The Pittsburgh Pirates (35-33) take on the Miami Marlins (34-35) after Tyler Callihan homered twice in a 9-8 win over the Dodgers. The Pirates are favored (-144) in this matchup with the Marlins (+121), which starts at 6:40 p.m. ET on Friday. Braxton Ashcraft takes the mound first for Pittsburgh, and Sandy Alcantara is Miami’s choice to start.

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Pirates vs. Marlins betting lines

• Favorite: Pirates (-144)
• Underdog: Marlins (+121)
• Over/under: 8.5

Pirates betting info, hitting leaders, & pitching

Pirates betting info

• The Pirates have won 59% of the games this season when they were the moneyline favorite (23-16).
• Pittsburgh has gone 8-9 when playing as moneyline favorites with odds of -144 or shorter (47.1% winning percentage).
• The implied moneyline probablility in this matchup gives the Pirates a 59% chance to win.
• Pittsburgh has combined with opponents to go over the total 39 times this season for a 39-27-2 record against the over/under.
• The Pirates have covered 50% of their games this season, going 34-34-0 ATS.

Pirates hitting info

• Bryan Reynolds has 14 doubles, two triples, seven home runs and 46 walks while batting .267.
• Among batters in MLB action, Reynolds ranks 107th in home runs and 28th in RBI.
• Reynolds has safely hit in two games in a row. In his last five games he is batting .222 with two doubles, a home run, two walks and an RBI.
• Brandon Lowe has shown off his power as he leads his team with 15 home runs.
• Among all MLB hitters, Lowe ranks 16th in homers and 15th in RBI.
• Spencer Horwitz is batting .289 with eight doubles, a triple, nine home runs and 33 walks.
• Horwitz brings a three-game hitting streak into this matchup. During his last five outings he is hitting .263 with two home runs, three walks and three RBIs.
• Ryan O’Hearn is batting .283 with six doubles, 10 home runs and 20 walks.
• O’Hearn takes a two-game hitting streak into this game. During his last five outings he is hitting .167 with a home run and an RBI.

Pirates pitching rankings

• The 9.1 strikeouts per nine innings put together by the Pirates pitching staff ranks fourth in the majors.
• Pittsburgh’s 4.17 team ERA ranks 17th among all MLB pitching staffs.
• Pitchers for the Pirates combine for the 16th-ranked WHIP in MLB (1.288).
• Pirates pitchers combine to give up 62 home runs (0.9 per game), the second-fewest in the majors.
• Pittsburgh knocked off the Dodgers 9-8 in its last game with eight strikeouts while allowing eight hits.

Marlins betting info, hitting leaders, & pitching

Marlins betting info

• This season, the Marlins have been the underdog 34 times and won 10, or 29.4%, of those games.
• Miami has a record of 5-10, a 33.3% win rate, when it’s set as an underdog of +121 or more by sportsbooks this season.
• The oddsmakers’ moneyline implies a 45.2% chance of a victory for the Marlins.
• Games involving Miami have gone over the total set by oddsmakers in 39 of 69 chances this season.
• The Marlins have an ATS record of 34-35-0 in 69 games with a spread this season.

Marlins hitting info

• Xavier Edwards has been key for Miami with 77 hits, an OBP of .388 plus a slugging percentage of .451.
• In all of MLB, Edwards is 138th in home runs and 159th in RBI.
• Liam Hicks leads Miami in home runs (12) and runs batted in (48) this season while batting .265.
• Among all major league hitters, Hicks ranks 38th in homers and seventh in RBI.
• Hicks takes a three-game hitting streak into this matchup. During his last five outings he is batting .294 with a double, a triple, a walk and two RBIs.
• Otto Lopez’s batting average of .344 leads all Miami hitters this season.
• Lopez enters this matchup on a five-game hitting streak. During his last five outings he is batting .500 with three doubles, a triple and four RBIs.
• Jakob Marsee has 47 hits and an OBP of .337 to go with a slugging percentage of .306 this season.
• Marsee has safely hit in four games in a row. During his last five outings he is batting .308 with a double, five walks and an RBI.

Marlins pitching rankings

• The Marlins have an 8.8 K/9 this season as a pitching staff, ninth-best in baseball.
• Miami pitchers have a combined ERA of 4.13 ERA this year, which ranks 16th in MLB.
• Marlins pitchers have a 1.258 WHIP this season, ninth-best in the majors.
• With just 64 homers allowed, the Marlins rank fourth in the league at preventing long balls.
• Miami earned a 2-0 win in its most recent game, striking out 13 Diamondbacks batters while allowing three hits.