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Bryan Reynolds (17 games) and Yandy Diaz (13 games) will look to add one more to their lengthy hitting streaks when the Pittsburgh Pirates (36-38) and Tampa Bay Rays (36-39) meet Friday at 6:40 PM ET, live on SportsNet PT from PNC Park. Reynolds and the Pirates are favored with -116 odds on the moneyline. Tampa Bay will send Ryan Pepiot out to start this one, while Pittsburgh has not yet named a starter.
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Money Line
Bet $20, Payout $37.24
Pirates to win vs Rays -116
Pirates vs. Rays Betting Lines
- Favorite: Pirates (-116)
- Underdog: Rays (-102)
Pirates vs. Rays Betting Insights
- The Pirates have been victorious in 14, or 46.7%, of the 30 contests they have been chosen as favorites in this season.
- This year Pittsburgh has won 12 of 25 games when listed as at least -116 on the moneyline.
- The Pirates have an implied victory probability of 53.7% according to the moneyline set for this matchup.
- The Rays have been the underdog on the moneyline 30 total times this season. They’ve finished 13-17 in those games.
- Tampa Bay has a record of 8-14 when playing as a moneyline underdog with odds of -102 or longer (36.4%).
- Based on this contest’s moneyline, the Rays’ implied win probability is 50.5%.
Pirates vs. Rays Hitting Leaders
- Reynolds leads Pittsburgh in home runs with 10, runs batted in with 40 and his batting average of .271 is also best on his team.
- Among all MLB hitters, Reynolds ranks 41st in batting average, 46th in on-base percentage, and 50th in slugging.
- Connor Joe is batting .246 with an OBP of .323 and a slugging percentage of .405 this season.
- Isaac Paredes paces the Rays with 11 home runs and 39 runs batted in, while racking up a team-best batting average of .287.
- Among all hitters in the big leagues, Paredes’ home run total puts him 42nd, and his RBI total ranks 42nd.
- Diaz is batting .264 with 14 doubles, a triple, five home runs and 27 walks.
Pirates vs. Rays Pitching Rankings
- The Pirates average the 16th-most strikeouts per nine innings (8.5) in the league this season.
- Pirates pitchers have a combined ERA of 3.91 this year, which ranks 15th in MLB.
- The Pirates rank 15th in MLB with a combined 1.273 WHIP this season.
- The Rays pitching staff ranks 10th in MLB with a collective 8.7 strikeouts per nine innings.
- Tampa Bay has a 4.44 team ERA that ranks 24th across all MLB pitching staffs.
- The Rays have the 20th-ranked WHIP in the majors (1.288).