Citizens Bank Park will play host to a Saturday afternoon MLB interleague battle between the Pittsburgh Pirates and the Philadelphia Phillies. The Pirates (47-78) are in the midst of a six-game losing streak and are stuck in the NL Central Division basement. Last night, Pittsburgh OF Bryan Reynolds hit a two-run shot during a 7-4 road loss against Philadelphia.
Twenty-nine year old righty Tyler Beede (1-3 4.13 ERA) will make his fifth start of the season for the Pirates. Last time out, Beede surrendered five runs (4 ER) during a 10-1 home loss versus Cincinnati.
The Philadelphia Phillies have reeled off five straight victories and are sitting in second place in the NL Wild Card standings. On Friday, OF Bryce Harper came off the injured list and started the scoring for Philadelphia with a two-run single. 1B Rhys Hoskins conributed two hits and scored a pair of runs for the Phillies, who improved to 71-55 on the year.
Thirty-four year old righty Kyle Gibson (8-5 4.30 ERA) will head to the hill for the Phillies in this contest. Through 132 innings of work, Gibson has given up 17 home runs and owns a respectable 1.21 WHIP.
Recent Betting Trends
- Pirates are 0-4 in their last 4 Saturday games.
- Phillies are 9-1 in their last 10 games vs. a team with a winning % below .400.
- Over is 5-1 in Pirates last 6 road games.
- Over is 5-2 in Phillies last 7 games vs. a right-handed starter.
- Pirates are 2-9 in the last 11 meetings in Philadelphia.
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