PITTSBURGH (Interstat) — The visiting Milwaukee Brewers will look to extend their winning streak against the Pittsburgh Pirates when the teams meet Thursday, Sept. 17, 2026, at PNC Park. The forecast calls for cloudy skies and a game-time temperature of 85 degrees. Milwaukee is 95-57, and Pittsburgh is 75-77. The game is the finale of a three-game series.

Milwaukee will start left-hander Kyle Harrison, who owns a 10-4 record this season. The Brewers have won two straight in the series after a 5-4 victory Wednesday. Logan Henderson pitched five innings, allowing six hits and three earned runs with eight strikeouts. Trevor Megill followed with a scoreless inning and two strikeouts, and Antonio Senzatela worked two-thirds of an inning without allowing an earned run.

Megill is Milwaukee’s player to watch. He has been mostly sharp recently, including a scoreless inning with two strikeouts Wednesday and a scoreless inning Tuesday. He allowed two earned runs in one-third of an inning Sept. 8 and one earned run Sept. 7, then posted scoreless outings against Texas, the New York Mets and Atlanta.

Jared Jones is Pittsburgh’s player to watch. He allowed three earned runs on seven hits over five innings with nine strikeouts Wednesday. He allowed one hit over seven scoreless innings with eight strikeouts Sept. 10 at the Chicago White Sox, three earned runs over 4 2/3 innings Aug. 28 at St. Louis and two earned runs over four innings Aug. 22 at the Los Angeles Dodgers. Yohan Ramírez added a scoreless inning with two strikeouts. Brandon Lowe hit a two-run homer Wednesday for Pittsburgh.

Milwaukee has won six of 10 meetings this season, including the past two. Milwaukee has been among baseball’s best this season, carrying a 95-57 record into the series finale. The Brewers have won three of their past five games, including a 13-9 victory over Cincinnati on Sept. 12 and a 20-0 rout of the Reds on Sept. 11. They dropped a 4-3 decision to Cincinnati on Sept. 13. Pittsburgh is 75-77. The Pirates have won three of their past five, including a 4-3 victory at the Chicago Cubs on Sept. 13 and a 2-0 win at the Chicago White Sox on Sept. 10. They lost 5-1 to Milwaukee on Tuesday. The Brewers will visit Baltimore for a three-game series beginning Friday. Pittsburgh will host Kansas City for three games starting Friday.

Interstat’s game simulator projects Milwaukee to win 7-6. Interstat’s ELO system gives Milwaukee a 60.2 percent probability of victory. Milwaukee is the pregame favorite with a spread of -1.5, and the over/under is 8.5.