Phillies Vs Pirates: MLB Betting Odds, Trends & Stats – July 29, 2022

The Philadelphia Phillies (52-47) will look to Alec Bohm, who is on a 13-game hitting streak, when they take on the Pittsburgh Pirates (39-59) at 7:05 PM ET on Friday at PNC Park. Philadelphia’s (-126 to win) Bailey Falter gets the start against Pittsburgh’s (+106) Jose Quintana.

The betting insights in this article reflect odds as of July 29, 2022 at 5:29 PM ET.

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Phillies vs Pirates Betting Odds

Pitching Matchup

Phillies Probable Starter Bailey Falter

• Falter (0-3 with a 5.18 ERA and 29 strikeouts in 33 innings pitched) makes the start for the Phillies, his seventh of the season.
• The left-hander’s last time out was on Sunday against the Chicago Cubs, when he tossed 5 2/3 innings, surrendering four earned runs while giving up five hits.
• The 25-year-old has put up an ERA of 5.18, with 7.9 strikeouts per nine innings, in 10 games this season. Opponents are hitting .286 against him.
• So far this season, Falter has not recorded a quality start.
• He meets a Pirates offense that ranks 28th in the league with 357 runs while batting .219 as a squad. It has a collective .364 slugging percentage (28th in MLB action) and has hit a total of 100 home runs (16th in MLB).

Starting pitcher projections reflect team information as of July 29, 2022 at 5:29 PM ET and may change up to the start of game.

Pirates Stats vs Falter

Pirates Probable Starter José Quintana

• The Pirates will hand the ball to Quintana (3-5) for his 20th start of the season.
• The left-hander did not allow a run in 7 2/3 innings pitched on Saturday in his last outing, a matchup with the Miami Marlins.
• The 33-year-old has an ERA of 3.51, a 2.931 strikeout to walk ratio and a WHIP of 1.274 in 19 games this season.
• He has five quality starts in 19 chances this season.
• The Phillies rank 11th in MLB with a .247 batting average this season. They have a team slugging percentage that ranks seventh in the league (.415) and 127 home runs.

Starting pitcher projections reflect team information as of July 29, 2022 at 5:29 PM ET and may change up to the start of game.

Phillies Stats vs Quintana

Phillies Betting Trends

• The Phillies have a 32-27 record in games they were favored on the moneyline (winning 54.2% of those games).
• When playing as a moneyline favorite with odds of -126 or shorter, Philadelphia has a 26-21 record (winning 55.3% of its games).
• The Phillies have a 55.8% chance to win this game based on the moneyline’s implied probability.
• In the 99 games oddsmakers have set an over/under for Philadelphia, it has combined with opponents to go over the total 51 times (51-43-5).
• The Phillies have covered 49.5% of their games this season, going 49-50-0 against the spread.

Pirates Betting Trends

• This season, the Pirates have been the underdog 83 times and won 31, or 37.3%, of those games.
• This season, Pittsburgh has won 26 of its 75 games, or 34.7%, when they’re the underdog by at least +106 on the moneyline.
• The oddsmakers’ moneyline implies a 48.5% chance of a victory for the Pirates.
• Games involving Pittsburgh have gone over the total set by bookmakers in 40 of 99 chances this season.
• The Pirates are 52-47-0 against the spread in their 99 chances this season.

Phillies Players to Watch

• Kyle Schwarber has 74 hits, a team-best for the Phillies, on the way to batting .204 with 12 doubles, 32 home runs and 53 walks.
• Among the qualifying batters in MLB play, Schwarber ranks 152nd in batting average, 117th in on-base percentage, and 18th in slugging.
• Rhys Hoskins has a .334 on-base percentage to lead his team. He has 19 doubles, two triples, 19 home runs and 47 walks while batting .245.
• Among the qualifying batters, Hoskins ranks 97th in batting average, 65th in on-base percentage, and 45th in slugging.
• Hoskins takes a three-game hitting streak into this game. During his last five outings he is batting .300 with a double, a walk and an RBI.
• J.T. Realmuto is hitting .257 with 14 doubles, two triples, nine home runs and 27 walks.
• Realmuto has safely hit in nine games in a row. During his last 10 outings he is hitting .389 with three doubles, two home runs, four walks and nine RBI.
• Bohm has 15 doubles, two triples, six home runs and 18 walks while hitting .294. He leads his team with a .403 slugging percentage.
• Bohm has hit safely in 13 straight games. In his last 10 games he is batting .486 with three doubles, two walks and seven RBI.

Phillies Batting Stats (2022)

Pirates Players to Watch

• Bryan Reynolds leads Pittsburgh in OBP (.335) and total hits (79) this season.
• Among all the qualified hitters in the big leagues, Reynolds is 78th in batting average, 64th in on-base percentage, and 55th in slugging percentage.
• Ke’Bryan Hayes has an OPS of .667, fueled by an OBP of .319 and a team-best slugging percentage of .348 this season.
• Hayes’ batting average ranks 94th among all qualified players, his on-base percentage puts him 101st, and he is 140th in slugging.
• Michael Chavis is batting .236 with a .407 slugging percentage and 32 RBI this year.
• Ben Gamel has been key for Pittsburgh with 49 hits, an OBP of .335 plus a slugging percentage of .369.

Pirates Batting Stats (2022)

Phillies vs Pirates Player Props

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