Aaron Judge rides a two-game homer streak into the New York Yankees’ (89-58) game against the Pittsburgh Pirates (55-93) at 7:05 PM ET on Wednesday, at Yankee Stadium.
The Pirates are a big underdog (+246 moneyline odds to win) when they visit the Yankees (-303). The starting pitchers are Luis Severino for the New York Yankees, and Roansy Contreras (5-4) for the Pittsburgh Pirates. The total in the game is set at 8 total runs.
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Yankees vs. Pirates Last 10 Games Betting Performance
Yankees
- New York played as the moneyline favorite in seven of its last 10 games, and went 5-2 in those matchups.
- Over their last 10 outings, the Yankees and their opponents combined to go over the run total seven times (all 10 of the games had set totals).
- New York’s record against the spread is 4-6-0 over its past 10 games.
Pirates
- Pittsburgh has played as the underdog in 10 of its past 10 games and won four of those contests.
- When it comes to hitting the over, the Pirates and their opponents are 4-5-1 in their last 10 games with a total.
- Over its last 10 games, Pittsburgh is 7-3-0 against the spread.
Yankees vs. Pirates Starting Pitcher Betting Trends
Projected starter: Luis Severino
- Severino and his team were underdogs on the moneyline each time he pitched a season ago.
Projected starter: Roansy Contreras
- Contreras and his team have a record of 8-8-0 against the spread when he starts.
- His team has been victorious in 41.7% of the games he’s started as the moneyline underdog with a record of 5-7.
- Contreras’ team has won seven of his 15 starts this season.
- Games Contreras has started this season hit the over five times in 16 chances.
Yankees Batting Leaders
- Judge paces the Yankees with 60 home runs and 128 runs batted in, while putting up a team-high batting average of .316.
- Judge ranks first in homers and first in RBI among all hitters in MLB action.
- Judge brings a 10-game hitting streak into this game. In his last 10 outings he is hitting .500 with three doubles, five home runs, eight walks and 10 RBI.
- Anthony Rizzo is batting .228 with 20 doubles, a triple, 31 home runs and 55 walks.
- Rizzo ranks 12th in home runs and 44th in RBI among MLB hitters this season.
- Rizzo has safely hit in five straight games. In his last five games he is batting .353 with a double, three home runs, two walks and three RBI.
- Gleyber Torres has 25 doubles, a triple, 21 home runs and 34 walks while hitting .247.
- Torres brings a nine-game hitting streak into this matchup. During his last 10 outings he is batting .333 with three doubles, two home runs, three walks and nine RBI.
- Isiah Kiner-Falefa is hitting .267 with 19 doubles, three home runs and 31 walks.
Pirates Batting Leaders
- Bryan Reynolds leads Pittsburgh in batting average (.261), home runs (24) and runs batted in (56) this season.
- Reynolds’ home run total ranks 38th in the big leagues, and he is 98th in RBI.
- Ke’Bryan Hayes has collected 114 hits this season and has an OBP of .311. He’s slugging .347 on the year.
- Among all MLB hitters, Hayes is 229th in home runs and 202nd in RBI.
- Ben Gamel is slashing .231/.319/.367 this season for the Pirates.
- Michael Chavis has 92 hits and an OBP of .269 to go with a slugging percentage of .398 this season.
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