Marlins Vs Pirates: MLB Betting Odds, Trends & Stats – July 24, 2022

The Miami Marlins (44-50) visit the Pittsburgh Pirates (39-55) at 1:35 PM ET on Sunday, with each team aiming to win the series. Sandy Alcantara gets the starting nod for Miami (-170 to win), and Mitch Keller is Pittsburgh’s (+146) choice to start.

The betting facts in this article reference odds valid as of July 24, 2022 at 1:29 PM ET.

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Marlins vs Pirates Betting Odds

Pitching Matchup

Marlins Probable Starter Sandy Alcantara

• Alcantara will look to secure his 10th win when he makes the start for the Marlins, his 20th of the season. He is 9-4 with a 1.76 ERA and 123 strikeouts in 138 1/3 innings pitched.
• The righty last appeared on Friday, July 15 against the Philadelphia Phillies, when he went 8 2/3 innings, allowing two earned runs while giving up four hits.
• The 26-year-old has put up an ERA of 1.76, with 8 strikeouts per nine innings, in 19 games this season. Opponents are hitting .189 against him.
• Alcantara is aiming for his fifth straight quality start.
• The opposing Pirates offense has the 28th-ranked slugging percentage (.366) and is 15th in MLB play with 97 home runs. It has a collective .221 batting average, and is 29th in MLB with 687 total hits and 28th in MLB play scoring 341 runs.
• Among qualifying pitchers in MLB action this season, the 26-year-old’s 1.76 ERA ranks second, .904 WHIP ranks fifth, and 8 K/9 ranks 35th.

Starting pitcher projections reflect team information as of July 24, 2022 at 1:29 PM ET and may change up to the start of game.

Pirates Stats vs Alcantara

Pirates Probable Starter Mitch Keller

• The Pirates will hand the ball to Keller (3-7) for his 17th start of the season.
• The right-hander’s last appearance was on Saturday, July 16, when he threw 6 2/3 innings against the Colorado Rockies, giving up no earned runs while allowing five hits.
• The 26-year-old has an ERA of 4.55 and 7.8 strikeouts per nine innings with an opponent batting average of .274 in 18 games this season.
• He’s looking to extend his two-game quality start streak.
• The Marlins rank 21st in MLB with a .237 batting average this season. They have a team slugging percentage that ranks 25th in the league (.376) and 91 home runs.

Starting pitcher projections reflect team information as of July 24, 2022 at 1:29 PM ET and may change up to the start of game.

Marlins Stats vs Keller

Marlins Betting Trends

• The Marlins are 26-18 in games they were favored on the moneyline (winning 59.1% of those games).
• Miami is 5-5 (winning 50% of its games) when it has played as a moneyline favorite of -170 or shorter.
• The Marlins have a 63% chance to win this game based on the moneyline’s implied probability.
• Miami has played in 94 games with an over/under set, and has combined with their opponents to go over the total 45 times (45-46-3).
• The Marlins have a 44-50-0 record against the spread this season.

Pirates Betting Trends

• This season, the Pirates have been the underdog 79 times and won 31, or 39.2%, of those games.
• Pittsburgh has a record of 14-27 in games where bookmakers have them as underogs of at least +146 on the moneyline.
• Bookmakers have implied with the moneyline set for this matchup that the Pirates have a 40.7% chance to win.
• So far this season, Pittsburgh and its opponents have hit the over in 38 of their 95 games with a total.
• In 95 games with a spread this season, the Pirates are 49-46-0 ATS.

Marlins Players to Watch

• Jesus Aguilar is batting .248 with 14 doubles, 11 home runs and 21 walks.
• Among qualifying hitters in baseball, Aguilar’s batting average ranks 87th, his on-base percentage ranks 127th, and he is 103rd in the league in slugging.
• Aguilar brings a two-game hitting streak into this game. During his last five outings he is hitting .313 with a walk.
• Miguel Rojas is hitting .238 with 13 doubles, a triple, six home runs and 17 walks.
• Among qualified hitters, Rojas ranks 111th in batting average, 137th in on-base percentage, and 136th in slugging.
• Rojas enters this matchup on a two-game hitting streak. During his last five outings he is batting .222 with two doubles, a walk and an RBI.
• Garrett Cooper has accumulated a team-high OBP (.347) and slugging percentage (.426), and leads the Marlins in hits (83). He’s batting .279 with 21 doubles, a triple, seven home runs and 27 walks.
• Jesus Sanchez has 10 doubles, three triples, 11 home runs and 22 walks while hitting .201.

Marlins Batting Stats (2022)

Pirates Players to Watch

• Ke’Bryan Hayes leads Pittsburgh in slugging percentage (.352) thanks to 23 extra-base hits.
• Among all qualifying hitters in MLB, Hayes is 87th in batting average, 87th in on-base percentage, and 138th in slugging percentage.
• Michael Chavis has collected 60 hits this season to earn an on-base percentage of .278.
• Ben Gamel has collected 47 base hits, an OBP of .333 and a slugging percentage of .377 this season.
• Diego Castillo is batting .205 with a .244 OBP and 25 RBI for Pittsburgh this season.

Pirates Batting Stats (2022)

Marlins vs Pirates Player Props

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