Friday, April 18, 7:05 PM on FSWI, ROOT

PNC Park, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

Milwaukee - Lohse, K (2-1) vs. Pittsburgh - Morton, C (0-1)

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On Friday night, PNC Park will feature the National League Central division rivalry game between the Milwaukee Brewers and the Pittsburgh Pirates. The visiting Brewers will send Kyle Lohse to the mound while the Pirates will send Charlie Morton to the hill. These two men pitched against each other on Sunday with Lohse getting the best of the Pirates.

Lohse was one of the best pitchers in the NL in 2012 while with the St. Louis Cardinals. Last year was his first in Milwaukee as he went from going 16-3 in 2012 to just 11-10 last season. He now has a 131-120 career record including 2-1 this season. In 3 starts this season, he has allowed 7 earned runs in 20 2/3 innings with 21 strikeouts and 7 walks. In his career against the current members of the Pirates, Lohse has a BAA of .314. The Pirates have 5 home runs off him and an .840 OPS.

This is the 7th season of Morton's professional career and he is coming off what was the best season of his career. He has pitched well this season, going 0-1 with a 3.32 ERA in 19 innings pitched. In his career against the current Milwaukee roster, he has a BAA of .264 with Ryan Braun owning the lone home run against him. He has done well this season against lefties and will hope to shut down the surprising Brewers.

Milwaukee Betting Trends

Milwaukee is 4-11-0 against the Over/Under

Run differential for Milwaukee is +1.5

Pittsburgh Betting Trends

Pittsburgh is 6-7-2 against the Over/Under

Run differential for Pittsburgh is -0.3

Injuries to Watch

Milwaukee

04/16/14 RF Ryan Braun Thumb questionable
04/13/14 P Brandon Kintzl Shoulder 15-day DL (4/9)
03/31/14 P Tom Gorzel Shoulder 15-day DL (3/21)

Pittsburgh

04/17/14 RF Jose Tabata Head questionable
03/30/14 C Chris Stewart Knee 15-day DL (3/21)

Josh's Pick: Take Milwaukee

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