PNC Park will play host to a Sunday afternoon MLB clash between the Miami Marlins and the Pittsburgh Pirates. The Marlins (44-50) have won eight of their previous 11 road games and are a handful of games back in the NL Wild Card race. Last night, Miami's anemic offense generated just five hits and struck out eight times during a 1-0 road loss against Pittsburgh.
Twenty-six year old righty Sandy Alcantara (9-4 1.76 ERA) is making a strong case to win his first NL Cy Young Award. Through 138 plus innings, Alcantara has surrendered just six home runs and ranks fourth in the league with a 0.90 WHIP.
The Pittsburgh Pirates are three games below .500 at home and 11.5 games off the pace in the NL Central Division race. On Saturday, DH Yoshi Tsutsugo's sixth inning run scoring single would be the only offense that Pittsburgh would need. SP Jose Quintana (3-5) limited the Marlins to four hits across seven frames to earn the win for the Pirates, who improved to 40-55 on the year.
The Pirates will counter with twenty-six year old righty Mitch Keller (3-7 4.55 ERA) in the series finale. Last time out, Keller allowed one unearned run across six innings during a 2-0 road loss against Colorado.
Recent Betting Trends
- Marlins are 8-2 in their last 10 road games.
- Pirates are 13-41 in their last 54 during game 3 of a series.
- Under is 5-2 in Marlins last 7 vs. National League Central.
- Under is 9-4 in Pirates last 13 overall.
- Under is 34-13-6 in Pirates last 53 Sunday games.
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