Pirates-Diamondbacks Odds Preview

The Pittsburgh Pirates and the Arizona Diamondbacks will both be trying to pick up a win on Friday when they battle at Chase Field.

Zach Duke will be the starting pitcher for the Pirates on this day. Lefthander Duke is 8-9 this season with a 3.38 ERA.

Starting this game for the Diamondbacks will be Yusmeiro Petit. The righthander has a 6.81 ERA to go along with a 0-4 record this season.

Oddsmakers currently have the Diamondbacks listed as 115-moneyline favorites versus the Pirates, while the game’s total has not yet been posted.

The Diamondbacks scored five runs in the eighth inning and earned an 11-4 victory over the Pirates on Thursday, as -210 favorites. That game’s 15 runs sailed OVER the posted over/under (7.5).

Justin Upton went 2-for-4 at the plate with a two-run homer and finished with three RBIs. Juan Gutierrez pitched one inning of relief and earned the win.

Garrett Jones led the Pirates with three hits and two RBIs. Evan Meek surrendered two runs in relief and was tagged with the loss. Oddsmakers had the Pirates as +190 underdogs in that game.

Team records:
Pittsburgh: 42-53 SU
Arizona: 41-55 SU

Pittsburgh most recently:
When playing on Friday are 6-4
Before playing Arizona are 5-5
After playing Arizona are 5-5
After a loss are 5-5

Arizona most recently:
When playing on Friday are 2-8
Before playing Pittsburgh are 4-6
After playing Pittsburgh are 5-5
After a win are 5-5

A few trends to consider:
Pittsburgh is 5-10 SU in its last 15 games
Pittsburgh is 7-15 SU in its last 22 games when playing Arizona
Pittsburgh is 1-5 SU in its last 6 games when playing on the road against Arizona
Pittsburgh is 0-5 SU in its last 5 games on the road
Arizona is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games when playing at home against Pittsburgh
Arizona is 6-2 SU in its last 8 games at home
Arizona is 15-7 SU in its last 22 games when playing Pittsburgh

Next up:
Arizona home to Pittsburgh, Saturday, July 25