Pirates vs. Diamondbacks Pick
Will the Arizona Diamondbacks remain strong at home when they host the struggling Pittsburgh Pirates tonight at 9:40PM ET?
According to oddsmakers at Bovada.lv, the Diamondbacks are favored at home tonight, as they are getting odds of -140 to win, while the Pirates are getting a money line of +125 to prevail. The over/under total for the game is listed at 9.5 runs.
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Arizona has Patrick Corbin (2-4, 3.89 ERA) on the mound to face Tyler Glasnow (1-2, 6.33) of the Pirates. Corbin is coming off a really bad outing, where he allowed eight earned runs in four innings in a 9-1 loss to the Rockies. He still has 33 strikeouts with 12 walks this season and a WHIP of 1.40. Glasnow has been pretty shaky all season. He has given up three runs in his last three starts and has allowed 19 earned runs in 27 innings. He also has 19 walks and a WHIP of 1.93.
Arizona took the first game of the series on Thursday night, 2-1. The Pirates have now lost four straight games to fall to 14-21 overall and 6-14 on the road. The Diamondbacks have won two straight to get to 20-16 overall and 14-6 at home.
Zack Greinke was dominant on the mound Thursday night, going eight innings while allowing just one hit and one run. He had 11 strikeouts with 1 walk. Arizona only managed two runs in the win, but had seven hits. Brandon Drury and Jake Lamb drove in the runs for Arizona, spoiling a good outing for Gerrit Cole. Cole went seven innings, allowing the two runs on seven hits with five strikeouts.
Bet on Pirates vs. Diamondbacks
The Pirates don’t have much to be excited about right now. They aren’t producing runs at a very high rate. Today they face Corbin, a pitcher that has been lights out outside of his start against the Rockies last week. Colorado is a far superior lineup to Pittsburgh. The Diamondbacks have also been steady at home and shouldn’t have much trouble against Glasnow.
MLB DAILY PREDICTION: ARIZONA DIAMONDBACKS -140