The Philadelphia Phillies (46-37) and the Pittsburgh Pirates (41-42) meet in a matchup oddsmakers have set as a pick ’em, with both teams equal on the moneyline, on Monday at Citizens Bank Park, beginning at 6:40 p.m. ET. Aaron Nola takes the mound first for Philadelphia, and Braxton Ashcraft is Pittsburgh’s pick to start.

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Phillies vs. Pirates betting lines

• Favorite: Phillies (-109)
• Underdog: Pirates (-109)
• Over/under: 8.5

Phillies betting info, hitting leaders, & pitching

Phillies betting info

• The Phillies have been favored on the moneyline 60 total times this season. They’ve gone 38-22 in those games.
• Philadelphia has gone 39-22 (winning 63.9% of its games) when playing as moneyline favorites of -109 or shorter.
• Based on this game’s moneyline, the Phillies have an implied win probability of 52.2%.
• Philadelphia has played in 83 games with an over/under set, and have combined with its opponents to go over the total 35 times (35-44-4).
• The Phillies have put together a 32-51-0 record against the spread this season.

Phillies hitting info

• Bryce Harper is batting .278 with 14 doubles, two triples, 19 home runs and 50 walks.
• Among hitters in baseball, Harper ranks 12th in homers and 21st in RBI.
• Harper has safely hit in three straight games. During his last five outings he is hitting .400 with two home runs, two walks and six RBIs.
• Kyle Schwarber’s 29 home runs and 52 RBI both pace his team.
• Schwarber ranks first in homers and 16th in RBI among MLB batters this season.
• Brandon Marsh leads the Phillies with a .318 batting average.
• Bryson Stott is hitting .236 with 15 doubles, three triples, seven home runs and 22 walks.

Phillies pitching rankings

• The 9.6 strikeouts per nine innings compiled by the Phillies pitching staff ranks second in MLB.
• Philadelphia has the 13th-ranked team ERA across all MLB pitching staffs (4.08).
• The Phillies average MLB’s 14th-ranked WHIP (1.292).
• Phillies pitchers combine to allow 94 total home runs at a rate of 1.1 per game (17th-fewest in MLB).
• Philadelphia struck out nine Mets batters while giving up eight hits in a 6-2 loss in its last game.

Pirates betting info, hitting leaders, & pitching

Pirates betting info

• The Pirates have won 14, or 40%, of the 35 games they’ve played as underdogs this season.
• Pittsburgh has entered 34 games this season as the underdog by -109 or more and is 14-20 in those contests.
• The Pirates have a 52.2% chance to win this game based on the implied probability of the moneyline.
• Games involving Pittsburgh have gone over the total set by oddsmakers in 47 of 83 chances this season.
• The Pirates are 41-42-0 against the spread in their 83 chances this season.

Pirates hitting info

• Bryan Reynolds has been key for Pittsburgh with 86 hits, an OBP of .402 plus a slugging percentage of .477.
• In all of Major League Baseball, Reynolds ranks 76th in homers and 16th in RBI.
• Reynolds heads into this game on a 17-game hitting streak. In his last 10 games he is batting .410 with three doubles, three home runs, four walks and 10 RBIs.
• Brandon Lowe leads Pittsburgh in home runs with 20 and runs batted in with 56.
• Lowe is seventh in home runs and eighth in RBI among all hitters in the big leagues.
• Ryan O’Hearn has collected 71 base hits, an OBP of .337 and a slugging percentage of .453 this season.
• Nick Gonzales leads Pittsburgh with a batting average of .295. He’s also hit three home runs with 35 RBI.

Pirates pitching rankings

• The Pirates strike out 9.2 batters per nine innings as a pitching staff, fourth-best in MLB.
• Pittsburgh pitchers have a combined ERA of 4.15 ERA this year, which ranks 15th in MLB.
• The Pirates rank 15th in MLB with a combined 1.298 WHIP this season.
• The Pirates have allowed the fifth-fewest home runs this season at just 80, or 1.0 per game.
• Pittsburgh pitchers struck out nine Reds hitters while allowing 10 base hits in a 9-7 loss its last time out.