Baltimore Orioles vs. Pittsburgh Pirates odds, tips and betting trends
At PNC Park on Friday, the Pittsburgh Pirates (6-1) begin a three-game series against the Baltimore Orioles (4-2), at 4:12 PM ET.The Orioles are favored away from home (-139) versus the Pirates (+1… The Baltimore Orioles are set to begin a three-game series against the Pittsburgh Pirates at PNC Park. The Orioles are currently favored away from home (139) and the Pirates by (+118). Starting pitchers are Grayson Rodriguez (1-0) for the Baltimore Orioles and Jared Jones for the Pirates. The last game saw the Orioles win 4-3 against the Royals, with James McCann leading the offensive. The Pirates knocked off the Nationals 7-4 yesterday. This season, the Orioles have won four out of six games in which they've been favored. The moneyline for this contest suggests a 58.2% chance of a victory for the Orioles.
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At PNC Park on Friday, the Pittsburgh Pirates (6-1) begin a three-game series against the Baltimore Orioles (4-2), at 4:12 PM ET.
The Orioles are favored away from home (-139) versus the Pirates (+118). The starting pitchers are Grayson Rodriguez (1-0) for the Baltimore Orioles, and Jared Jones (1-0) for the Pittsburgh Pirates.
The Orioles won their last game against the Royals on Friday by a 4-3 score. James McCann went 2-for-4 with a double and two RBI to lead them offensively. Yennier Cano picked up the win on the strength of one inning without giving up a hit or an earned run while striking out one. The Pirates knocked off the Nationals 7-4 yesterday, with Martin Perez earning the win while pitching 6 2/3 innings, giving up two earned runs on six hits while striking out six. Connor Joe went 1-for-3 with a home run and two RBI to lead the Pirates’ offense.
Ahead of watching this Orioles vs. Pirates matchup, here’s what you need to know about Friday’s action on the diamond, including viewing options.
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• This season, the Orioles have won four out of the six games in which they’ve been favored.
• Baltimore has a record of 4-2 when favored by -139 or more by bookmakers this season.
• The moneyline for this contest implies a 58.2% chance of a victory for the Orioles.
• Baltimore and its opponents have hit the over in three of its six games with a total this season.
• The Orioles are 3-3-0 ATS in their six games with a spread this season.
• The Orioles will look to Rodriguez (1-0) in his second start of the season.
• In his last time out on Saturday, the right-hander tossed six innings against the Los Angeles Angels, allowing one earned run while surrendering four hits.
• In one games this season, he has a 1.50 ERA and 13.5 strikeouts per nine innings, while opponents are batting .190 against him.
• The opposing Pirates offense has the 10th-ranked slugging percentage (.428) and ranks 18th in MLB play with six home runs. It has a collective .283 batting average, and is fourth in MLB with 76 total hits and fourth in MLB play scoring 49 runs.
• The 24-year-old ranks 24th in ERA (1.50), 19th in WHIP (.833), and third in K/9 (13.5) among qualifying pitchers in MLB action this season.
• The Orioles’ six home runs rank 18th in Major League Baseball.
• Hitters for Baltimore have combined for a team rank of 16th in the majors with a .397 team slugging percentage.
• The Orioles rank 17th in MLB with a .232 team batting average.
• Baltimore is among the highest-scoring teams in the majors, ranking seventh with 36 total runs this season.
• The Orioles have an OBP of .298 this season, which ranks 21st in MLB.
• Baltimore has shown patience at the plate this season with the second-best rate of strikeouts per game (7.0) among MLB offenses.
• The Pirates have been listed as the underdog four times this season and have come away with a win in all of those games.
• Pittsburgh has been listed as an underdog of +118 or more on two occasions this season and won both games.
• The Pirates have an implied victory probability of 45.9% according to the moneyline set by sportsbooks for this matchup.
• Pittsburgh and its opponents have gone over the total this season in six of its seven opportunities.
• The Pirates are 6-1-0 against the spread in their seven games that had a posted line this season.
• Jones (1-0) gets the start for the Pirates, his second of the season.
• His most recent appearance was on Saturday against the Miami Marlins, when the right-hander went 5 2/3 innings, surrendering three earned runs while allowing three hits.
• Over his one game this season, opposing hitters have compiled a batting average of just .143 against him. He has a 4.76 ERA and averages 15.9 strikeouts per nine innings.
• He meets an Orioles offense that ranks seventh in the league with 36 total runs scored while batting .232 as a unit. His opponent has a collective .397 slugging percentage (16th in MLB action) and has hit a total of six home runs (18th in the league).
• The Pirates rank 18th in MLB play with six total home runs.
• This season, Pittsburgh ranks 10th in baseball with a .428 slugging percentage.
• The Pirates have the fifth-best batting average in the majors (.283).
• The offense for Pittsburgh is No. 4 in the majors, scoring 7.0 runs per game (49 total runs).
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