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Bryan Reynolds (24 games) will look to extend his hitting streak when the Pittsburgh Pirates (39-42) and Atlanta Braves (45-35) meet on Saturday at 4:10 PM ET, live on BSSE from Truist Park. The Pirates are listed as underdogs with +122 odds on the moneyline.
Max Fried starts for Atlanta while Paul Skenes is Pittsburgh’s starter for the contest.
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Braves and Pirates Betting Trends
The Braves have put together a 42-29 record in games they were listed as the moneyline favorite (winning 59.2% of those games).
When playing as moneyline favorites with odds of -144 or shorter, Atlanta has a 30-20 record (winning 60% of its games).
This season, the Pirates have been the underdog 48 times and won 24, or 50%, of those games.
Pittsburgh has a record of 8-12 in games where bookmakers have it as underdogs of at least +122 on the moneyline.
In the 80 games in which bookmakers have set an over/under for the Braves, they have combined with opponents to go over the total 29 times (29-48-3).
So far this season, the Pirates and their opponents have hit the over in 38 of their 81 games with a total.
Braves Stats & Insights
The Braves have the No. 15 offense in MLB action scoring 4.4 runs per game (350 total runs).
Atlanta ranks 14th in MLB with 88 total home runs.
The Braves have the 16th-ranked batting average in the majors (.243).
Atlanta’s 8.8 strikeouts per game rank 19th in MLB.
The pitching staff for the Braves has a collective 9.1 K/9, the first-best in the majors.
Atlanta has the fifth-ranked team ERA across all MLB pitching staffs (3.53).
Pirates Stats & Insights
The Pirates have scored 328 runs (four per game) this season, which ranks 24th in MLB.
Pittsburgh has hit 76 homers this season, which ranks 24th in the majors.
The Pirates rank 24th in MLB with a .229 team batting average.
Pittsburgh ranks 27th in strikeouts per game (9.5) among MLB offenses.
The Pirates have an 8.5 K/9 this season as a pitching staff, which ranks 17th in the majors.
Pittsburgh has the 16th-ranked ERA (4.04) in the majors this season.
Braves Key Players to Watch
Fried gets the start for the Braves, his 16th of the season. He is 7-3 with a 3.00 ERA and 80 strikeouts in 90 2/3 innings pitched.
Marcell Ozuna leads Atlanta in home runs with 21, runs batted in with 67 and his batting average of .304 is also best on his team.
Ozzie Albies is batting .253 with an OBP of .310 and a slugging percentage of .401 this season.
Matt Olson has 73 hits this season and a slash line of .244/.321/.435.
Austin Riley has collected 65 hits this season and has an OBP of .323. He’s slugging .426 on the year.
Pirates Key Players to Watch
The Pirates will send Skenes (4-0) to the mound for his ninth start this season.
Reynolds paces the Pirates with 13 home runs and 46 runs batted in, while putting up a team-best batting average of .279.
Connor Joe is batting .248 with 16 doubles, a triple, seven home runs and 24 walks.
Andrew McCutchen is hitting .238 with seven doubles, a triple, 11 home runs and 33 walks.
Oneil Cruz is hitting .236 with 15 doubles, a triple, 11 home runs and 20 walks.
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), Ramón Laureano: day-to-day (Back)
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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