The Pittsburgh Pirates (9-15) visit the Los Angeles Angels (11-11) on Thursday at 9:29 p.m. ET. The Pirates are moneyline underdogs (+122) against the favored Angels (-145). Los Angeles has Tyler John Anderson set to start, and Pittsburgh counters with Carmen Mlodzinski.

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Angels vs. Pirates betting lines

• Favorite: Angels (-145)
• Underdog: Pirates (+122)
• Over/under: 8.5

Angels betting info, hitting leaders, & pitching

Angels betting info

• The Angels have compiled a 3-3 record in games they were listed as the moneyline favorite (winning 50% of those games).
• Los Angeles has a 1-2 record (winning only 33.3% of its games) when it has played as moneyline favorites of -145 or shorter.
• The implied moneyline probablility for this matchup gives the Angels a 59.2% chance to win.
• In the 22 games in which bookmakers have set an over/under for Los Angeles, it has combined with opponents to go over the total 11 times (11-10-1).
• The Angels have an 11-11-0 record against the spread this season (covering 50% of the time).

Angels hitting info

• Mike Trout paces the Angels with eight home runs and 16 runs batted in.
• Among all hitters in MLB, Trout’s home run total ranks third and his RBI tally ranks 24th.
• Nolan Schanuel is batting .275 with four doubles, a triple, two home runs and eight walks.
• Schanuel ranks 129th in homers and 150th in RBI among MLB hitters this season.
• Taylor Ward is hitting .220 with four doubles, six home runs and five walks.
• Ward heads into this matchup on a two-game hitting streak. In his last five games he is batting .158 with two doubles, a home run, a walk and an RBI.
• Kyren Paris has a double, a triple, five home runs and five walks while batting .273.

Angels pitching rankings

• The 7.3 strikeouts per nine innings compiled by the Angels pitching staff ranks 27th in the majors.
• Los Angeles has the 25th-ranked team ERA across all MLB pitching staffs (4.57).
• The Angels have the fifth-highest WHIP in MLB (1.430).
• Angels pitchers combine to give up the 19th-fewest home runs in baseball (29 total, 1.3 per game).
• Los Angeles fell to the Pirates 9-3 in its last game with six strikeouts while allowing 18 hits.

Pirates betting info, hitting leaders, & pitching

Pirates betting info

• This season, the Pirates have been the underdog 13 times and won four, or 30.8%, of those games.
• Pittsburgh has a record of 2-6 when it’s set as an underdog of +122 or more by oddsmakers this season.
• The implied probability of a win by the Pirates, based on the moneyline, is 45%.
• Pittsburgh and its opponents have gone over the total this season in 11 of its 24 opportunities.
• The Pirates are 8-16-0 ATS in their 24 games with a spread this season.

Pirates hitting info

• Oneil Cruz leads Pittsburgh with five home runs this season. He’s batting .236 with 11 RBI.
• Cruz’s home run total ranks 29th in the big leagues, and he is 82nd in RBI.
• Andrew McCutchen is batting .246 with an OBP of .348 and a slugging percentage of .404 this season.
• McCutchen ranks 129th in home runs and 132nd in RBI among all hitters in the big leagues.
• McCutchen brings a three-game hitting streak into this game. In his last five games he is hitting .200 with a double, a home run, four walks and four RBI.
• Isiah Kiner-Falefa is batting .293 to lead Pittsburgh this season.
• Kiner-Falefa has safely hit in five straight games. During his last five outings he is batting .421 with two doubles, a walk and two RBI.
• Bryan Reynolds leads Pittsburgh in runs batted in with 12 while batting .263 with three homers.
• Reynolds brings a four-game hitting streak into this matchup. In his last five games he is hitting .476 with a home run, three walks and four RBI.

Pirates pitching rankings

• The Pirates average the 25th-most strikeouts per nine innings (7.8) in the majors this season.
• Pittsburgh has pitched to a 4.00 ERA this season, which ranks 16th in baseball.
• The Pirates rank 11th in MLB with a combined 1.215 WHIP this season.
• With just 16 homers allowed, the Pirates rank second in the league at preventing long balls.
• Pittsburgh earned a 9-3 win in its most recent game, striking out 12 Angels batters while allowing five hits.