The Pittsburgh Pirates (8-12) will look to Oneil Cruz, who is riding a two-game home run streak, when they square off against the Cleveland Guardians (9-9). The Pirates are the moneyline favorite (-180) in this matchup with the Guardians (+151), which starts at 4:05 p.m. ET on Saturday at PNC Park. Pittsburgh has Paul Skenes starting, and Cleveland will counter with Ben Lively.

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Pirates vs. Guardians betting lines

• Favorite: Pirates (-180)
• Underdog: Guardians (+151)
• Over/under: 8

Pirates betting info, hitting leaders, & pitching

Pirates betting info

• The Pirates have won 55.6% of the games this season when they were favored on the moneyline (5-4).
• Pittsburgh has played as moneyline favorites of -180 or shorter in just one game this season, which it won.
• Based on this matchup’s moneyline, the Pirates’ implied win probability is 64.3%.
• In the 20 games in which bookmakers have set an over/under for Pittsburgh, it has combined with opponents to go over the total eight times (8-11-1).
• The Pirates have covered only 30% of their games this season, going 6-14-0 ATS.

Pirates hitting info

• Cruz paces the Pirates with four home runs and 10 runs batted in.
• Cruz ranks 30th in homers and 57th in RBI among all hitters in MLB play.
• Cruz has hit safely in two straight games. During his last five outings he is batting .263 with a double, two home runs, two walks and five RBI.
• Ke’Bryan Hayes is batting .194 with a double, a triple, a home run and seven walks.
• Among all MLB batters, Hayes ranks 149th in homers and 100th in RBI.
• Isiah Kiner-Falefa paces the Pirates with a team-high batting average of .270.
• Kiner-Falefa brings a two-game hitting streak into this matchup. In his last five games he is batting .313 with a triple and an RBI.
• Andrew McCutchen is hitting .233 with two doubles, a home run and seven walks.

Pirates pitching rankings

• The pitching staff for the Pirates has a collective 7.8 K/9, which ranks 23rd in MLB.
• Pittsburgh has a 3.83 team ERA that ranks 12th across all MLB pitching staffs.
• Pitchers for the Pirates combine for the 11th-ranked WHIP in the majors (1.204).
• Pirates pitchers combine to give up the second-fewest home runs in baseball (11 total, 0.6 per game).
• Pittsburgh defeated the Nationals 1-0 in its last game with five strikeouts while allowing five hits.

Guardians betting info, hitting leaders, & pitching

Guardians betting info

• The Guardians have entered the game as underdogs 10 times this season and won three of those games.
• Cleveland has played as an underdog of +151 or more once this season and lost that game.
• The Guardians have a 39.8% chance to win this game based on the implied probability of the moneyline.
• Cleveland and its opponents have gone over the total this season in eight of its 18 opportunities.
• The Guardians are 7-11-0 against the spread this season.

Guardians hitting info

• Steven Kwan is batting .310 with 11 RBI, both of which lead Cleveland hitters this season.
• Kwan’s home run total ranks 57th in the big leagues, and he is 42nd in RBI.
• Jose Ramirez is slugging .500 this season, with a team-best four homers while driving in eight runs.
• Ramirez is 30th overall in home runs and 100th in RBI this year.
• Kyle Manzardo leads Cleveland in home runs with four and runs batted in with 11.
• Carlos Santana has 18 hits and an OBP of .325 to go with a slugging percentage of .377 this season.
• Santana enters this matchup on a four-game hitting streak. In his last five games he is batting .238 with .

Guardians pitching rankings

• The Guardians average the 16th-most strikeouts per nine innings (8.6) in the majors this season.
• Cleveland pitchers have a combined ERA of 4.06 ERA this year, which ranks 15th in MLB.
• The Guardians rank 21st in MLB with a combined 1.342 WHIP this season.
• The Guardians have given up the 20th-fewest long balls so far this season with 23 home runs allowed.
• Last time out, Cleveland fell to the Orioles 6-2. Its pitchers compiled seven strikeouts and seven hits allowed.