The New York Yankees (58-22) and Pittsburgh Pirates (32-47) square off in the first of a two-game series on Tuesday at PNC Park, at 7:05 PM ET. The Yankees are coming off a series victory over the Guardians, and the Pirates a series split with the Brewers.
The Yankees are heavily favored (-215 moneyline odds) when they take on the Pirates (+185). The Yankees will give the ball to Jameson Taillon (9-1) versus the Pirates and Jose Quintana (1-4). The total for this game is set at 8.5.
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Yankees vs. Pirates Last 10 Games Betting Performance
Yankees
- New York was the moneyline favorite for 11 of its last 10 games, and finished 6-5 in those matchups.
- Over their last 10 outings — 11 had a set run total — the Yankees and their opponents combined to go over the total two times.
- New York’s ATS record is 5-6-0 over its past 10 games.
Pirates
- Pittsburgh has played as the underdog in 10 of its past 10 games and has won three of those contests.
- The Pirates and their opponents have combined to hit the over five times in their last 10 games with a total.
- Pittsburgh has won six of its last 10 games against the spread.
Yankees vs. Pirates Starting Pitcher Betting Trends
Projected starter: Jameson Taillon
- The Yankees have a 10-5-0 ATS record in Taillon’s 15 starts that had a set spread.
- The Yankees have been favored on the moneyline in 12 of Taillon’s starts this season, and they went 10-2 in those matchups.
- Taillon’s team has won 13 of his 15 starts.
- Taillon’s starts with a set total this season have hit the over in seven of 15 contests.
Projected starter: José Quintana
- Quintana’s team is 10-5-0 against the spread this season in his starts.
- His team has won 46.2% of his starts when they are underdogs on the moneyline (6-7).
- Quintana’s team has won seven of his 15 starts.
- Games Quintana has started this season hit the over five times in 15 chances.
Yankees Batting Leaders
- Aaron Judge leads the Yankees with 29 home runs and 59 runs batted in, while racking up a team-best batting average of .282.
- Among hitters in MLB action, Judge ranks first in homers and fifth in RBI.
- Anthony Rizzo is batting .219 with 10 doubles, a triple, 22 home runs and 37 walks.
- Rizzo ranks fifth in homers and 14th in RBI among MLB batters this season.
- DJ LeMahieu is batting .266 with 13 doubles, eight home runs and 38 walks.
- Giancarlo Stanton has five doubles, 20 home runs and 31 walks while batting .241.
Pirates Batting Leaders
- Bryan Reynolds leads Pittsburgh in home runs (15) and runs batted in (32) this season while batting .253.
- Reynolds’ home run total ranks 28th in the majors, and he is 107th in RBI.
- Ke’Bryan Hayes’ batting average of .256 leads all Pittsburgh hitters this season.
- Hayes ranks 251st overall in homers and 158th in RBI this season.
- Hayes takes a two-game hitting streak into this game. During his last five outings he is hitting .158 with three walks and an RBI.
- Daniel Vogelbach has 47 hits this season and a slash line of .235/.336/.435.
- Vogelbach has hit safely in five straight games. During his last five outings he is hitting .412 with a double, a home run, four walks and three RBI.
- Jack Suwinski has 42 hits and an OBP of .308 to go with a slugging percentage of .474 this season.
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