The Milwaukee Brewers visit the Pittsburgh Pirates to start a three-game series at PNC Park, with first pitch at 6:40 p.m. ET on Friday. Quinn Priester (11-2, 3.28 ERA) will start for the Brewers, who are 86-55 this season and first in the NL Central. Johan Oviedo (2-0, 3.60 ERA) is the expected starter for the Pirates, who are 64-77 and fifth in the NL Central.
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Injury reportsBrewers
Rhys Hoskins: 10 Day IL (Thumb), Grant Anderson: 15 Day IL (Ankle), Trevor Megill: 15 Day IL (Flexor strain), D.L. Hall: 15 Day IL (Oblique), Garrett Mitchell: 60 Day IL (Oblique), Logan Henderson: 60 Day IL (Elbow), Shelby Miller: 60 Day IL (Elbow), Connor Thomas: 60 Day IL (Elbow), Jordan Montgomery: 60 Day IL (Elbow), Christian Yelich: day-to-day (Back)
Pirates
Jack Suwinski: 10 Day IL (Groin), Ronny Simon: 10 Day IL (Shoulder), Justin Lawrence: 60 Day IL (Elbow), Endy Rodriguez: 60 Day IL (Elbow), Jared Jones: 60 Day IL (Elbow), Enmanuel Valdez: 60 Day IL (Shoulder)
Stats to know
Milwaukee’s Brice Turang is slashing .291/.358/.449 this season with 17 home runs, 70 RBIs and an OPS of .807. He has a 22.1% strikeout rate and a 9.5% walk rate in 569 plate appearances, and he has scored 87 total runs. Turang has recorded 23 steals on 31 attempts.
In 596 plate appearances, William Contreras has slashed .261/.357/.411 this season. He has hit 17 long balls and driven in 69 runs with a strikeout rate of 18.3% and a walk rate of 12.9%. He has come around to score 81 times.
Bryan Reynolds is hitting for a .246 BA, .313 OBP and .411 SLG with a 27.1% strikeout rate and an 8.4% walk rate. His OPS is .724 and he has scored 58 runs. In 571 plate appearances, he has hit 15 home runs and driven in 70 runs.
In 484 plate appearances, Oneil Cruz has slashed .202/.304/.389 this season. He has hit 19 long balls and driven in 54 runs with a strikeout rate of 31.6% and a walk rate of 12.2%. He has stolen 36 bases on 40 attempts and has scored 60 runs.
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Sep 5, 2025
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