The Boston Red Sox (75-60) will aim to keep a four-game winning streak intact when they host the Pittsburgh Pirates (59-76) on Friday at 7:10 p.m. ET. The Red Sox (-109) are not expected to continue the streak against the Pirates (-110). Pittsburgh’s Paul Skenes starts against Boston’s Payton Tolle.

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Pirates vs. Red Sox betting lines

• Favorite: Pirates (-110)
• Underdog: Red Sox (-109)
• Over/under: 8

Pirates betting info, hitting leaders, & pitching

Pirates betting info

• The Pirates have won 51.3% of the games this season when they were favored on the moneyline (20-19).
• In games it has played as moneyline favorites with odds of -110 or shorter, Pittsburgh has a record of 20-21 (48.8%).
• Based on this contest’s moneyline, the Pirates have an implied win probability of 52.4%.
• Pittsburgh has played in 134 games with set over/under, and have combined with opponents to go over the total 56 times (56-73-5).
• The Pirates have a 72-62-0 record ATS this season.

Pirates hitting info

• Bryan Reynolds has racked up a team-best 66 runs batted in.
• Reynolds ranks 120th in home runs and 58th in RBI among all batters in MLB action.
• Oneil Cruz has shown off his power as he leads his team with 18 home runs.
• Cruz ranks 71st in homers and 119th in RBI among batters in MLB action.
• Andrew McCutchen is hitting .239 with 19 doubles, 12 home runs and 55 walks.
• Isiah Kiner-Falefa has a club-leading .268 batting average.

Pirates pitching rankings

• The Pirates pitching staff is 21st in the majors with a collective 8.0 strikeouts per nine innings.
• Pittsburgh has the 14th-ranked team ERA among all MLB pitching staffs (3.94).
• Pitchers for the Pirates combine for the No. 5-ranked WHIP in MLB (1.216).
• The Pirates surrender the third-fewest home runs in baseball (129 total, 1.0 per game).
• Pittsburgh struck out seven Cardinals batters while allowing seven hits in a 4-1 loss in its last game.

Red Sox betting info, hitting leaders, & pitching

Red Sox betting info

• The Red Sox have won 24, or 48%, of the 50 games they’ve played as underdogs this season.
• Boston is 24-25 this season when entering a game as the underdog by -109 or more on the moneyline.
• The Red Sox have a 52.2% chance to win this game based on the implied probability of the moneyline.
• Games involving Boston have gone over the total set by bookmakers in 65 of 134 chances this season.
• The Red Sox are 70-64-0 ATS in their 134 games with a spread this season.

Red Sox hitting info

• Jarren Duran leads Boston with a .258 batting average. He’s also hit 13 homers and has 73 RBI.
• Among all hitters in the majors, Duran’s home run total is 138th, and his RBI total is 38th.
• Trevor Story is batting .257 this season with a team-high 22 home runs and 84 RBI.
• Story is 43rd among hitters in MLB in homers, and 16th in RBI.
• Ceddanne Rafaela is slashing .249/.292/.426 this season for the Red Sox.
• Rafaela brings a three-game hitting streak into this game. In his last five games he is batting .250 with three doubles, a home run and two RBIs.
• Alex Bregman has 98 hits and an OBP of .380 to go with a slugging percentage of .511 this season.

Red Sox pitching rankings

• The Red Sox strike out 8.3 batters per nine innings as a pitching staff, 20th in MLB.
• Boston has pitched to a 3.66 ERA this season, which ranks fourth in baseball.
• Red Sox pitchers have a 1.281 WHIP this season, 15th in the majors.
• The Red Sox have given up the fifth-fewest long balls so far this season with only 137 home runs allowed.
• Last time out, Boston defeated the Orioles, 3-2, with eight strikeouts and nine hits allowed.