Pirates vs. Diamondbacks Betting Odds, Pitching Matchup – August 4, 2024

The Pittsburgh Pirates (56-54) host the Arizona Diamondbacks (59-52) Sunday to close out a three-game series. The Pirates are favored (-156) to win the rubber match, which starts at 1:35 PM ET from PNC Park. Paul Skenes gets the starting nod for Pittsburgh while Ryne Nelson is Arizona’s starter for the contest.

Here is our preview for this matchup, and find all of our MLB betting picks, too!

Pirates vs. Diamondbacks Betting Lines

• Favorite: Pirates (-156)
• Underdog: Diamondbacks (+130)
• Over/under: 7.5

Pirates vs. Diamondbacks Betting Insights

• The Pirates have been favorites in 43 games this season and have come away with the win 24 times (55.8%) in those contests.
• This season Pittsburgh has been victorious five times in 10 chances when named as a favorite of at least -156 on the moneyline.
• The moneyline set for this matchup implies the Pirates have a 60.9% chance of walking away with the win.
• The Diamondbacks are 25-32 in games they were the underdog on the moneyline (winning 43.9% of those games).
• Arizona is 4-10 (winning just 28.6% of its games) when it has played as a moneyline underdog of +130 or longer.
• The Diamondbacks have a 43.5% chance to win this game based on the moneyline’s implied probability.

Pirates vs. Diamondbacks Hitting Leaders

• Bryan Reynolds leads Pittsburgh in home runs with 19, runs batted in with 65 and his batting average of .287 is also best on his team.
• Among batters in Major League Baseball, Reynolds is 27th in homers and 24th in RBI.
• Oneil Cruz has 96 hits and an OBP of .312 to go with a slugging percentage of .468 this season.
• Ketel Marte has put up a team-best batting average of .302, while pacing the Diamondbacks in home runs (26) and runs batted in (75).
• In all of the majors, Marte ranks ninth in home runs and 10th in RBI.
• Corbin Carroll is batting .213 with 16 doubles, nine triples, eight home runs and 48 walks.

Pirates vs. Diamondbacks Pitching Rankings

• The Pirates average the 20th-most strikeouts per nine innings (8.4) in the league this season.
• Pirates pitchers have a combined ERA of 3.81 this year, ninth-best in baseball.
• The Pirates have a combined WHIP of 1.278 as a pitching staff, which ranks 19th in MLB.
• The Diamondbacks pitching staff ranks 29th in MLB with a collective 7.5 strikeouts per nine innings.
• Arizona has a 4.52 team ERA that ranks 26th across all MLB pitching staffs.
• The Diamondbacks have the 25th-ranked WHIP in the majors (1.343).