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- Updated: July 18, 2016
PITTSBURGH — The Brewers’ work week consists of three games against the Pirates at PNC Park followed by three games against the Cubs at home.
If you are a Brewers fan, get used to it. You’re going to be seeing those teams a lot.
Beginning Tuesday night, nine of the next 13 games on Milwaukee’s schedule, and 30 of its remaining 72 games, are against the Pirates and Cubs. That stretch will include the Pirates’ first visit to Miller Park this season, an odd scheduling quirk considering that the Brewers have already played all of their games against six non-divisional National League opponents in the Dodgers, Marlins, Mets, Phillies, Giants and Nationals.
“We definitely have a second half with a lot of Pirates and Cubs,” Brewers manager Craig Counsell said. “Division games in general, there’s less unknowns, obviously. There’s familiarity. We faced John Lamb [on Saturday] for the third time this season. We’re going to face a Pirates or Cubs pitcher three times in the second half.
“Really, to me, it becomes a game between the hitter and the pitcher. That familiarity changes things a little bit. It becomes more of a cat-and-mouse game, I think. Those are some good teams, and some teams that you know well. Certainly, challenging games.”
Chase Anderson was originally listed to start …
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