Milwaukee at Pittsburgh

Tom Gorzelanny has had a good year for a bad team. It has translated into a 14-7 record. The bad news is when he is left out of the decision the Pirates are 0-7! So overall the Pirates are just 14-14 in his starts. The problem is the pen has coughed up the other seven games. Gorzelanny has also been forced by his success to log a lot of innings. He has reached 178, and that is by far more than he has thrown in the big leagues, and tops his minor league highest total by 50 pitches. The result is his ERA is at it's highest of the season. The Brewers are at their best against LHP, where they have gone 27-21. Dave Bush got off to a slow start, but the Brewers are now 11-6 in his last 17 starts, and Bush is off a game where he allowed eight runs. He has had three other horrible outings this season, where he allowed six runs or more. He has bounced back from a horrible start by posting a 2.70 combined ERA in his next start! The Brewers have been a hot team as they are now 8-3 over their last 11 games. The Pirates are playing out the string, and have only been 5-9 over their last 14. The Brewers claim game 3, and the series.