Paul Skenes will attempt to collect his 10th victory of the campaign when his Pittsburgh Pirates (66-76) host the Miami Marlins (53-89) on Monday at 6:40 p.m. ET. The Pirates are favored in the matchup (-255) against the Marlins (+210). Skenes starts for Pittsburgh while Miami will counter with Valente Bellozo.
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Pirates vs. Marlins betting lines
- Favorite: Pirates (-255)
- Underdog: Marlins (+210)
- Over/under: 7.5
Pirates betting info, hitting leaders, & pitching
Pirates betting info
- The Pirates have won 29 of the 53 games they were listed as the moneyline favorite this season (54.7%).
- Pittsburgh has not yet played as moneyline favorites of -255 or shorter.
- The implied moneyline probablility in this matchup gives the Pirates a 71.8% chance to win.
- Pittsburgh has played in 142 games with over/under set, and have combined with opponents to go over the total 69 times (69-69-4).
- The Pirates have collected a 77-64-0 record against the spread this season.
Pirates hitting info
- Bryan Reynolds has put up a team-best batting average of .278, and leads the Pirates in home runs (22) and runs batted in (79).
- Among hitters in MLB, Reynolds ranks 38th in home runs and 31st in RBI.
- Oneil Cruz is batting .270 with 33 doubles, three triples, 18 home runs and 40 walks.
- Among all MLB hitters, Cruz ranks 78th in homers and 48th in RBI.
- Cruz takes a three-game hitting streak into this game. In his last five games he is hitting .222 with two doubles, two walks and an RBI.
- Andrew McCutchen is hitting .234 with 15 doubles, a triple, 18 home runs and 52 walks.
- Isiah Kiner-Falefa has 13 doubles, four triples, eight home runs and 16 walks while batting .271.
Pirates pitching rankings
- The Pirates pitching staff is 20th in MLB with a collective 8.4 strikeouts per nine innings.
- Pittsburgh’s 4.18 team ERA ranks 19th among all MLB pitching staffs.
- Pitchers for the Pirates combine for the 24th-ranked WHIP in the majors (1.321).
- The Pirates allow the eighth-fewest home runs in baseball (151 total, 1.1 per game).
- Pittsburgh lost to the Nationals 8-6 in its last game with 12 strikeouts while allowing 13 hits.
Marlins betting info, hitting leaders, & pitching
Marlins betting info
- The Marlins have entered the game as underdogs 125 times this season and won 49, or 39.2%, of those games.
- This season, Miami has won four of its 13 games, or 30.8%, when it’s the underdog by at least +210 on the moneyline.
- The moneyline for this contest implies a 32.3% chance of a victory for the Marlins.
- Miami and its opponents have hit the over in 77 of its 142 games with a total this season.
- The Marlins are 65-76-0 against the spread in their 141 chances this season.
Marlins hitting info
- Jake Burger is batting .246 this season with a team-high 25 home runs and 60 RBI.
- Burger ranks 24th in home runs and 83rd in RBI among all hitters in MLB.
- Jesus Sanchez’s batting average of .247 leads all Miami hitters this season.
- Sanchez is 91st in home runs and 88th in RBI among all hitters in the major leagues.
- Otto Lopez is slashing .253/.294/.349 this season for the Marlins.
- Lopez takes a two-game hitting streak into this game. During his last five outings he is hitting .381 with three doubles, a home run and three RBI.
- Xavier Edwards is batting .328 with an OBP of .402 and a slugging percentage of .405 this season.
Marlins pitching rankings
- The Marlins have an 8.4 K/9 this season as a pitching staff, which ranks 20th in the big leagues.
- Miami has pitched to a 4.79 ERA this season, which ranks 28th in baseball.
- The Marlins have a combined 1.392 WHIP as a pitching staff, third-highest in MLB.
- The Marlins have allowed the 20th-fewest home runs this season with 167, or 1.2 per game.
- Miami pitchers struck out seven Phillies batters while allowing 11 hits in a 9-5 win last time out.
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