Pirates vs. Rays Betting Odds, Pitching Matchup – June 23, 2024

Bryan Reynolds (19 games) and Yandy Diaz (15 games) will look to add one more to their lengthy hitting streaks when the Pittsburgh Pirates (37-39) and Tampa Bay Rays (37-40) meet Sunday at 1:35 PM ET, live on BSSUN from PNC Park. Reynolds and the Pirates are favored with -154 odds on the moneyline. Pittsburgh’s Paul Skenes and Tampa Bay’s Aaron Civale have been named the starters for this contest.

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Pirates vs. Rays Betting Lines

• Favorite: Pirates (-154)
• Underdog: Rays (+130)
• Over/under: 8

Pirates vs. Rays Betting Insights

• The Pirates have been chosen as favorites in 31 games this year and have walked away with the win 15 times (48.4%) in those games.
• This season Pittsburgh has come away with a win four times in seven chances when named as a favorite of at least -154 on the moneyline.
• The Pirates have an implied victory probability of 60.6% according to the moneyline set for this matchup.
• The Rays are 13-18 in games they were the underdog on the moneyline (winning 41.9% of those games).
• In games it has played as a moneyline underdog with odds of +130 or longer, Tampa Bay has a 2-5 record (winning just 28.6% of its games).
• The Rays have a 43.5% chance to win this matchup based on the moneyline’s implied probability.

Pirates vs. Rays Hitting Leaders

• Reynolds is batting .271 with 11 home runs and 42 RBI. All three of those stats rank first among Pittsburgh hitters this season.
• Among all hitters in Major League Baseball, Reynolds’ home run total places him 47th and his RBI tally ranks him 32nd.
• Connor Joe has 57 hits and an OBP of .318 to go with a slugging percentage of .398 this season.
• Isaac Paredes has a team-best batting average of .283, while leading the Rays in home runs (11) and runs batted in (39).
• Paredes’ home run total ranks 47th in MLB, and he is 44th in RBI.
• Diaz is batting .265 with 15 doubles, a triple, five home runs and 27 walks.

Pirates vs. Rays Pitching Rankings

• The Pirates strike out 8.5 batters per nine innings as a pitching staff, 16th in MLB.
• The Pirates have the 16th-ranked ERA (3.98) in the majors this season.
• The Pirates rank 19th in MLB with a combined 1.280 WHIP this season.
• The Rays pitching staff ranks 11th in MLB with a collective 8.6 strikeouts per nine innings.
• Tampa Bay has the 24th-ranked team ERA among all MLB pitching staffs (4.43).
• Pitchers for the Rays combine for the 16th-ranked WHIP in baseball (1.278).