The Pittsburgh Pirates (3-3) are looking for continued power from a slugger when they match up against the Baltimore Orioles (3-3) on Friday at 4:12 p.m. ET at PNC Park. Oneil Cruz is riding a two-game home run streak for the underdog Pirates (+105) going into this contest against the favored Orioles (-125). Baltimore’s Kyle Bradish and Pittsburgh’s Mitch Keller will start this matchup.

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Orioles vs. Pirates betting lines

• Favorite: Orioles (-125)
• Underdog: Pirates (+105)
• Over/under: 7.5

Orioles betting info, hitting leaders, & pitching

Orioles betting info

• The Orioles have won 60% of the games this season when they were the moneyline favorite (3-2).
• Baltimore has a 2-2 record (winning 50% of its games) when it has played as moneyline favorites of -125 or shorter.
• The implied moneyline probablility for this matchup gives the Orioles a 55.6% chance to win.
• Baltimore has played in six games with a set over/under, and have combined with its opponents to go over the total three times (3-3-0).
• The Orioles have a 2-4-0 record ATS this season (covering only 33.3% of the time).

Orioles hitting info

• Taylor Ward paces the Orioles with four runs batted in while putting up a team-high batting average of .333.
• Among all hitters in MLB, Ward’s home run total ranks 134th and his RBI tally ranks 46th.
• Ward enters this matchup on a four-game hitting streak. During his last five outings he is batting .400 with two doubles, three walks and four RBIs.
• Dylan Beavers’ one home runs pace his team.
• Beavers ranks 42nd in home runs and 76th in RBI this season.
• Pete Alonso has launched a team-best one homers.
• Alonso heads into this game on a five-game hitting streak. During his last five outings he is hitting .350 with a home run, two walks and two RBIs.
• Tyler O’Neill has hit one home runs to lead his team.

Orioles pitching rankings

• The pitching staff for the Orioles has a collective 9.7 K/9, which ranks 13th in MLB.
• Baltimore has a 4.33 team ERA that ranks 21st among all MLB pitching staffs.
• The Orioles average baseball’s 21st-ranked WHIP (1.370).
• Orioles pitchers combine to allow the 12th-fewest home runs in baseball (six total, 1.0 per game).
• In its 8-3 win last time out, Baltimore struck out five Rangers batters while allowing eight hits.

Pirates betting info, hitting leaders, & pitching

Pirates betting info

• The Pirates have been underdogs in four games this season and won one (25%) of those contests.
• Pittsburgh has a record of 1-2 when it’s set as an underdog of +105 or more by oddsmakers this season.
• The implied probability of a win by the Pirates, based on the moneyline, is 48.8%.
• Pittsburgh and its opponents have hit the over in three of its six games with a total this season.
• The Pirates are 3-3-0 against the spread this season.

Pirates hitting info

• Brandon Lowe leads Pittsburgh in home runs this season with three while driving in four runs.
• Among all batters in MLB, Lowe’s home run total is third, and his RBI total is 46th.
• Ryan O’Hearn leads Pittsburgh in runs batted in with six while batting .421 with two homers.
• O’Hearn is 13th in home runs and 10th in RBI among all MLB hitters this season.
• O’Hearn has hit safely in five straight games. During his last five outings he is hitting .421 with two home runs, four walks and six RBIs.
• Cruz leads the club in homers (three) and runs batted in (six) this season.
• Cruz heads into this game on a two-game hitting streak. In his last five games he is hitting .333 with three home runs, a walk and six RBIs.
• Nick Gonzales has nine hits and an OBP of .357 to go with a slugging percentage of .407 this season.
• Gonzales has hit safely in three games in a row. During his last five outings he is batting .304 with a double, a walk and three RBIs.

Pirates pitching rankings

• The Pirates average 10.3 strikeouts per nine innings as a pitching staff, sixth-most in the big leagues.
• Pittsburgh pitchers have a combined ERA of 3.67 ERA this year, ninth-best in baseball.
• The Pirates have a combined WHIP of 1.352 as a pitching staff, which ranks 20th in MLB.
• The Pirates have given up the 12th-fewest long balls so far this season with six home runs allowed.
• Pittsburgh pitchers struck out nine Reds batters while allowing five hits in an 8-3 win last time out.