The Atlanta Braves (42-21) will look for another strong showing from a hitter when they match up against the Pittsburgh Pirates (34-29) on Friday at 7:15 p.m. ET at Truist Park. Mauricio Dubon is on a two-game home run streak for the favored Braves (-146) in the contest against the underdog Pirates (+122). Atlanta has Martin Perez starting, and Pittsburgh will counter with Mitch Keller.

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Braves vs. Pirates betting lines

• Favorite: Braves (-146)
• Underdog: Pirates (+122)
• Over/under: 8.5

Braves betting info, hitting leaders, & pitching

Braves betting info

• The Braves have won 71.4% of the games this season when they were the moneyline favorite (35-14).
• Atlanta has gone 16-9 (winning 64% of its games) when it has played as moneyline favorites of -146 or shorter.
• Based on this contest’s moneyline, the Braves have an implied win probability of 59.3%.
• Atlanta has played in 63 games with an over/under set, and have combined with its opponents to go over the total 30 times (30-29-4).
• The Braves have a 38-25-0 record ATS this season (covering 60.3% of the time).

Braves hitting info

• Matt Olson paces the Braves with 17 home runs and 47 runs batted in.
• Olson’s home runs rank fifth in MLB and he ranks second in RBI in MLB.
• Ozzie Albies is batting .279 with 11 doubles, 10 home runs and 19 walks.
• Albies currently ranks 44th in home runs and 42nd in RBI in the majors.
• Michael Harris II is hitting .301 with eight doubles, 13 home runs and 11 walks.
• Ronald Acuna Jr. has 10 doubles, a triple, seven home runs and 34 walks while hitting .249.
• Acuna has safely hit in two straight games. In his last five games he is batting .333 with a double, three home runs, four walks and four RBIs.

Braves pitching rankings

• The Braves pitching staff ranks eighth in the majors with a collective 8.9 strikeouts per nine innings.
• Atlanta’s 3.23 team ERA ranks second across all MLB pitching staffs.
• Braves pitchers combine for the No. 2 WHIP in the majors (1.171).
• The Braves give up the 16th-fewest home runs in baseball (66 total, 1.0 per game).
• Atlanta struck out nine Blue Jays batters while giving up 16 hits in a 7-2 loss in its last game.

Pirates betting info, hitting leaders, & pitching

Pirates betting info

• The Pirates have been underdogs in 25 games this season and won 11 (44%) of those contests.
• This season, Pittsburgh has won four of its eight games when it’s the underdog by at least +122 on the moneyline.
• The implied probability of a win by the Pirates, based on the moneyline, is 45%.
• Pittsburgh’s games have gone over the total in 35 of its 63 chances.
• The Pirates have an ATS record of 32-31-0 in 63 games with a spread this season.

Pirates hitting info

• Bryan Reynolds has been key for Pittsburgh with 60 hits, an OBP of .397 plus a slugging percentage of .423.
• Among all hitters in the majors, Reynolds ranks 116th in home runs and 19th in RBI.
• Brandon Lowe leads Pittsburgh in home runs with 15 while driving in 40 runs and slugging .532.
• Among all MLB hitters, Lowe is 11th in homers and 16th in RBI.
• Oneil Cruz leads Pittsburgh in runs batted in (44) this season. He has a .269 batting average and a .482 slugging percentage.
• Cruz has hit safely in three games in a row. During his last five outings he is batting .438 with two home runs, seven walks and seven RBIs.
• Spencer Horwitz is batting .285 with an OBP of .386 and a slugging percentage of .452 this season.

Pirates pitching rankings

• The Pirates strike out 9.1 batters per nine innings as a pitching staff, fifth-best in MLB.
• Pittsburgh has the 13th-ranked ERA (4.00) in the majors this season.
• The Pirates have a combined WHIP of 1.265 as a pitching staff, which ranks 12th in MLB.
• The Pirates have given up the fourth-fewest long balls so far this season with only 57 home runs allowed.
• Pittsburgh earned a 5-1 win in its most recent game, striking out seven Astros batters while allowing eight hits.