Padres vs. Pirates Betting Odds, Pitching Matchup – August 13, 2024

The Pittsburgh Pirates (56-61) will lean on Andrew McCutchen, following a two-homer game, to lead them in a matchup with the San Diego Padres (66-53) on Tuesday at 9:40 PM ET on MLB Network. The Pirates are +167 underdogs for the contest, according to sportsbooks. San Diego’s Michael King and Pittsburgh’s Luis Ortiz have been named the starters for this contest.

Here is our preview for this contest, and find all of our expert MLB picks, too!

Padres vs. Pirates Betting Lines

• Favorite: Padres (-200)
• Underdog: Pirates (+167)
• Over/under: 8

Padres vs. Pirates Betting Insights

• The Padres have been favorites in 71 games this season and have come away with the win 41 times (57.7%) in those contests.
• This season San Diego has come away with a win four times in eight chances when named as a favorite of at least -200 on the moneyline.
• The Padres have an implied victory probability of 66.7% according to the moneyline set by sportsbooks for this matchup.
• The Pirates have won 44.3% of the games this season they were the underdog on the moneyline (31-39).
• Pittsburgh has played six times as a moneyline underdog with odds of +167 or longer, and lost each game.
• Based on this contest’s moneyline, the Pirates’ implied win probability is 37.5%.

Padres vs. Pirates Hitting Leaders

• Jurickson Profar is batting .297 this season with a team-high 19 home runs and 72 RBI.
• Profar ranks 37th in Major League Baseball in homers, and 20th in RBI.
• Jackson Merrill is batting .291 with an OBP of .323 and a slugging percentage of .483 this season.
• Bryan Reynolds leads the Pirates in home runs (19), runs batted in (69) and has put up a team-best batting average of .287.
• Among all hitters in the big leagues, Reynolds’ home run total puts him 37th, and his RBI total ranks 25th.
• Oneil Cruz has 24 doubles, two triples, 18 home runs and 31 walks while hitting .258.

Padres vs. Pirates Pitching Rankings

• The Padres have a 9.1 K/9 this season as a pitching staff, fourth-best in baseball.
• Padres pitchers have a combined ERA of 4.00 this year, which ranks 15th in MLB.
• The Padres have a combined 1.230 WHIP as a pitching staff, seventh-lowest in MLB.
• The Pirates pitching staff is 19th in the majors with a collective 8.4 strikeouts per nine innings.
• Pittsburgh has the 13th-ranked team ERA across all MLB pitching staffs (3.97).
• The Pirates have the 20th-ranked WHIP in MLB (1.297).