This is a 10* on MILWAUKEE

Milwaukee may very well have “broken” Pittsburgh’s spirit with a four-run rally in the ninth Monday. The road team would go on to win 6-5 in 11 innings and for a Pirates team that’s not very good, that result is likely to be a “backbreaker.” It was somewhat remarkable that the Pirates went into the 9th with a 5-1 lead as they’d collected only four hits the entire game. So maybe what happened late was a case of “just desserts.” Regardless of WHY it happened, the rally last night by the Brewers is likely to carry over to this game. The Pirates pitching staff is in rough shape as Derek Holland (8.10 ERA last year for the Giants) gets the start. The bullpen struggles were on full display last night as closer Keone Kela is out because of COVID-19 concerns. Josh Lindblom gets the start for the Brewers after spending the last two years pitching in Korea where he was that league’s best pitcher. Yesterday was the Bucs chance to “steal” one and they failed. Their offense has been unable to score more than five runs in any game so far. 10* on MILWAUKEE

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