Brewers hope Freddy Peralta can stop Pirates

The Milwaukee Brewers will turn to right-hander Freddy Peralta to try to slow down Oneil Cruz and the visiting Pittsburgh Pirates on Wednesday afternoon in the rubber game of the three-game series.

Peralta (4-3, 3.69 ERA) will start for Milwaukee, while the Pirates are expected to counter with right-hander Zach Thompson (3-10, 5.33).

The Pirates rallied for a 4-2 victory Tuesday night as Cruz went 2-for-4 with a double,