Pirates vs. D’Backs Pick
Can the Arizona Diamondbacks run up another big win over the Pittsburgh Pirates when the two NL foes meet up tonight at 8:10PM ET?
According to oddsmakers at Bovada.lv, the Diamondbacks are favored at home tonight, as they are getting odds of -165 to win, while the Pirates are getting a money line of +145 to prevail. The over/under total for the game is listed at 10 runs. For a run line, the Diamondbacks at -1.5 runs sit at +120, while the Pirates +1.5 is at -140.
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The pitching matchup today has Taijuan Walker (3-2, 3.83 ERA) on the mound to face Trevor Williams (1-2, 7.98) of the Pirates. Walker has pitched 40 innings this season, allowing just 17 earned runs with only 12 walks. He has 40 strikeouts and a WHIP of 1.28. Williams is coming off a 3-inning outing against the Dodgers in which he allowed six earned runs and a pair of home runs. He has just one start this year, which wasn’t successful. His WHIP on the season is 1.84.
Arizona has won the first two games in this series, picking up a 2-1 win on Thursday. On Friday, the D’Backs rolled to an 11-4 victory. Arizona is now 21-16 overall and 15-6 at home. They are 20-17 with the run line this season as well. Pittsburgh is 14-22 overall, 6-15 on the road and 17-19 with the run line.
The Diamondbacks piled up 16 hits in Friday’s win, scoring seven runs in the third inning. Arizona chased out Tyler Glasnow after just 2.1 innings of work. The big lead allowed Patrick Corbin to settle in. He pitched six innings, allowing just four runs. The Arizona bullpen locked things in from there, going three scoreless and hitless innings. Brandon Drury was 3-of-5 at the plate and had three RBI while Jake Lamb and David Peralta also had three hits.
Bet on Pirates vs. Diamondbacks
I expect similar results from Friday in this game. The Diamondbacks should be able to chase Williams quickly like they did with Glasnow on Friday. Walker may give up some runs, but it won’t be enough to keep Arizona from winning the game. The Arizona lineup should beat up Williams and then add some more runs on the bullpen. Go with Arizona to win and cover on the run line.
MLB DAILY PREDICTION: ARIZONA DIAMONDBACKS -1.5 (+120)