A series opener between the Arizona Diamondbacks (58-51) and Pittsburgh Pirates (55-53) is on deck Friday at 6:40 PM ET, at PNC Park.
The Pirates (+114 underdog on the moneyline to win) host the Diamondbacks (-135). The Arizona Diamondbacks will hand the ball to Brandon Pfaadt (5-6, 3.92 ERA), who is looking for win No. 6 on the season, and the Pirates will counter with Luis Ortiz (5-2, 2.75 ERA).
The Diamondbacks won their last contest versus the Nationals by a 5-4 score Friday, with Zac Gallen picking up the win pitching going six innings, giving up one earned run on six hits while striking out six. Jake McCarthy went 3-for-4 with a triple to lead them offensively.
Friday, the Pirates fell to the Astros 5-4. Colin Holderman was the losing pitcher after he went 1/3 of an inning, giving up one earned run on one hit. Joey Bart paced the Pirates’ offense, going 3-for-4 with a home run and two RBI.
Here’s everything you need to prepare for Friday’s Diamondbacks vs. Pirates contest, including viewing options.
Arizona Diamondbacks vs. Pittsburgh Pirates odds and betting lines
MLB odds courtesy of BetMGM Sportsbook. Odds updated Thursday at 9:17 PM ET. For a full list of sports betting odds, access USA TODAY Sports Betting Scores Odds Hub.
- Favorite: Diamondbacks (-135, bet $135 to win $100)
- Underdog: Pirates (+114, bet $100 to win $114)
- Over/under: 8.5
Diamondbacks vs. Pirates: Live streaming info & game time
- Game Day: Friday, August 2, 2024
- Game Time: 6:40 PM ET
- Stadium: PNC Park
- TV Channel: Diamondbacks
- Live Stream: Fubo (Watch for free)
Diamondbacks stats and trends
Diamondbacks betting records
- This season, the Diamondbacks have been favored 51 times and won 31, or 60.8%, of those games.
- Arizona is 23-11 this season when entering a game favored by -135 or more on the moneyline.
- The bookmakers’ moneyline implies a 57.4% chance of a victory for the Diamondbacks.
- Arizona and its opponents have hit the over in 59 of its 109 games with a total this season.
- The Diamondbacks are 55-53-0 ATS in their 108 games with a spread this season.
Brandon Pfaadt (Diamondbacks probable starter)
- Pfaadt gets the start for the Diamondbacks, his 22nd of the season. He is 5-6 with a 3.92 ERA and 115 strikeouts in 126 1/3 innings pitched.
- The righty last appeared on Sunday against the Pittsburgh Pirates, when he went six innings, allowing five earned runs while giving up seven hits.
- The 25-year-old has a 3.92 ERA and 8.2 strikeouts per nine innings across 21 games this season, while allowing a batting average of .235 to opposing hitters.
- Pfaadt has 11 quality starts under his belt this year.
- Pfaadt will try to last five or more innings for his fourth straight start. He’s averaging six innings per outing.
- He has held his opponents without an earned run in two of his 21 outings this season.
- He will match up with a Pirates offense that ranks 23rd in MLB with 848 total hits (on a .232 batting average). The squad also slugs a collective .369 (28th in MLB) with 108 total home runs (24th in MLB).
- Pfaadt has a 7.50 ERA and a 1.167 WHIP against the Pirates this season in six innings pitched, allowing a .304 batting average over one appearance.
- Among qualifying pitchers in MLB play this season, the 25-year-old’s 3.92 ERA ranks 44th, 1.108 WHIP ranks 24th, and 8.2 K/9 ranks 41st.
Diamondbacks batting stats
- The Diamondbacks rank 13th in Major League Baseball with 121 home runs.
- Hitters for Arizona rank sixth in the majors with a combined .422 team slugging percentage.
- The Diamondbacks rank fourth in MLB with a .258 team batting average.
- Arizona has scored the second-most runs in the majors this season with 558.
- The Diamondbacks have an on-base percentage of .329 this season, which ranks fourth in the league.
- Arizona ranks eighth in MLB in strikeouts per game with an average of 7.7 whiffs per contest.
Pirates stats and trends
Pirates betting records
- The Pirates have been victorious in 31, or 48.4%, of the 64 contests they have been chosen as underdogs in this season.
- Pittsburgh has a win-loss record of 17-19 when favored by +114 or worse by sportsbooks this year.
- The moneyline set for this matchup implies the Pirates have a 46.7% chance of coming away with a victory in the contest.
- Contests with Pittsburgh has gone over the total set by bookmakers in 49 of 108 chances this season.
- In 107 games with a line this season, the Pirates have a mark of 59-48-0 against the spread.
Luis Ortiz (Pirates probable starter)
- Ortiz gets the start for the Pirates, his sixth of the season. He is 5-2 with a 2.75 ERA and 63 strikeouts in 78 2/3 innings pitched.
- His most recent appearance came on Saturday against the Arizona Diamondbacks, when the righty went five innings, surrendering three earned runs while giving up five hits.
- The 25-year-old has a 2.75 ERA and 7.2 strikeouts per nine innings across 27 games this season, while giving up a batting average of .227 to opposing hitters.
- Ortiz is looking to record his fourth quality start of the year.
- Ortiz will look to pitch five or more innings for his fifth straight start. He’s averaging 2.9 frames per outing.
- He has had 14 appearances this season that he kept his opponents to zero earned runs.
- He will face a Diamondbacks offense that ranks second in the league with 558 total runs scored while batting .258 as a squad. His opponent has a collective .422 slugging percentage (sixth in MLB play) and has hit a total of 121 home runs (13th in the league).
- Head-to-head against the Diamondbacks this season, Ortiz has pitched five innings, giving up three earned runs on five hits while striking out four.
Pirates batting stats
- The Pirates rank 24th in baseball with 108 home runs. They average 1.0 per game.
- This season, Pittsburgh is slugging .369, the third-lowest percentage in baseball.
- The Pirates have the 25th-ranked batting average in the league (.232).
- Pittsburgh scores the 24th-most runs in baseball (451 total, 4.2 per game).
- The Pirates are 27th in baseball with a .300 on-base percentage.
