Pittsburgh Pirates (24-21) vs Arizona Diamondbacks (26-20)
Game Info: Sunday, May 21, 2023 at 1:35 pm (PNC Park)
Roansy Contreras (3-4) (4.40) vs Merrill Kelly (4-3) (2.92)
Betting Odds: Pittsburgh Pirates +110 / Arizona Diamondbacks -130 --- Over/Under: 8.5 Click Here for the Latest Odds
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The Arizona Diamondbacks will play the Pittsburgh Pirates in Game 3 of their series on Sunday afternoon at PNC Park in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.
Diamondbacks Preview
The Arizona Diamondbacks are 26-20 this season and they have won six of their last eight games. Arizona won Game 2 of this series by a score of 4-3 on Saturday. The Arizona pitching staff has a 4.62 ERA, a 1.35 WHIP, and a .250 opponent batting average this season. The Diamondbacks offense has scored 234 runs with a .266 batting average and a .329 on base percentage. Lourdes Gurriel is batting .307 with seven home runs and 25 RBI’s for the Diamondbacks. The projected starting pitcher for Arizona is Merrill Kelly, who is 4-3 with a 2.92 ERA and a 1.09 WHIP over 52.1 innings pitched this year.
Pirates Preview
The Pittsburgh Pirates are 24-21 this season and they have won three of their last five games. Pittsburgh won Game 1 of this series by a score of 13-3 on Friday. The Pittsburgh pitching staff has a 3.65 ERA, a 1.31 WHIP, and a .240 opponent batting average. The Pirates offense has scored 200 runs with a .246 batting average and a .325 on base percentage this year. Bryan Reynolds is batting .289 with six home runs and 27 RBI’s for the Pirates. The projected starting pitcher for Pittsburgh is Roansy Contreras, who is 3-4 with a 4.40 ERA and a 1.44 WHIP over 45.0 innings pitched this season.
Trends
Arizona is 6-2 in their last 8 games and 12-4 in their last 16 games against a team with a winning record. The over is 9-4 in Arizona’s last 13 road games. Pittsburgh is 2-6 in their last 8 home games and 4-13 in their last 17 games. The under is 16-6-1 in Pittsburgh’s last 23 game three’s of a series. Arizona is 23-8 in these two teams last 31 head to head meetings.
Pick
Pittsburgh has started to play better in recent games after they really struggled over the last two weeks. Pittsburgh is starting Roansy Contreras, who has allowed 11 earned runs over his last 17.1 innings pitched. Arizona is starting Merrill Kelly, who has allowed one earned in three of his last four starts. Kelly has been very good for the Diamondbacks this year and I like them to get the win here.
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David’s Pick Diamondbacks ML
AUTHOR: David Racey
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