Yankees vs. Pirates Betting Odds, Pitching Matchup – September 28, 2024

Led by Aaron Judge (on a five-game homer streak), the New York Yankees (93-67) are favorites to win against the Pittsburgh Pirates (75-85) Saturday at 1:05 p.m. ET. Bookmakers have made the Yankees as -134 favorites for the game, which airs on MLB Network. New York’s Luis Gil and Pittsburgh’s Paul Skenes have been named the starters for this contest.

Check out our preview for this tilt, and discover all of our MLB picks, too!

Yankees vs. Pirates Betting Lines

• Favorite: Yankees (-134)
• Underdog: Pirates (+113)
• Over/under: 7.5

Yankees vs. Pirates Betting Insights

• The Yankees have been chosen as favorites in 128 games this year and have walked away with the win 73 times (57%) in those games.
• This year New York has won 57 of 96 games when listed as at least -134 on the moneyline.
• The moneyline set for this matchup implies the Yankees have a 57.3% chance of coming away with a victory in the contest.
• The Pirates have a 39-57 record in games they were listed as the moneyline underdog (winning 40.6% of those games).
• When it has played as a moneyline underdog with odds of +113 or longer, Pittsburgh has a 25-36 record (winning 41% of its games).
• Based on this game’s moneyline, the Pirates’ implied win probability is 46.9%.

Yankees vs. Pirates Hitting Leaders

• Judge leads New York in batting average (.325), home runs (58) and runs batted in (144) this season.
• Judge ranks first in homers and first in RBI among all hitters in MLB.
• Juan Soto has collected 165 hits this season and has an OBP of .418. He’s slugging .571 on the year.
• Bryan Reynolds has accumulated a team-high batting average of .276, and leads the Pirates in home runs (24) and runs batted in (88).
• Reynolds’ home run total ranks 42nd in MLB, and he is 27th in RBI.
• Oneil Cruz is batting .262 with 34 doubles, three triples, 21 home runs and 49 walks.

Yankees vs. Pirates Pitching Rankings

• The Yankees strike out nine batters per nine innings as a pitching staff, fifth-best in MLB.
• Yankees pitchers have a combined ERA of 3.71 this year, sixth-best in baseball.
• The Yankees rank 12th in MLB with a combined 1.245 WHIP this season.
• The 8.5 strikeouts per nine innings compiled by the Pirates pitching staff ranks 18th in the majors.
• Pittsburgh’s 4.16 team ERA ranks 20th among all MLB pitching staffs.
• Pitchers for the Pirates combine for the 23rd-ranked WHIP in baseball (1.310).