Yankees vs. Pirates Betting Lines, Odds, & Player Matchups April 5, 2025

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The Pittsburgh Pirates (2-5) host the New York Yankees (4-2) on Saturday at 4:05 p.m. ET. The Pirates are moneyline underdogs (+127) against the favored Yankees (-151). Marcus Stroman starts for New York while Pittsburgh will counter with Bailey Falter.

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Yankees to win vs Pirates -151

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Yankees vs. Pirates betting lines

  • Favorite: Yankees (-151)
  • Underdog: Pirates (+127)
  • Over/under: 9

Yankees betting info, hitting leaders, & pitching

Yankees betting info

  • The Yankees have gone 4-1 in games they were favored on the moneyline (winning 80% of those games).
  • New York has played as moneyline favorites of -151 or shorter in just one game this season, which it won.
  • The Yankees have an implied moneyline win probability of 60.2% in this matchup.
  • New York has played in six games with set over/under, and have combined with opponents to go over the total four times (4-2-0).
  • The Yankees have covered 66.7% of their games this season, going 4-2-0 against the spread.

Yankees hitting info

  • Aaron Judge paces the Yankees in home runs (five), runs batted in (15) and has racked up a team-best batting average of .417.
  • Judge ranks first in home runs and first in RBI among all hitters in MLB.
  • Judge has safely hit in two games in a row. During his last five outings he is batting .450 with two doubles, five home runs, three walks and 14 RBI.
  • Jazz Chisholm is hitting .292 with four home runs and two walks.
  • Chisholm ranks third in homers and 10th in RBI among MLB hitters this season.
  • Chisholm has safely hit in two straight games. In his last five games he is batting .333 with four home runs, a walk and eight RBI.
  • Anthony Volpe is hitting .208 with four home runs and two walks.
  • Volpe has safely hit in three games in a row. During his last five outings he is hitting .200 with three home runs, two walks and seven RBI.
  • Ben Rice has two doubles, two home runs and three walks while batting .375.

Yankees pitching rankings

  • The 9.7 strikeouts per nine innings put together by the Yankees pitching staff ranks seventh in the majors.
  • New York’s 4.67 team ERA ranks 20th among all MLB pitching staffs.
  • The Yankees average baseball’s 18th-ranked WHIP (1.278).
  • Yankees pitchers combine to allow seven total home runs at a clip of 1.2 per game (12th-fewest in baseball).
  • In its 9-7 win last time out, New York struck out nine Diamondbacks batters while allowing eight hits.

Pirates betting info, hitting leaders, & pitching

Pirates betting info

  • The Pirates have been the underdog in three games this season, and they have failed to win any of those contests.
  • Pittsburgh has played as an underdog of +127 or more twice this season and lost both games.
  • The moneyline for this contest implies a 44.1% chance of a victory for the Pirates.
  • Pittsburgh and its opponents have gone over the total this season in two of its seven opportunities.
  • The Pirates are 1-6-0 against the spread this season.

Pirates hitting info

  • Oneil Cruz is batting .261 this season with a team-high two home runs and four RBI.
  • Among all hitters in MLB, Cruz’s home run total is 24th, and his RBI total is 55th.
  • Cruz has hit safely in three straight games. During his last five outings he is hitting .267 with a home run, four walks and two RBI.
  • Isiah Kiner-Falefa is batting .333 to lead Pittsburgh this season.
  • Kiner-Falefa currently is 152nd in home runs and 193rd in RBI in the major leagues.
  • Kiner-Falefa has hit safely in six games in a row. In his last seven games he is hitting .333 with four walks and an RBI.
  • Andrew McCutchen has three hits this season and a slash line of .250/.357/.583.
  • McCutchen takes a two-game hitting streak into this matchup. During his last five outings he is hitting .250 with a double, a home run, two walks and two RBI.
  • Ke’Bryan Hayes is batting .208 with an OBP of .208 and a slugging percentage of .292 this season.
  • Hayes heads into this game on a two-game hitting streak. During his last five outings he is batting .200 with a triple.

Pirates pitching rankings

  • The Pirates strike out eight batters per nine innings as a pitching staff, 19th in MLB.
  • Pittsburgh pitchers have a combined ERA of 3.98 ERA this year, which ranks 13th in MLB.
  • The Pirates rank 24th in MLB with a combined 1.408 WHIP this season.
  • The Pirates have given up the second-fewest long balls so far this season with only three home runs allowed.
  • Last time out, Pittsburgh defeated the Rays, 4-2, with eight strikeouts and four hits allowed.
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