Andrew McCutchen takes a two-game home run streak into the Pittsburgh Pirates’ (22-38) matchup with the Houston Astros (32-27). The Pirates are favored (-142) in this outing against the Astros (+120), which starts at 6:40 p.m. ET on Tuesday at PNC Park. Pittsburgh’s Paul Skenes gets the start against Houston’s Lance McCullers.

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Pirates vs. Astros betting lines

• Favorite: Pirates (-142)
• Underdog: Astros (+120)
• Over/under: 7.5

Pirates betting info, hitting leaders, & pitching

Pirates betting info

• The Pirates have won six of the 17 games they were listed as the moneyline favorite this season (35.3%).
• Pittsburgh has a record of 2-2 when playing as moneyline favorites with odds of -142 or shorter (50% winning percentage).
• The Pirates have an implied moneyline win probability of 58.7% in this matchup.
• Pittsburgh has had an over/under set by bookmakers 60 times, and have combined with opponents to go over the total in 24 of those games (24-33-3).
• The Pirates have put together a 26-34-0 record ATS this season.

Pirates hitting info

• Oneil Cruz has hit a team-best 12 homers.
• In MLB action, Cruz ranks 20th in home runs and 86th in RBI.
• Bryan Reynolds’ 34 runs batted in lead his team.
• Reynolds currently ranks 87th in homers and 30th in RBI in the bigs.
• Reynolds takes a five-game hitting streak into this matchup. In his last five games he is hitting .550 with two doubles, a triple, a home run, three walks and seven RBIs.
• McCutchen paces the Pirates with a .264 batting average.
• McCutchen heads into this game on a three-game hitting streak. During his last five outings he is batting .300 with a double, two home runs, two walks and four RBIs.
• Isiah Kiner-Falefa is hitting .303 with nine doubles, a triple, a home run and nine walks.
• Kiner-Falefa enters this game on a five-game hitting streak. During his last five outings he is hitting .421 with four doubles and five RBIs.

Pirates pitching rankings

• The pitching staff for the Pirates has a collective 7.4 K/9, the third-worst in the majors.
• Pittsburgh has the 17th-ranked team ERA across all MLB pitching staffs (3.96).
• Pitchers for the Pirates combine for the 15th-ranked WHIP in the majors (1.248).
• Pirates pitchers combine to surrender the fourth-fewest home runs in baseball (48 total, 0.8 per game).
• Pittsburgh fell to the Padres 6-4 in its last game with six strikeouts while allowing eight hits.

Astros betting info, hitting leaders, & pitching

Astros betting info

• The Astros have entered the game as underdogs 19 times this season and won 10, or 52.6%, of those games.
• Houston has entered four games this season as the underdog by +120 or more and is 3-1 in those contests.
• The Astros have a 45.5% chance to win this game based on the implied probability of the moneyline.
• So far this season, Houston and its opponents have hit the over in 24 of its 59 games with a total.
• The Astros are 31-28-0 ATS in their 59 games with a spread this season.

Astros hitting info

• Jeremy Pena leads Houston in batting average (.309) this season while adding nine home runs and 30 RBI.
• Among all batters in the big leagues, Pena’s home run total is 52nd, and his RBI total is 61st.
• Pena has safely hit in eight games in a row. During his last 10 games he is hitting .368 with a double, a triple, three home runs, three walks and seven RBIs.
• Isaac Paredes leads Houston in home runs with 11 and runs batted in with 32.
• Paredes is 29th in home runs and 41st in RBI among all hitters in the major leagues.
• Jose Altuve is slashing .263/.310/.411 this season for the Astros.
• Jake Meyers has 52 hits and an OBP of .349 to go with a slugging percentage of .404 this season.
• Meyers heads into this game on a two-game hitting streak. In his last five games he is hitting .222 with two doubles and a walk.

Astros pitching rankings

• The Astros strike out 9.7 batters per nine innings as a pitching staff, first-best in MLB.
• Houston has the 10th-best ERA (3.66) in the majors this season.
• The Astros have a combined WHIP of just 1.173 as a pitching staff, which is the fifth-best in baseball this season.
• The Astros have allowed the 12th-fewest home runs this season with 59, or 1.0 per game.
• Houston pitchers struck out nine Rays batters while allowing two hits in a 1-0 win last time out.