Pirates vs. Orioles Prediction
Will the underdog Pirates pull off the upset tonight against the Orioles tonight at 7:05PM ET?
According to oddsmakers from online sports book Bovada.lv, the Orioles are -132 money line underdogs versus the Pirates, who have odds of +110 to pull off the upset tonight in Baltimore. With Ivan Nova set to face Kevin Gausman in the pitching matchup, the over/under currently sits at 9 runs.
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From Rotoworld: Nova was brilliant for a while but faded late Tuesday, ultimately allowing three runs in a loss to the Diamondbacks. Nova had a perfect game through four frames until Jake Lamb led off the fifth with a single. He got through that inning unscathed but then yielded a two-out RBI double in the sixth and two more tallies on three hits and a walk in the seventh. His pitch count only got to 78 on the night. Nova will take a 2.92 ERA into Baltimore in his next outing.
Gausman yielded three runs — two earned — in 5 1/3 innings and snared a win against the Yankees on Wednesday. He gave up eight hits and struggled to throw strikes (he issued five free passes) but held on long enough to get credit for the victory as the Orioles piled on the run support. He gave up just the one unearned run through the first four frames before surrendering two earned runs in the fifth. The young right-hander has been wildly inconsistent this season, although he has been trending in the right direction of late. He has a 3-4 record with a 5.92 ERA through 12 starts. He has 42 strikeouts and 27 walks in 59 1/3 innings.
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OUR PREDICTION: The Pirates are 5-1 in Nova’s last six starts following a Quality Start in his last appearance and is 4-1 in his six outings when their opponent allows five runs or more in their previous game. On the other side, the Orioles are 1-4 in Gausman’s last five starts coming off five days of rest and are just 4-10 in their last 14 games overall.
TUESDAY MLB PREDICTION: PITTSBURGH PIRATES +110