[Aug 5, 2026 (Wed)] MLB Analysis Pirates vs Brewers Preview - BeaverStats

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피츠버그 vs 밀워키 (08.05 08:40, 밀러 파크)

선발: 피츠버그 재러드 존스 / 밀워키 로건 헨더슨

Start with the standings and the gap is significant. The Brewers sit at 69-43 (.620), best record in the National League, while the Pirates are a middling 57-57 (.500) team. On paper alone this looks like a clear Milwaukee advantage.

But there's a wrinkle worth flagging before moving on. Strip out the season series between these two clubs and the story flips. Pittsburgh has actually won 4 of the last 5 meetings against Milwaukee, including last night's 4-3 win on August 4th. It's a classic case of a team that trails badly in the overall standings but still seems to have the Brewers' number head-to-head.

Today's starters are Logan Henderson for Milwaukee and Jared Jones for Pittsburgh. Checking recent velocity first as a form indicator, Henderson has sat steady in the 92-93 mph range across his last five outings (93.1, 92.4, 93.3, 92.8, 92.5), no real trend either way. Jones, meanwhile, has been trending down slightly — his average velocity peaked at 98.7 mph in mid-July before slipping to 97.4 in his most recent start. He still throws nearly five miles per hour harder than Henderson in raw terms, but the direction is worth noting as a small caution flag.

On season numbers, both starters are working at a solid level. Henderson's 2.66 ERA is backed up almost exactly by his FIP, which comes out around 2.79 — a clean, consistent season with little separating the surface stat from the underlying process. Jones sits at a 3.81 ERA with a FIP closer to 3.47, meaning the results have actually lagged a bit behind the quality of his underlying work. Purely on season-long indicators, Henderson holds the clearer edge.

Where it gets interesting is the last-five-start FIP, which is the best read on who's actually pitching well right now. Henderson's rolled up to 3.01 over his last five turns, a step back from his season mark. Jones has gone the other direction entirely, posting a sparkling 2.27 FIP over his last five outings — a huge jump from his season number. Despite the dip in velocity, he's racked up 33 strikeouts in just 27 innings across that stretch. If you're grading current form rather than season-long results, the edge swings toward Jones.

There's no head-to-head history to lean on for these two pitchers specifically — neither has faced the opponent this season, so this is effectively a first meeting between the two starters.

Before getting into the lineups, it's worth noting that neither team's batting order is officially confirmed for today; both are estimated lineups carried over from each club's most recent finished game, so some late changes are possible before first pitch. Working off those expected lineups, and since both starters throw right-handed, the projected wOBA against right-handed pitching comes out to .345 for Milwaukee and .343 for Pittsburgh — essentially a wash, with only the thinnest of edges to the Brewers.

Team offense has cooled on both sides. Milwaukee has dropped from a .260 season average down to .220 over their last five games, while Pittsburgh has fallen from .261 to .214 over the same stretch — an even sharper decline. Neither lineup is hot right now, but the Pirates' bats look a touch colder of the two.

The bullpens present a split picture. Pittsburgh's relief corps carries a better recent ERA at 3.50 compared to Milwaukee's 4.19, but they've also logged heavier recent workload — 13.1 innings across seven different relievers versus Milwaukee's 11.0 innings and six arms. So Pittsburgh's pen has performed better lately, but it's also carrying more mileage, while Milwaukee's group looks fresher even if the results haven't been as sharp.

In summary, the season-long picture — standings and starter numbers alike — clearly favors Milwaukee, but the recent head-to-head results and the last-five-start FIP both point toward positive signs for Pittsburgh and Jared Jones specifically. The lineup matchup and both offenses' cold stretches look fairly neutral and unlikely to swing things decisively either way, which leaves this as a game where the larger-sample edge belongs to Milwaukee, but current form pulls in the other direction enough that calling it a clear favorite would be overstating things.