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SB Nation on MSNPirates could pump brakes on Paul Skenes
Skenes last pitched on Tuesday against the Milwaukee Brewers in one of his poorest starts of the year, lasting just four innings while giving up four earned runs in the Pirates’ 14-0 loss. Granted, the Brewers swept the Pirates as part of their 14-game losing streak that was just broken on Sunday against the Cincinnati Reds.
Paul Skenes Makes Feelings Clear After Pirates’ Loss to Brewers originally appeared on Athlon Sports.
The Brewers become the first team with two double-digit winning streaks for the first time since the Astros in 2019 by beating the Pirates.
Christian Yelich, Andrew Vaughn and Caleb Durbin also went deep as major league-leading Milwaukee improved to 27-5 in its last 32 games. Freddy Peralta (14-5) pitched six innings of three-hit ball in his second straight win.
Fans have claimed all 100,000 vouchers for free George Webb hamburgers after the Milwaukee Brewers’ 12th straight win.
William Contreras drove in four runs and Christian Yelich three more in the host Milwaukee Brewers' 12-5 win over the Pittsburgh Pirates on Wednesday.
The Brewers beat the Pirates 12-5, extending their winning streak to 12 games. The victory Wednesday means free hamburgers for the entire city, thanks to a local restaurant chain's promotion.
And yet, oddsmakers still aren’t quite sold on the Brew Crew being the best team in the league. Despite this unbelievable run, Milwaukee still has the third-best odds (+400, FanDuel Sportsbook) of winning the National League pennant behind the Dodgers (+210) and Phillies (+380).
SportsLine's model simulated Pittsburgh Pirates vs. Milwaukee Brewers 10,000 times and revealed its MLB picks for Wednesday's matchup at American Family Field in Milwaukee
William Contreras drove in four runs, Christian Yelich drove in three and the Milwaukee Brewers beat the Pittsburgh Pirates 12-5 to extend their winning streak to 12 games.