The Philadelphia Phillies (37-25) and the Pittsburgh Pirates (23-39) square off for the first of a three-game series on Friday at PNC Park, starting at 6:40 p.m. ET. The favored Phillies (-144) are coming off of a 1-2 series loss to the Blue Jays, and the underdog Pirates (+122) enter the matchup after a 1-1 series split with the Astros. Philadelphia has Joe Ross starting things off, and Pittsburgh counters with Bailey Falter.

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Phillies vs. Pirates betting lines

• Favorite: Phillies (-144)
• Underdog: Pirates (+122)
• Over/under: 9

Phillies betting info, hitting leaders, & pitching

Phillies betting info

• The Phillies have gone 32-19 in games they were listed as the moneyline favorite (winning 62.7% of those games).
• When playing as moneyline favorites with odds of -144 or shorter, Philadelphia has a record of 26-9 (74.3%).
• Based on this matchup’s moneyline, the Phillies have an implied win probability of 59%.
• In the 62 games in which bookmakers have set an over/under for Philadelphia, it has combined with opponents to go over the total 28 times (28-32-2).
• The Phillies have covered 50% of their games this season, going 31-31-0 ATS.

Phillies hitting info

• Kyle Schwarber has a team-high 19 home runs and 45 runs batted in.
• Among hitters in baseball, Schwarber ranks fourth in home runs and ninth in RBI.
• Schwarber brings a two-game hitting streak into this game. In his last five games he is batting .286 with two doubles and three RBIs.
• Trea Turner has a club-leading .300 batting average.
• Turner ranks 97th in home runs among hitters in MLB play and 83rd in RBI.
• Bryce Harper has 13 doubles, nine home runs and 35 walks while hitting .258.
• Nick Castellanos is batting .285 with 15 doubles, six home runs and 14 walks.
• Castellanos heads into this game on a two-game hitting streak. In his last five games he is batting .250 with a double, a home run, a walk and an RBI.

Phillies pitching rankings

• The Phillies pitching staff is third in the majors with a collective 9.5 strikeouts per nine innings.
• Philadelphia has a 4.03 team ERA that ranks 21st among all MLB pitching staffs.
• The Phillies have the 18th-ranked WHIP in MLB (1.309).
• Phillies pitchers combine to surrender 63 total home runs at a clip of 1.0 per game (14th-fewest in MLB).
• Philadelphia struck out four Blue Jays batters while giving up 14 hits in a 9-1 loss in its last game.

Pirates betting info, hitting leaders, & pitching

Pirates betting info

• This season, the Pirates have won 17 out of the 44 games, or 38.6%, in which they’ve been the underdog.
• This season, Pittsburgh has won 10 of its 30 games, or 33.3%, when it’s the underdog by at least +122 on the moneyline.
• Bookmakers have implied with the moneyline set for this matchup that the Pirates have a 45% chance to win.
• Pittsburgh’s games have gone over the total in 24 of its 62 chances.
• The Pirates have an ATS record of 27-35-0 in 62 games with a spread this season.

Pirates hitting info

• Oneil Cruz leads Pittsburgh with 12 home runs this season. He’s batting .229 with 26 RBI.
• Cruz is 24th in homers and 99th in RBI among all hitters in the majors.
• Bryan Reynolds leads Pittsburgh in runs batted in (34) this season. He’s batting .235 while slugging .372.
• Reynolds is 97th in homers and 45th in RBI among all hitters in the major leagues.
• Andrew McCutchen is batting .254 to lead Pittsburgh, while adding five homers and 19 runs batted in this season.
• Isiah Kiner-Falefa has 52 hits and an OBP of .350 to go with a slugging percentage of .386 this season.

Pirates pitching rankings

• The Pirates strike out just 7.5 batters per nine innings as a pitching staff, which ranks 28th in MLB.
• Pittsburgh pitchers have a combined ERA of 3.88 ERA this year, which ranks 14th in MLB.
• Pirates pitchers have a 1.232 WHIP this season, 12th in the majors.
• With just 50 homers allowed, the Pirates rank third in the league at preventing long balls.
• Pittsburgh earned a 3-0 win in its most recent game, striking out 12 Astros batters while allowing seven hits.