The Pittsburgh Pirates (68-76) and the Miami Marlins (54-90) meet on Tuesday at 6:40 p.m. ET. The Pirates are favored (-143) against the underdog Marlins (+121). Pittsburgh has Carmen Mlodzinski starting, while Miami counters with Adam Oller.
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Pirates vs. Marlins betting lines
- Favorite: Pirates (-143)
- Underdog: Marlins (+121)
- Over/under: 9
Pirates betting info, hitting leaders, & pitching
Pirates betting info
- The Pirates have put together a 31-24 record in games they were favored on the moneyline (winning 56.4% of those games).
- Pittsburgh has a record of 9-10 when it has played as moneyline favorites with odds of -143 or shorter (47.4% winning percentage).
- Based on this matchup’s moneyline, the Pirates have an implied win probability of 58.8%.
- In the 144 games in which oddsmakers have set an over/under for Pittsburgh, it has combined with opponents to go over the total 70 times (70-70-4).
- The Pirates have collected a 78-65-0 record ATS this season.
Pirates hitting info
- Bryan Reynolds leads the Pirates in home runs (22), runs batted in (82) and has accumulated a team-best batting average of .275.
- Reynolds ranks 40th in home runs and 25th in RBI among all hitters in MLB.
- Oneil Cruz is hitting .269 with 33 doubles, three triples, 19 home runs and 40 walks.
- Cruz currently ranks 65th in home runs and 48th in RBI in the majors.
- Cruz brings a four-game hitting streak into this game. In his last five games he is hitting .278 with two doubles, a home run, two walks and two RBI.
- Andrew McCutchen is hitting .240 with 16 doubles, a triple, 19 home runs and 52 walks.
- McCutchen heads into this game on a two-game hitting streak. During his last five outings he is hitting .263 with a double, two home runs and three RBI.
- Bryan De La Cruz is hitting .237 with 24 doubles, 19 home runs and 27 walks.
- De La Cruz has safely hit in two games in a row. During his last five outings he is batting .267 with a double.
Pirates pitching rankings
- The Pirates pitching staff ranks 18th in the majors with a collective 8.5 strikeouts per nine innings.
- Pittsburgh’s 4.16 team ERA ranks 17th among all MLB pitching staffs.
- The Pirates have the 23rd-ranked WHIP in the majors (1.315).
- Pirates pitchers combine to allow the ninth-fewest home runs in baseball (152 total, 1.1 per game).
- Pittsburgh struck out 14 Marlins batters while giving up eight hits in a 3-2 win in its last game.
Marlins betting info, hitting leaders, & pitching
Marlins betting info
- The Marlins have entered the game as underdogs 127 times this season and won 50, or 39.4%, of those games.
- Miami has a record of 32-55 in games where oddsmakers have it as underdogs of at least +121 on the moneyline.
- The moneyline for this contest implies a 45.2% chance of a victory for the Marlins.
- Miami and its opponents have gone over the total this season in 78 of its 144 opportunities.
- The Marlins are 67-76-0 against the spread this season.
Marlins hitting info
- Jake Burger is batting .242 this season with a team-high 25 home runs and 60 RBI.
- In all of MLB, Burger is 26th in homers and 85th in RBI.
- Jesus Sanchez’s batting average of .251 leads all Miami hitters this season.
- Sanchez is 91st in home runs and 89th in RBI among all hitters in the big leagues.
- Sanchez has safely hit in three games in a row. During his last five outings he is hitting .400 with two doubles, three walks and two RBI.
- Otto Lopez has 87 hits this season and a slash line of .256/.296/.350.
- Lopez brings a four-game hitting streak into this matchup. In his last five games he is batting .429 with two doubles, a home run and four RBI.
- Xavier Edwards is batting .328 with an OBP of .401 and a slugging percentage of .403 this season.
Marlins pitching rankings
- The Marlins strike out 8.4 batters per nine innings as a pitching staff, 21st in MLB.
- Miami has the 28th-ranked ERA (4.74) in the majors this season.
- The Marlins have a combined 1.385 WHIP as a pitching staff, third-highest in MLB.
- With 168 homers allowed, the Marlins rank 19th in the league at preventing long balls.
- Miami suffered a 3-2 defeat in its most recent game, as its pitchers struck out six Pirates batters while allowing seven hits.
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