Brandon Lowe and Matt Olson face off in a showdown of top-10 power hitters when the Pittsburgh Pirates (46-45) and the Atlanta Braves (52-37) play at 6:40 p.m. ET on Tuesday. Lowe has 21 home runs (10th in MLB) for the favored Pirates (-177), and Olson is seventh in MLB play with 24 dingers this season for the underdog Braves (+145). Paul Skenes takes the mound first for Pittsburgh, and Hurston Waldrep is Atlanta’s pick to start.

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Pirates vs. Braves betting lines

• Favorite: Pirates (-177)
• Underdog: Braves (+145)
• Over/under: 8

Pirates betting info, hitting leaders, & pitching

Pirates betting info

• The Pirates have won 29 of the 50 games they were listed as the moneyline favorite this season (58%).
• Pittsburgh has a 3-5 record (winning only 37.5% of its games) when it has played as moneyline favorites of -177 or shorter.
• Based on this game’s moneyline, the Pirates’ implied win probability is 63.9%.
• Pittsburgh has played in 91 games with an over/under set, and have combined with its opponents to go over the total 52 times (52-36-3).
• The Pirates have a 46-45-0 record against the spread this season (covering 50.5% of the time).

Pirates hitting info

• Bryan Reynolds has 21 doubles, two triples, 13 home runs and 57 walks while hitting .282.
• Reynolds’ home runs rank 64th in MLB and he ranks 21st in RBI in MLB.
• Reynolds has hit safely in five games in a row. During his last five outings he is batting .292 with a double, two home runs, a walk and four RBIs.
• Lowe’s 21 home runs and 63 runs batted in both pace his team.
• Among all MLB hitters, Lowe ranks 10th in homers and sixth in RBI.
• Lowe has hit safely in five straight games. During his last five outings he is batting .273 with a double, a home run, three walks and six RBIs.
• Ryan O’Hearn is hitting .284 with 12 doubles, 13 home runs and 25 walks.
• O’Hearn takes a two-game hitting streak into this game. In his last five games he is batting .238 with a double and three walks.
• Nick Gonzales has a club-leading .312 batting average.
• Gonzales enters this game on a six-game hitting streak. During his last 10 outings he is batting .441 with two doubles, a home run, seven walks and five RBIs.

Pirates pitching rankings

• The pitching staff for the Pirates has a collective 9.2 K/9, the fourth-best in MLB.
• Pittsburgh has the 18th-ranked team ERA among all MLB pitching staffs (4.28).
• The Pirates have the 16th-ranked WHIP in baseball (1.314).
• The Pirates surrender the ninth-fewest home runs in baseball (96 total, 1.1 per game).
• Pittsburgh struck out four Nationals batters while allowing 10 hits in an 11-5 win in its last game.

Braves betting info, hitting leaders, & pitching

Braves betting info

• The Braves have won nine, or 42.9%, of the 21 games they’ve played as underdogs this season.
• Atlanta has played as an underdog of +145 or more once this season and won that game.
• The oddsmakers’ moneyline implies a 40.8% chance of a victory for the Braves.
• Atlanta’s games have gone over the total in 42 of its 88 chances.
• The Braves are 47-41-0 against the spread in their 88 chances this season.

Braves hitting info

• Olson is batting .273 this season with a team-high 24 home runs and 57 RBI.
• Among all hitters in MLB, Olson is seventh in homers and 17th in RBI.
• Olson heads into this game on a four-game hitting streak. During his last five outings he is batting .286 with a double, four home runs, three walks and five RBIs.
• Ozzie Albies is batting .272 with an OBP of .322 and a slugging percentage of .449 this season.
• Among all major league batters, Albies is 49th in home runs and 41st in RBI.
• Albies has safely hit in four games in a row. In his last five games he is hitting .217 with four doubles, a home run, two walks and an RBI.
• Michael Harris II is batting .306 to lead Atlanta, while adding 16 homers and 53 runs batted in this season.
• Harris has hit safely in six straight games. During his last 10 outings he is hitting .310 with a double, two home runs, three walks and 11 RBIs.
• Mauricio Dubon has 86 hits and an OBP of .328 to go with a slugging percentage of .425 this season.
• Dubon takes a three-game hitting streak into this game. In his last five games he is hitting .350 with a double, a home run, four walks and four RBIs.

Braves pitching rankings

• The Braves average the 14th-most strikeouts per nine innings (8.6) in the majors this season.
• Atlanta has the fifth-best ERA (3.56) in the majors this season.
• Braves pitchers have a 1.226 WHIP this season, sixth-best in the majors.
• With 98 homers allowed, the Braves rank 12th in the league at preventing long balls.
• Atlanta suffered a 7-6 defeat in its most recent game, as its pitchers struck out nine Mets batters while allowing 11 hits.