Milwaukee laced three doubles over a four-batter stretch to push its lead to 5-0 in the sixth. Pinch-hitter Rhys Hoskins led off with a double off of reliever Ryan Borucki and Blake Perkins followed with a ground-rule two-bagger, his first extra-base hit since September 11.

The Milwaukee Brewers beat the Pittsburgh Pirates 5-2 at PNC Park in Pittsburgh on Thursday. Brewers pitcher Aaron Civale threw six scoreless innings. The Brewers stand at 91-68.

Peralta reached his goal by winning a nine-pitch battle with Bryan Reynolds on a slider below the zone. In doing so, he joined Teddy Higuera (twice), Corbin Burnes (three times) and Yovani Gallardo (four) as the only pitchers in franchise history to record consecutive years of 200+ strikeouts.

This afternoon's Brewers vs. Pirates predictions don't expect a close game with Pittsburgh going through the motions of a lost season.

The Milwaukee Brewers (90-68) and Pittsburgh Pirates (74-84) will clash on Thursday at PNC Park, with first pitch at 12:35 p.m. ET.As the favorite, the Brewers (-120 moneyline odds) play at the

PNC Park will host the Major League Baseball between the Pittsburgh Pirates and Milwaukee Brewers. This will be the opener of a three-game series. Which team will secure a win in this opener? The Pittsburgh Pirates lost to the Cincinnati Reds in their last series and will look to do better here.

With just four games to go in the regular season, the Brewers are in prep mode for the postseason. They’ve been locked into the three seed after last night’s results. They’ll finish up the regular season road schedule with their final game of the season against the Pirates.