Flores leads Pirates against the Brewers after 4-hit outing

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Milwaukee Brewers (94-57, first in the NL Central) vs. Pittsburgh Pirates (75-76, third in the NL Central)

Pittsburgh; Wednesday, 6:40 p.m. EDT

PITCHING PROBABLES: Brewers: Logan Henderson (10-3, 2.34 ERA, 0.78 WHIP, 99 strikeouts); Pirates: Jared Jones (4-6, 4.10 ERA, 1.17 WHIP, 100 strikeouts)

LINE: Brewers -140, Pirates +115; over/under is 7 1/2 runs

BOTTOM LINE: The Pittsburgh Pirates take on the Milwaukee Brewers after Rafael Flores had four hits against the Brewers on Tuesday.

Pittsburgh is 75-76 overall and 38-35 at home. Pirates hitters have a collective .401 slugging percentage to rank eighth in the NL.

Milwaukee is 94-57 overall and 42-31 in road games. The Brewers have a 69-24 record in games when they record at least eight hits.

The matchup Wednesday is the 12th time these teams meet this season. The Pirates have a 6-5 advantage in the season series.

TOP PERFORMERS: Bryan Reynolds has 17 home runs, 84 walks and 71 RBIs while hitting .264 for the Pirates. Flores is 15 for 38 with a double, a home run and two RBIs over the last 10 games.

Jake Bauers is third on the Brewers with 47 extra base hits (19 doubles, two triples and 26 home runs). William Contreras is 11 for 42 with two doubles, four home runs and 15 RBIs over the last 10 games.

LAST 10 GAMES: Pirates: 6-4, .252 batting average, 3.58 ERA, outscored by seven runs

Brewers: 7-3, .299 batting average, 4.75 ERA, outscored opponents by 28 runs

INJURIES: Pirates: Kirby Yates: 15-Day IL (shoulder), Esmerlyn Valdez: 10-Day IL (hamstring), Braxton Ashcraft: 15-Day IL (arm), Isaac Mattson: 15-Day IL (hip), Endy Rodriguez: 60-Day IL (hip), Mitch Keller: 60-Day IL (arm)

Brewers: Bryse Wilson: 15-Day IL (back), Rob Zastryzny: 60-Day IL (shoulder), Brandon Woodruff: 60-Day IL (shoulder), Grant Anderson: 15-Day IL (biceps), Brian Fitzpatrick: 60-Day IL (elbow), Quinn Priester: 60-Day IL (wrist), Angel Zerpa: 60-Day IL (forearm)

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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.