Brewers vs. Pirates, Series Preview

The Pirates are winners of 3 straight and are sporting a solid 5-1 record at PNC Park so far. That bodes well for them as the Milwaukee Brewers come to town for a 3-game set. Let's take a look at what the Brewers have done so far:

Games: 12
Record: 5-7
Runs Scores: 61
Runs Allowed: 75
Home Runs Hit: 12
Home Runs Allowed: 17

Top Offensive Performers:
Rickie Weeks: 10 R, 2 HR, 7 RBI, 1 SB, 9 BB, 11 K, .311 AVG, 466 OBP
Casey McGehee: 9 R, 4 HR, 10 RBI, 0 SB, 6 BB, 5 K, .400 AVG, .462 OBP
Ryan Braun: 8 R, 3 HR, 12 RBI, 1 SB, 4 BB, 10 K, .367 AVG, .407 OBP

Bottom Offensive Performers:
Prince Fielder: 6 R, 0 HR, 3 RBI, 0 SB, 4 BB, 15 K, .244 AVG, .370 OBP
Carlos Gomez: 5 R, 1 HR, 3 RBI, 3 SB, 0 BB, 6 K, .242 AVG, .242 OBP
Gregg Zaun: 2 R, 0 HR, 2 RBI, 0 SB, 2 BB, 2 K, .143 AVG, .184 OBP

Pitcher's This Series:
Dave Bush: 2 GS, 11.2 IP, 0-0, 3.86 ERA, 1.5 BB/9, 6.2 K/9
Yovani Gallardo: 3 GS, 18.0 IP, 0-2, 5.50 ERA, 4.0 BB/9, 7.5 K/9
Randy Wolf: 3 GS, 18.1 IP, 1-1, 4.91 ERA, 2.9 BB/9, 7.4 K/9

How they got here:

• Took 2 of 3 from the Rockies at home.
• Lost 2 of 3 to the Cardinals at home
• Lost 2 of 3 to the Cubs on the road
• Lost 2 of 3 to the Nationals on the road

All-in-all I see no reason why the Pirates can't win this series. They have been playing decent baseball at home so far this season and there is still a lot of room for improvement. It would be really nice to see Jones and Doumit to hit the ball a little better this series, that is going to be a key to how we perform this year and it would be nice to see them bust out of their slumps quicker rather than slower. First game is tomorrow at 7:05, I'm heading down to the game but check back here for the liveblog! Let's Go Bucs!