The Pittsburgh Pirates (69-89) are looking for another big outing from a hitter when they match up against the Atlanta Braves (75-84) on Friday at 7:15 p.m. ET at Truist Park. Joey Bart is riding a two-game home run streak for the underdog Pirates (+118) going into this contest against the favored Braves (-138). Atlanta has Joey Wentz set to start, and Pittsburgh counters with Mitch Keller.

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Braves vs. Pirates betting lines

• Favorite: Braves (-138)
• Underdog: Pirates (+118)
• Over/under: 8.5

Braves betting info, hitting leaders, & pitching

Braves betting info

• The Braves have been the moneyline favorite 102 total times this season. They’ve gone 53-49 in those games.
• Atlanta has gone 36-33 (winning 52.2% of its games) when it has played as moneyline favorites of -138 or shorter.
• The implied moneyline probablility for this matchup gives the Braves a 58% chance to win.
• Atlanta has played in 158 games with set over/under, and have combined with opponents to go over the total 71 times (71-78-9).
• The Braves have gone 72-86-0 against the spread this season.

Braves hitting info

• Matt Olson leads the Braves with 28 home runs and 93 runs batted in, while accumulating a team-high batting average of .272.
• Among hitters in baseball, Olson ranks 34th in home runs and 21st in RBI.
• Michael Harris II is batting .246 with 25 doubles, six triples, 19 home runs and 16 walks.
• Harris ranks 89th in home runs and 32nd in RBI among hitters in baseball.
• Harris has hit safely in four games in a row. During his last five outings he is batting .400 with two doubles, two home runs, a walk and six RBIs.
• Drake Baldwin has 16 doubles, a triple, 19 home runs and 37 walks while hitting .274.
• Baldwin heads into this matchup on an eight-game hitting streak. During his last 10 outings he is hitting .366 with three doubles, a triple, four home runs, three walks and 15 RBIs.
• Marcell Ozuna is batting .233 with 19 doubles, 21 home runs and 94 walks.

Braves pitching rankings

• The Braves pitching staff is fifth in MLB with a collective 8.9 strikeouts per nine innings.
• Atlanta has a 4.37 team ERA that ranks 22nd across all MLB pitching staffs.
• Pitchers for the Braves combine for the 18th-ranked WHIP in MLB (1.305).
• The Braves allow the 20th-fewest home runs in baseball (193 total, 1.2 per game).
• Atlanta lost to the Nationals 4-3 in its last game with nine strikeouts while allowing nine hits.

Pirates betting info, hitting leaders, & pitching

Pirates betting info

• The Pirates have entered the game as underdogs 110 times this season and won 46, or 41.8%, of those games.
• Pittsburgh has entered 70 games this season as the underdog by +118 or more and is 26-44 in those contests.
• The implied probability of a win by the Pirates, based on the moneyline, is 45.9%.
• Pittsburgh and its opponents have gone over the total this season in 63 of its 157 opportunities.
• The Pirates are 85-72-0 against the spread in their 157 chances this season.

Pirates hitting info

• Bryan Reynolds is batting .243 with 73 RBI, both of which are best among Pittsburgh hitters this season.
• Among all hitters in the big leagues, Reynolds ranks 123rd in homers and 73rd in RBI.
• Andrew McCutchen is batting .240 with an OBP of .335 and a slugging percentage of .370 this season.
• McCutchen is 157th in homers and 133rd in RBI among all MLB hitters this year.
• McCutchen has hit safely in two games in a row. In his last five games he is batting .250 with three walks and two RBIs.
• Oneil Cruz’s 20 home runs lead all Pittsburgh hitters, and he’s slugging .381.
• Spencer Horwitz is batting .262 with an OBP of .341 and a slugging percentage of .408 this season.
• Horwitz has hit safely in two games in a row. In his last five games he is hitting .294 with three doubles, three walks and five RBIs.

Pirates pitching rankings

• The Pirates have an 8.2 K/9 this season as a pitching staff, which ranks 21st in the big leagues.
• Pittsburgh has pitched to a 3.80 ERA this season, which ranks seventh in baseball.
• The Pirates have a combined 1.220 WHIP as a pitching staff, fifth-lowest in MLB.
• The Pirates have given up the third-fewest long balls so far this season with only 150 home runs allowed.
• Pittsburgh pitchers struck out 14 Reds batters while allowing 10 hits in a 4-3 win last time out.