The Milwaukee Brewers host the Pittsburgh Pirates in the second matchup of this three-game series at American Family Field. Despite Paul Skenes toeing the rubber for Pittsburgh, my Pirates vs. Brewers predictions target red-hot Milwaukee in front of the home faithful. Read on for my MLB picks for Tuesday, August 12.

Pregame analysis and predictions of the Pittsburgh Pirates vs. Milwaukee Brewers MLB game to be played on August 11, 2025 on ESPN.

The Brewers are favored (-215 on the moneyline to win) when they take the field at home against the Pirates (+180). The Brewers will give the ball to Freddy Peralta (13-5) against the Pirates and Andrew Heaney (5-9).

The Cincinnati Reds beat the Pittsburgh Pirates 14-8 at at PNC Park in Pittsburgh on Sunday. The Reds' Noelvi Marte, Miguel Andujar and Spencer Steer hit home runs. The Reds stand at 62-57; the Pirates are 51-68.

Several players from the Pittsburgh Pirates were moved during Major League Baseball's trade deadline on July 31. Numerous players, including one of the team's most popular players, were traded away in a hectic day.

Miguel Andujar hit his first home run with Cincinnati, Spencer Steer and Noelvi Marte had three hits and four RBIs each, and the Reds outlasted the Pittsburgh Pirates 14-8 on Sunday to earn a split in the four-game series.