirates have dispatched 88 relief pitchers to the hill on the year. The relievers have inherited 24 runners for the year with 29.2% of those runners ended up crossing the plate. The bullpen have earned 20 holds this year (4th in MLB). Pirates relief pitchers have stepped onto the hill with opponents on base 22 times as well as having 34 appearances in high leverage situations. They have earned 4 saves so far this season and have blown 6 out of their 10 chances to get a save. The Pirates relief pitchers have earned a save percentage of 40.0% and have come into the game in 30 save situations.

The Pittsburgh Pirates have a total of 688 putouts at this point in the season, as well as 201 assists and 14 errors. Their fielding percentage is holding steady at .984 which has them ranked 19th in baseball, and have a total of 19 double plays. The Pirates have converted 70.0% of baseballs in play into outs out of 2,064 innings, which has them sitting 17th in pro baseball.

Mlodzinski (14-17 career win-loss mark) holds a FIP of 3.22 and he has faced 888 batters in the majors. He has given up 196 base hits (8.4 hits per nine innings) and has had 74 walks. His ERA is 3.27 (76 ER's allowed) and he has a career WHIP of 1.289. Mlodzinski has thrown 209 innings and has earned 195 K's in his MLB career.

The Brewers hold a team SLG% of .365 and they have an average of 5.17 runs per game (6th in the league). They have put up 35 two-baggers, while walking 119 times as well as putting up 124 runs. Milwaukee has hit 19 HRs this season and 119 RBIs. They have struck out on 198 occasions (23rd in the league) and have tallied 192 hits. The Milwaukee Brewers have a team OBP of .341 and a team batting average of .240 this season.

The Brewers have a team WHIP of 1.334 with a FIP of 3.97 as a unit on the season. Their K/BB ratio comes in at 9.00 (212 strikeouts against 91 bases on balls). They are sitting at 10th in the league as a staff in total hits relinquished with 192. They have given up 23 homers and they concede 4.29 runs per 9 innings (12th in the league). The Milwaukee pitching staff have surrendered 101 runs so far this season while having an ERA of 3.99 (94 earned runs surrendered).

Sitting with 29 save situations, the Brewers have 16 holds and 5 blown saves. Milwaukee has had relief pitchers enter the contest in 13 save opportunities and they have tallied 8 saves. Milwaukee relief pitchers have an inherited score percentage of 40.0% out of 40 inherited runners. Their relief pitchers have stepped onto the mound 29 times in high leverage situations and also on 24 occasions with base runners. They sit at 18th in baseball with a save rate of 61.5%, and they have dispatched 84 relief pitchers to the mound so far this season.

The Milwaukee Brewers have gotten 18 double plays and own a fielding percentage of .989 (6th in pro baseball). The Brewers have racked up 208 assists, 9 errors and have earned 637 putouts on the campaign. In their 1,911 innings on the diamond, the Brewers have accumulated a defensive efficiency of 69.3% (21st in professional baseball).

Harrison (10-10 career mark) holds a 4.30 earned run average while conceding 8.7 hits per nine innings. His strikeout to walk ratio is 2.82 and he has gone up against 912 hitters in his pro baseball career. He has allowed 101 ER's while earning a WHIP of 1.320 and a FIP of 4.2. So far in his career, Harrison has given up 205 base hits and he has 209 punch outs in 211 innings pitched.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Pittsburgh (+162)

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