The Cleveland Guardians (51-46) have won four straight games as they ready to take on the Pittsburgh Pirates (50-47), who have won three in a row. The Guardians are favored (-124) to continue their streak in Friday’s matchup, which begins at 7:10 p.m. ET at Progressive Field. Cleveland has not named a starter while Pittsburgh is expected to start Jared Jones.

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Guardians vs. Pirates betting lines

• Favorite: Guardians (-124)
• Underdog: Pirates (+106)

Guardians betting info, hitting leaders, & pitching

Guardians betting info

• The Guardians have been the moneyline favorite 53 total times this season. They’ve finished 28-25 in those games.
• When it has played as moneyline favorites with odds of -124 or shorter, Cleveland has gone 17-17 (50%).
• Based on this game’s moneyline, the Guardians’ implied win probability is 55.4%.
• Cleveland has played in 97 games with a set over/under, and have combined with its opponents to go over the total 45 times (45-52-0).
• The Guardians have put together a 49-48-0 record ATS this season (covering 50.5% of the time).

Guardians hitting info

• Brayan Rocchio is batting .276 with 14 doubles, two triples, eight home runs and 27 walks.
• Rocchio ranks 151st in home runs and 76th in RBI among all hitters in MLB action.
• Rocchio heads into this game on a five-game hitting streak. During his last five outings he is batting .318 with a double, two home runs and seven RBIs.
• Chase DeLauter has put his power on display as he leads his team with 11 home runs and 46 runs batted in, with a team-high .278 batting average.
• DeLauter ranks 93rd in home runs and 62nd in RBI this year.
• Steven Kwan is batting .225 with 10 doubles, two triples, a home run and 46 walks.
• Kwan has hit safely in three games in a row. In his last five games he is hitting .357 with a double, three walks and two RBIs.
• Travis Bazzana is hitting .238 with 14 doubles, a triple, seven home runs and 32 walks.

Guardians pitching rankings

• The 9.1 strikeouts per nine innings compiled by the Guardians pitching staff ranks fifth in MLB.
• Cleveland’s 3.72 team ERA ranks eighth across all MLB pitching staffs.
• The Guardians have the 11th-ranked WHIP in baseball (1.263).
• Guardians pitchers combine to allow 110 total home runs at a rate of 1.1 per game (18th-fewest in the majors).
• In its 5-2 win last time out, Cleveland struck out 14 Marlins batters while allowing eight hits.

Pirates betting info, hitting leaders, & pitching

Pirates betting info

• The Pirates have entered the game as underdogs 43 times this season and won 18, or 41.9%, of those games.
• Pittsburgh is 11-15 this season when entering a game as the underdog by +106 or more on the moneyline.
• The Pirates have a 48.5% chance to win this game based on the implied probability of the moneyline.
• Games involving Pittsburgh have gone over the total set by sportsbooks in 56 of 97 chances this season.
• The Pirates are 50-47-0 against the spread this season.

Pirates hitting info

• Bryan Reynolds has been key for Pittsburgh with 99 hits, an OBP of .400 plus a slugging percentage of .477.
• In all of MLB, Reynolds ranks 61st in homers and 20th in RBI.
• Brandon Lowe leads Pittsburgh in home runs (21) and runs batted in (64) this season while batting .246.
• Lowe ranks 13th among hitters in the big leagues in home runs, and 10th in RBI.
• Lowe heads into this matchup on a three-game hitting streak. During his last five outings he is batting .238 with a double.
• Ryan O’Hearn has collected 88 base hits, an OBP of .351 and a slugging percentage of .487 this season.
• Nick Gonzales leads Pittsburgh with a .308 batting average. He’s also hit four homers and has 43 RBI.

Pirates pitching rankings

• The Pirates strike out 9.2 batters per nine innings as a pitching staff, third-best in MLB.
• Pittsburgh pitchers have a combined ERA of 4.32 ERA this year, which ranks 20th in MLB.
• The Pirates have a combined WHIP of 1.318 as a pitching staff, which ranks 17th in MLB.
• The Pirates have allowed the 10th-fewest home runs this season at just 103, or 1.1 per game.
• Pittsburgh earned a 14-5 win in its most recent game, striking out eight Brewers batters while allowing eight hits.