Brewers - Pirates Series Preview: The Quick and Dirty

In the last couple years, the Pittsburgh Pirates have been the Dr. Feelbetter Cure-All Elixir for the Milwaukee Brewers.  Having just been dumptrucked by the San Francisco Giants, though, I'm not confident that's going to be the case this time around.

2010 vs. Pirates: 5-3, 69 runs scored, 29 runs allowed

Current three-game series:

• Friday, July 9, 2010 @ 7:10 p.m. CDT. TV: FS Wisconsin  Radio: 620 WTMJ
  
• Saturday, July 10, 2010 @ 6:10 p.m. CDT. TV: FS Wisconsin  Radio: 620 WTMJ
• Sunday, July 11, 2010 @ 1:10 p.m. CDT. TV: FS Wisconsin  Radio: 620 WTMJ, and 1510 WRRD
  

Pirates Probable Starters (in order):

• Paul Maholm (5-7, 4.50 ERA in 2010; 2010 vs. Brewers: 2 GS, 0-1, 5.14 ERA, 13 SO, 8 BB, 2 HR allowed)
  
• The Jeff Karstens Project (2-3, 4.71 ERA in 2010; 2010 vs Brewers: 2 G, 1 GS, 2.45 ERA, 4 SO, 0 BB, 1 HR allowed)
  
• Brad Lincoln (1-3, 5.25 ERA in 2010; has never faced Milwaukee)
  

Brewers Probable Starters (in order):

• Doug Davis (1-4, 7.56 ERA in 2010; has not faced Pittsburgh in 2010)
  
• David Bush (2010 vs. Pirates: 1 GS, 1-0, 0.00 ERA, 2 SO, 4 BB, 0 HR allowed)
  
• Randy Wolf (2010 vs. Pirates: 3 GS, 3.54 ERA, 10 SO, 9 BB, 1 HR allowed)

BATTING LEADERS

PITCHING LEADERS