Miami Marlins (41-45) vs Pittsburgh Pirates (38-50)
Game Info: Wednesday, July 13, 2022 at 6:40 pm (loanDepot park)
Pablo Lopez (6-4) (3.00) vs JT Brubaker (2-8) (4.34)
Betting Odds: Miami Marlins -177 / Pittsburgh Pirates +150 --- Over/Under: 7 Click Here for the Latest Odds
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The Pittsburgh Pirates will play the Miami Marlins in Game 3 of their series at loanDepot Park on Wednesday night.
The Pittsburgh Pirates are 38-50 this season and have won four games in a row. Pittsburgh has won the first two games of this series by scores of 5-1 and 3-2. The Pittsburgh pitching staff has a 4.67 ERA, a 1.42 WHIP, and a .258 opponent batting average this season. The Pirates offense has scored 324 runs with a .222 batting average and a .289 on base percentage. Bryan Reynolds is batting .261 with 15 home runs and 32 RBI’s for the Pirates this season. The projected starter for Pittsburgh is JT Brubaker, who is 2-8 with a 4.34 ERA and a 1.47 WHIP over 87 innings pitched this season.
The Miami Marlins are 41-45 this season and have lost three of their last four games. Prior to losing the first two games in this series, Miami split a four game series with the Mets. The Miami pitching staff has a 3.79 ERA, a 1.24 WHIP, and a .235 opponent batting average. The Marlins offense has scored 362 runs with a .240 batting average and a .304 on base percentage this year. Jesus Aguilar is batting .248 with 11 home runs and 36 RBI’s for the Marlins this season. The projected starter for Miami is Pablo Lopez, who is 6-4 with a 2.91 ERA and a 1.07 WHIP over 99 innings pitched this season.
Pittsburgh is 4-0 in their last 4 games and 15-42 in their last 57 Wednesday games. The over is 4-0 in Pittsburgh’s last 4 games. Miami is 5-1 in their last 6 game three’s of a series and 2-5 in their last 7 games. The under is 4-0-2 in Miami’s last 6 home games. Pittsburgh is 4-1 in these two teams last 5 head to head meetings.
Pittsburgh came into this series playing well and has taken the first two games by scores of 5-1 and 3-2. Miami will be looking to bounce back with Pablo Lopez on the mound, who has allowed three runs over his last 11.1 innings. For Pittsburgh, JT Brubaker has allowed seven runs over his last 11 innings. I like Miami to get back on track here with a big win.