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The Boston Red Sox (11-10) are the underdogs on the moneyline (+101) in Saturday’s contest with the Pittsburgh Pirates (11-9). First pitch is at 4:05 PM ET on SportsNet PT. The Red Sox are favored against the spread in this one (1.5) with +169 odds.
Mitch Keller will get the ball for Pittsburgh while Boston will counter with Kutter Crawford.
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Pirates and Red Sox Betting Trends
The Pirates have been the moneyline favorite five total times this season. They’ve finished 2-3 in those games.
Pittsburgh has a record of 2-2 when it has played as moneyline favorites with odds of -121 or shorter (50% winning percentage).
The Red Sox have been underdogs in 10 games this season and won four (40%) of those contests.
Boston has entered five games this season as the underdog by +101 or more and is 1-4 in those contests.
The Pirates have combined with opponents to hit the over on the total 12 times this season for a 12-8-0 record against the over/under.
The Red Sox and their opponents have hit the over in 10 of their 21 games with a total this season.
Pirates Stats & Insights
The Pirates are the 14th-highest scoring team in MLB play averaging 4.7 runs per game (93 total).
Pittsburgh averages 0.8 home runs per game to rank 24th in MLB action with 16 total home runs .
The Pirates are 18th in the majors with a .238 batting average.
Pittsburgh strikes out 10 times per game, the third-worst average in MLB.
The Pirates pitching staff is 19th in the majors with a collective 8.3 strikeouts per nine innings.
Pittsburgh has the 18th-ranked team ERA across all MLB pitching staffs (4.10).
Red Sox Stats & Insights
The Red Sox have scored 93 runs (4.4 per game) this season, which ranks 14th in MLB.
Boston has hit 28 homers this season, which ranks second in the majors.
The Red Sox rank 22nd in MLB with a .229 team batting average.
Boston ranks just 29th in MLB in strikeouts per game with an average of 9.9 whiffs per contest.
The Red Sox strike out 9.3 batters per nine innings as a pitching staff, sixth-best in MLB.
Boston pitchers have the lowest combined ERA in the majors at 2.62.
Pirates Key Players to Watch
Keller (2-1 with a 4.50 ERA and 21 strikeouts in 24 2/3 innings pitched) gets the start for the Pirates, his fifth of the season.
Bryan Reynolds leads Pittsburgh in runs batted in with 13 while batting .253.
Connor Joe’s batting average of .276 leads all Pittsburgh hitters this season.
Ke’Bryan Hayes has collected 18 base hits, an OBP of .373 and a slugging percentage of .333 this season.
Jack Suwinski has 11 hits and an OBP of .271 to go with a slugging percentage of .311 this season.
Red Sox Key Players to Watch
The Red Sox’s Crawford (0-0) will make his fifth start of the season.
Jarren Duran leads the Red Sox with a .284 batting average.
Triston Casas has totaled 10 runs batted in to pace his team.
Masataka Yoshida is hitting .221 with two doubles, a home run and six walks.
Rafael Devers is batting .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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