The Pittsburgh Pirates (60-76) visit the Boston Red Sox (75-61) on Saturday at 4:10 p.m. ET. The Pirates are moneyline underdogs (+149) against the favored Red Sox (-179). Dustin May takes the mound first for Boston, and Johan Oviedo is Pittsburgh’s pick to start.

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Red Sox vs. Pirates betting lines

• Favorite: Red Sox (-179)
• Underdog: Pirates (+149)
• Over/under: 9

Red Sox betting info, hitting leaders, & pitching

Red Sox betting info

• The Red Sox have won 59.8% of the games this season when they were the moneyline favorite (49-33).
• Boston has a record of 12-5 when it has played as moneyline favorites with odds of -179 or shorter (70.6% winning percentage).
• The Red Sox have an implied moneyline win probability of 64.2% in this contest.
• Boston has combined with opponents to go over the total 65 times this season for a 65-66-4 record against the over/under.
• The Red Sox have a 70-65-0 record against the spread this season.

Red Sox hitting info

• Jarren Duran has put up a team-best batting average of .258.
• In MLB play, Duran ranks 140th in home runs and 41st in RBI.
• Duran heads into this matchup on a two-game hitting streak. During his last five outings he is hitting .222 with a home run, two walks and three RBIs.
• Trevor Story’s 22 home runs and 84 RBI both lead his team.
• Story ranks 43rd in home runs and 16th in RBI among hitters in MLB.
• Ceddanne Rafaela is hitting .252 with 29 doubles, three triples, 15 home runs and 22 walks.
• Rafaela takes a four-game hitting streak into this game. In his last five games he is hitting .300 with two doubles, a home run and two RBIs.
• Alex Bregman has 24 doubles, 16 home runs and 39 walks while hitting .291.

Red Sox pitching rankings

• The pitching staff for the Red Sox has a collective 8.3 K/9, which ranks 20th in the majors.
• Boston has the fourth-ranked team ERA among all MLB pitching staffs (3.66).
• The Red Sox average baseball’s 15th-ranked WHIP (1.283).
• Red Sox pitchers combine to surrender the fourth-fewest home runs in baseball (137 total, one per game).
• Boston its 4-2 loss the last time out, the team struck out 11 Pirates batters while allowing 10 hits.

Pirates betting info, hitting leaders, & pitching

Pirates betting info

• This season, the Pirates have won 39 out of the 94 games, or 41.5%, in which they’ve been the underdog.
• Pittsburgh has a record of 8-22, a 26.7% win rate, when it’s set as an underdog of +149 or more by sportsbooks this season.
• The oddsmakers’ moneyline implies a 40.2% chance of a victory for the Pirates.
• Games involving Pittsburgh have gone over the total set by sportsbooks in 56 of 135 chances this season.
• The Pirates have an ATS record of 73-62-0 in 135 games with a spread this season.

Pirates hitting info

• Bryan Reynolds leads Pittsburgh in runs batted in with 66 and has a batting average of .244.
• Among all hitters in MLB, Reynolds is 121st in home runs and 60th in RBI.
• Oneil Cruz leads Pittsburgh in home runs with 18 while driving in 52 runs and slugging .390.
• Cruz ranks 72nd in home runs and 120th in RBI among all major league hitters this year.
• Andrew McCutchen has 99 hits this season and a slash line of .245/.338/.386.
• Isiah Kiner-Falefa leads Pittsburgh with a .265 batting average.

Pirates pitching rankings

• The Pirates have an 8.1 K/9 this season as a pitching staff, which ranks 21st in the big leagues.
• Pittsburgh has pitched to a 3.91 ERA this season, which ranks 13th in baseball.
• The Pirates have a combined WHIP of just 1.216 as a pitching staff, which is the fourth-best in baseball this season.
• The Pirates have given up the third-fewest long balls so far this season with only 130 home runs allowed.
• Pittsburgh pitchers struck out nine Red Sox batters while allowing nine hits in a 4-2 win last time out.