Brewers vs Pirates: NL Central Showdown

0:00On April 24, the Milwaukee Brewers kick off a three-game series against the Pittsburgh Pirates Friday night at American Family Field. Both teams are coming in even at five wins and five losses over their last ten games. The Brewers dropped their last two, including a walk-off harp raker to the Detroit Tigers on Thursday after scoring four runs of Tarek Skubal. Pittsburgh also lost Thursday to the Texas Rangers. Pitching looked sharp to start, with Brandon Woodruff taking the mound from Milwaukee against Paul Skienes for the Pirates on Friday. Saturday features Jacob Misierowski versus Mitch Keller, and Sunday pits Kyle Harrison against Carmen Mazinski. The Brewers are banged up though, missing Christian Yelich, Jackson Turio, Andrew Vaughan, and Quinn Priester. Fans are buzzing about this national league central clash in one of the hottest divisions going. Cincinnati Reds and Chicago Cubs are tied at 16 wins and nine losses for first. St. Louis Cardinals sit third at 14 and 10. Pirates fourth at 14 and 11, leaving the Brewers last at 13 and 11.

1:04Every team above 500 is wild this year. Injury updates show some hope for Milwaukee Priester, started a minor league rehabston this week, and Turio took batting practice. The Brewers already tagged Skienes for four runs in a lost Thursday, so expect fireworks. This series could shake up the standings in a division that's straight fire. Keep an eye on those pitching tools to see who climbs the ladder first. I'm Cory with the story, and you've been listening to MLB News today, AI-powered baseball coverage.