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Bryan Reynolds will look to extend his 23-game hitting streak when the Pittsburgh Pirates (39-41) take on the Atlanta Braves (44-35). The Braves are listed as -200 favorites on the moneyline for the contest, which starts at 7:20 PM ET on Friday, live on SportsNet PT from Truist Park.
Charlie Morton takes the mound for Atlanta while Martin Perez is Pittsburgh’s starter for the contest.
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Braves and Pirates Betting Trends
The Braves have compiled a 41-29 record in games they were listed as the moneyline favorite (winning 58.6% of those games).
Atlanta has an 18-7 record (winning 72% of its games) when it has played as moneyline favorites of -200 or shorter.
The Pirates have been underdogs in 47 games this season and won 24 (51.1%) of those contests.
Pittsburgh has played as an underdog of +169 or more twice this season and lost both games.
The Braves have had an over/under set by bookmakers 79 times, and have combined with opponents to go over the total in 29 of those games (29-47-3).
So far this season, the Pirates and their opponents have hit the over in 38 of their 80 games with a total.
Braves Stats & Insights
The Braves have the No. 16 offense in baseball scoring 4.4 runs per game (344 total runs).
Atlanta is 14th in baseball with 87 total home runs.
The Braves’ .243 batting average ranks 15th in the majors.
Atlanta strikes out 8.8 times per game to rank 19th in the majors.
The nine strikeouts per nine innings put together by the Braves pitching staff ranks third in the majors.
Atlanta’s 3.56 team ERA ranks seventh across all MLB pitching staffs.
Pirates Stats & Insights
The Pirates have scored the 23rd-most runs in the league this season with 327 (4.1 per game).
Pittsburgh’s 76 home runs rank 23rd in Major League Baseball.
The Pirates rank 27th in MLB with a team batting average of just .229.
Pittsburgh is a team with a lot of swing and miss this season, ranking 26th with an average of 9.4 strikeouts per game.
The Pirates average the 18th-most strikeouts per nine innings (8.5) in the majors this season.
Pittsburgh pitchers have a combined ERA of 4.01 ERA this year, which ranks 15th in MLB.
Braves Key Players to Watch
Morton (4-4) takes the mound for the Braves in his 15th start of the season. He’s put together a 4.20 ERA in 79 1/3 innings pitched, with 80 strikeouts.
Marcell Ozuna leads Atlanta in home runs with 21, runs batted in with 64 and his batting average of .303 is also best on his team.
Ozzie Albies is batting .251 with an OBP of .309 and a slugging percentage of .397 this season.
Matt Olson has 71 hits this season and a slash line of .241/.319/.434.
Austin Riley has collected 64 hits this season and has an OBP of .324. He’s slugging .417 on the year.
Pirates Key Players to Watch
The Pirates’ Perez (1-3) will make his 12th start of the season.
Reynolds has accumulated a team-high batting average of .279, and paces the Pirates in home runs (13) and runs batted in (46).
Connor Joe is hitting .245 with 15 doubles, a triple, seven home runs and 24 walks.
Andrew McCutchen has seven doubles, a triple, 11 home runs and 33 walks while hitting .238.
Oneil Cruz has 15 doubles, a triple, 11 home runs and 20 walks while batting .239.
Braves and Pirates Injuries
Braves: Michael Harris II: 10 Day IL (Hamstring), Brian Anderson: 10 Day IL (Bacterial infection), Hurston Waldrep: 15 Day IL (Elbow), Alex Jordan Minter: 15 Day IL (Hip), AJ Smith-Shawver: 15 Day IL (Oblique), Jimmy Herget: 15 Day IL (Shoulder), Raymond Kerr: 15 Day IL (Elbow), Spencer Strider: 60 Day IL (Elbow), Angel Perdomo: 60 Day IL (Elbow), Tyler Matzek: 60 Day IL (Elbow), Huascar Ynoa: 60 Day IL (Elbow), Ronald Acuña Jr.: 60 Day IL (Knee)
Pirates: Joey Bart: 10 Day IL (Thumb), David Bednar: 15 Day IL (Oblique), Hunter Stratton: 15 Day IL (Shoulder), Quinn Priester: 15 Day IL (Undisclosed), Marco Gonzales: 60 Day IL (Forearm), Ryan Borucki: 60 Day IL (Tricep), Dauri Moreta: 60 Day IL (Elbow), Johan Oviedo: 60 Day IL (Elbow), Endy Rodriguez: 60 Day IL (Elbow), Henry Davis: 7 Day IL (Head), Dennis Santana: day-to-day (Arm)
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