Woodruff expected to start for Brewers at Pirates

Updated Jul. 29, 2020 3:20 a.m. ET

Associated Press

Milwaukee Brewers (2-3, third in the NL Central) vs. Pittsburgh Pirates (2-3, fourth in the NL Central)

Pittsburgh; Wednesday, 7:05 p.m. EDT

PITCHING PROBABLES: Brewers: Brandon Woodruff (0-1, 0.00 ERA, 1.00 WHIP, 5 strikeouts) Pirates: Joe Musgrove (0-1, 0.00 ERA, 1.41 WHIP, 7 strikeouts)

LINE: Brewers favored by 1 1/2 runs; over/under is 8 1/2 runs

BOTTOM LINE: The Milwaukee Brewers square off against the Pittsburgh Pirates on Wednesday.

The Pirates finished 29-47 against NL Central Division opponents in 2019. Pittsburgh hit 163 total home runs and averaged 9.2 hits per game last year.

The Brewers went 45-31 in division play in 2019. Milwaukee pitchers had an ERA of 4.40 last year with a staff WHIP of 1.33.

INJURIES: Pirates: Jameson Taillon: (elbow), Clay Holmes: (right forearm), Kyle Crick: (right shoulder/lat), Chris Archer: (neck), Kevin Kramer: (hip), JT Riddle: (abdomen), Luke Maile: (finger).

Brewers: Josh Lindblom: (back), Ray Black: (shoulder), Brett Anderson: (blister), Brock Holt: (ankle).

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