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MILWAUKEE (Interstat) — The Milwaukee Brewers look to bounce back from a Monday loss to the Pittsburgh Pirates when the teams continue their series Tuesday at American Family Field. First pitch is scheduled for 7:40 p.m. local time, with clear skies and 74 degrees forecast. Milwaukee (69-43) enters the matchup as a heavy favorite. Interstat’s game simulator projects a 6-3 Brewers win, and its ELO system gives Milwaukee a 64.4 percent probability of victory. Sportsbooks have installed the Brewers as 1.5-run favorites, with the over/under set at 8. Pittsburgh (57-57) took Monday’s series opener 4-3, with right-hander Bubba Chandler earning the win. Chandler allowed two earned runs on four hits over 5 2/3 innings, striking out five. In his previous four starts, he also pitched well in a July 21 loss at the Yankees, giving up no earned runs in 6 1/3 innings, and beat the Brewers on July 11 with six strikeouts in 4 2/3 innings. For Milwaukee, right-hander Garrett Stallings is a player to watch. Stallings took the loss Monday despite a solid outing, allowing two hits across three scoreless innings with four strikeouts. He had also tossed two scoreless innings against San Francisco on July 27 and two scoreless innings at St. Louis on July 8. The Pirates have won five of seven meetings between the teams this season. Pittsburgh is coming off a 2-1 series loss at Cincinnati, while Milwaukee won two of three at the Angels last weekend before Monday’s setback. Milwaukee’s lineup has been backed by one of the NL’s best records, and the Brewers are expected to rely on their offense to cover the run line. Pittsburgh, meanwhile, has hovered around .500 all season and will need Chandler to keep the Brewers’ bats in check. The series continues with afternoon games Wednesday and Thursday at American Family Field before Milwaukee hosts Minnesota on Friday and Pittsburgh travels home to face the Mets.

