The Pittsburgh Pirates (33-28) visit the Houston Astros (27-35) at 8:10 p.m. ET on Wednesday, providing a matchup between two top-10 sluggers. Brandon Lowe has 15 homers (10th in MLB) for the favored Pirates (-157), and Yordan Alvarez ranks second in MLB play with 21 long balls this season for the underdog Astros (+130). Pittsburgh’s Paul Skenes and Houston’s Spencer Arrighetti will start this matchup.

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Pirates vs. Astros betting lines

• Favorite: Pirates (-157)
• Underdog: Astros (+130)
• Over/under: 7.5

Pirates betting info, hitting leaders, & pitching

Pirates betting info

• The Pirates have gone 23-14 in games they were favored on the moneyline (winning 62.2% of those games).
• Pittsburgh has a record of 5-6 when it has played as moneyline favorites with odds of -157 or shorter (45.5% winning percentage).
• Based on this game’s moneyline, the Pirates’ implied win probability is 61.1%.
• Pittsburgh has combined with opponents to hit the over on the total 34 times this season for a 34-25-2 record against the over/under.
• The Pirates have put together a 31-30-0 record ATS this season (covering 50.8% of the time).

Pirates hitting info

• Bryan Reynolds is hitting .272 with 12 doubles, two triples, six home runs and 44 walks.
• Reynolds ranks 111th in home runs and 19th in RBI among all hitters in MLB action.
• Lowe has shown off his power as he paces his team with 15 home runs.
• Lowe ranks 10th in home runs and 13th in RBI this year.
• Lowe enters this matchup on a three-game hitting streak. In his last five games he is hitting .150 with a home run, a walk and four RBIs.
• Oneil Cruz leads the Pirates with 44 runs batted in.
• Spencer Horwitz is batting .282 with eight doubles, a triple, seven home runs and 30 walks.

Pirates pitching rankings

• The 9.1 strikeouts per nine innings put together by the Pirates pitching staff ranks fifth in MLB.
• Pittsburgh has a 3.93 team ERA that ranks 11th across all MLB pitching staffs.
• Pirates pitchers combine for the No. 10 WHIP in the majors (1.253).
• Pirates pitchers combine to surrender 55 home runs (0.9 per game), the fifth-fewest in baseball.
• Pittsburgh struck out nine Astros batters while giving up eight hits in a 10-6 win in its last game.

Astros betting info, hitting leaders, & pitching

Astros betting info

• This season, the Astros have won 22 out of the 45 games, or 48.9%, in which they’ve been the underdog.
• This season, Houston has won four of its 13 games, or 30.8%, when it’s the underdog by at least +130 on the moneyline.
• The bookmakers’ moneyline implies a 43.5% chance of a victory for the Astros.
• So far this season, Houston and its opponents have hit the over in 34 of its 62 games with a total.
• In 62 games with a spread this season, the Astros are 28-34-0 ATS.

Astros hitting info

• Alvarez is batting .305 this season with 21 home runs, both lead Houston hitters.
• Alvarez ranks second in homers and 10th in RBI among all batters in the big leagues.
• Christian Walker leads Houston in runs batted in (44) this season. He’s batting .248 while slugging .504.
• Walker currently ranks eighth in homers and fifth in RBI in the big leagues.
• Isaac Paredes has collected 47 base hits, an OBP of .326 and a slugging percentage of .371 this season.
• Cam Smith has 43 hits and an OBP of .310 to go with a slugging percentage of .347 this season.

Astros pitching rankings

• The Astros have an 8.5 K/9 this season as a pitching staff, which ranks 15th in the majors.
• Houston has pitched to a 5.00 ERA this season, which ranks 29th in baseball.
• The Astros have a combined WHIP of 1.447 as a pitching staff, which is fourth-worst in baseball this season.
• The Astros have given up the fifth-most long balls so far this season with 80 home runs allowed.
• Houston suffered a 10-6 defeat in its most recent game, as its pitchers struck out 11 Pirates batters while allowing 13 hits.