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The Boston Red Sox (10-10) serve as underdogs on the moneyline (-103) in Friday’s contest versus the Pittsburgh Pirates (11-8). First pitch is at 6:40 PM ET on SportsNet PT. The Red Sox are favored against the spread in this one (1.5) with +158 odds.
Quinn Priester gets the starting nod for Pittsburgh while Brayan Bello is Boston’s starter for the contest.
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Pirates and Red Sox Betting Trends
The Pirates have put together a 2-2 record in games they were favored on the moneyline (winning 50% of those games).
When it has played as moneyline favorites with odds of -116 or shorter, Pittsburgh has gone 2-2 (50%).
The Red Sox have won three of the nine games they’ve played as underdogs this season.
Boston has a record of 1-5 in games where oddsmakers have it as underdogs of at least -103 on the moneyline.
The Pirates have had an over/under set by bookmakers 19 times, and have combined with opponents to go over the total in 11 of those games (11-8-0).
Games involving the Red Sox have gone over the total set by bookmakers in nine of 20 chances this season.
Pirates Stats & Insights
The Pirates are the 11th-highest scoring team in MLB play averaging 4.8 runs per game (92 total).
Pittsburgh is 23rd in MLB action with 16 home runs. They average 0.8 per game.
The Pirates rank 15th in the majors with a .244 batting average.
Pittsburgh strikes out 10 times per game, the fourth-worst average in baseball.
The Pirates pitching staff ranks 17th in the majors with a collective 8.5 strikeouts per nine innings.
Pittsburgh’s 3.95 team ERA ranks 13th across all MLB pitching staffs.
Red Sox Stats & Insights
The Red Sox rank 17th in the majors with 85 total runs scored this season.
Boston has hit 24 homers this season, which ranks third in the majors.
The Red Sox have a team batting average of .224 this season, which ranks 24th among MLB teams.
Boston ranks last in strikeouts per game (10.1) among MLB offenses.
The Red Sox have a 9.3 K/9 this season as a pitching staff, fifth-best in baseball.
Boston has pitched to a 2.70 ERA this season, which ranks first in baseball.
Pirates Key Players to Watch
Priester will make his first start of the season for the Pirates.
Bryan Reynolds leads Pittsburgh in runs batted in with 13 while batting .260.
Connor Joe is batting .276 with an OBP of .382 and a slugging percentage of .414 this season.
Ke’Bryan Hayes is batting .277 to lead Pittsburgh this season.
Jack Suwinski has collected 10 hits this season and has an OBP of .269. He’s slugging .293 on the year.
Red Sox Key Players to Watch
Bello (2-1) will take to the mound for the Red Sox and make his fifth start of the season.
Jarren Duran leads the Red Sox with nine runs batted in while accumulating a team-best batting average of .301.
Triston Casas has collected nine runs batted in to pace his team.
Masataka Yoshida is hitting .215 with two doubles, a home run and five walks.
Rafael Devers is hitting .188 with three doubles, two home runs and nine walks.
Pirates and Red Sox Injuries
Pirates: Yasmani Grandal: 10 Day IL (Foot), Jason Delay: 10 Day IL (Knee), Marco Gonzales: 15 Day IL (Forearm), Ryan Borucki: 15 Day IL (Left triceps inflammation), Dauri Moreta: 60 Day IL (Elbow), Johan Oviedo: 60 Day IL (Elbow), Endy Rodriguez: 60 Day IL (Elbow)
Red Sox: Romy Gonzalez: 10 Day IL (Wrist), Vaughn Grissom: 10 Day IL (Hamstring), Nick Pivetta: 15 Day IL (Elbow), Bryan Mata: 15 Day IL (Hamstring), Garrett Whitlock: 15 Day IL (Oblique), Isaiah Campbell: 15 Day IL (Shoulder), Lucas Giolito: 60 Day IL (Elbow), Chris Murphy: 60 Day IL (Elbow), Liam Hendriks: 60 Day IL (Elbow), Trevor Story: 60 Day IL (Shoulder), Tyler O’Neill: 7 Day IL (Head), Rafael Devers: day-to-day (Bone bruise)
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