The Tampa Bay Rays (4-1) will put their three-game win streak to the test when they host the Pittsburgh Pirates (1-5) Wednesday at 1:10 p.m. ET on FDSSUN and SportsNet PT. Oddsmakers consider the Pirates to be -116 favorites, while the Rays are -103 underdogs to keep their streak alive.
Paul Skenes will get the ball for Pittsburgh while Tampa Bay will counter with Ryan Pepiot.
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The Pirates were the moneyline favorite 60 total times last season. They finished 34-26 in those games.
Pittsburgh had a record of 30-22 when playing as a moneyline favorite with odds of -116 or shorter last year (57.7%).
Last season, the Rays were the underdog 89 times and won 41, or 46.1%, of those games.
Tampa Bay had a record of 31-41, a 43.1% win rate, when it was set as the underdog by -103 or more by sportsbooks last season.
The Pirates combined with their opponents to hit the over on the total 77 times last season for a 77-81-4 record against the over/under.
Games involving the Rays went over the total set by sportsbooks in 68 of 162 chances last season.
Pirates Stats & Insights
The Pirates are the 25th-highest scoring team in MLB play averaging 2.5 runs per game (15 total).
Pittsburgh is 24th in MLB action with three home runs. They average 0.5 per game.
The Pirates have the 25th-ranked batting average in the league (.189).
Pittsburgh strikes out 10.2 times per game, the second-worst average in baseball.
The Pirates pitching staff is 20th in MLB with a collective 7.9 strikeouts per nine innings.
Pittsburgh has a 4.49 team ERA that ranks 19th across all MLB pitching staffs.
Rays Stats & Insights (2024)
The Rays scored 604 runs (just 3.7 per game) last season, which ranked 29th in MLB.
Tampa Bay hit just 147 homers last season, which ranked 28th in the league.
The Rays ranked 27th in MLB with a team batting average of just .230.
Tampa Bay had the 25th-ranked strikeouts per game rate (9.2) among MLB offenses.
The Rays had an 8.8 K/9 last season as a pitching staff, which ranked 11th in the majors.
Tampa Bay pitchers had a combined ERA of 3.78 last year, ninth-best in baseball.
Pirates Key Players to Watch
Skenes (0-0) gets the start for the Pirates, his second of the season.
Oneil Cruz leads Pittsburgh with one home run this season. He’s batting .211 with two RBI.
Isiah Kiner-Falefa leads Pittsburgh in batting with a .333 average.
Andrew McCutchen leads Pittsburgh in home runs with one. He’s driven in two runs and is slugging .583.
Ke’Bryan Hayes is batting .200 with an OBP of .200 and a slugging percentage of .200 this season.
Rays Key Players to Watch (2024 Stats)
The Rays will send Pepiot to the mound for his second start of the season.
Yandy Diaz had 65 runs batted in while putting up a batting average of .281 last season.
Brandon Lowe hit 21 home runs on the season while slugging .473.
Christopher Morel collected 21 home runs while slugging .346 last season.
Jose Caballero had 24 doubles, a triple, nine home runs and 27 walks while batting .227.
Pirates and Rays Injuries
Pirates: Nick Gonzales: 10 Day IL (Ankle), Spencer Horwitz: 10 Day IL (Wrist), Johan Oviedo: 60 Day IL (Elbow), Dauri Moreta: 60 Day IL (Elbow), Jared Jones: 60 Day IL (Elbow)
Rays: Richard Palacios: 10 Day IL (Finger), Ha-Seong Kim: 10 Day IL (Shoulder), Josh Lowe: 10 Day IL (Oblique), Shane McClanahan: 15 Day IL (Tricep), Alex Faedo: 15 Day IL (Shoulder), Nathan Lavender: 60 Day IL (Elbow)
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