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The Pittsburgh Pirates (15-19) are -163 favorites to take Game 3 of th series from the Colorado Rockies (8-25) Sunday at 1:35 PM ET. The teams enter the matchup with the series record tied, and the underdog Rockies are listed with +135 odds to win the rubber match and take the series victory.
Bailey Falter gets the starting nod for Pittsburgh while Ryan Feltner is Colorado’s starter for the contest.
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The Pirates have put together a 4-8 record in games they were listed as the moneyline favorite (winning 33.3% of those games).
Pittsburgh has played as moneyline favorites of -163 or shorter in just two games this season, which it split 1-1.
The Rockies have won eight, or 24.2%, of the 33 games they’ve played as underdogs this season.
Colorado is 6-18 this season when entering a game as the underdog by +135 or more on the moneyline.
The Pirates have had an over/under set by oddsmakers 34 times, and have combined with opponents to go over the total in 13 of those games (13-21-0).
The Rockies and their opponents have gone over the total this season in 15 of their 33 opportunities.
Pirates Stats & Insights
The Pirates have the No. 24 offense in MLB play scoring 3.6 runs per game (121 total runs).
Pittsburgh is fourth-worst in MLB action with 25 home runs.
The Pirates’ .223 batting average ranks 24th in MLB.
Pittsburgh strikes out 9.4 times per game, the No. 25 average in MLB.
The pitching staff for the Pirates has a collective 8.8 K/9, the eighth-best in the majors.
Pittsburgh has the 11th-ranked team ERA across all MLB pitching staffs (3.66).
Rockies Stats & Insights
The Rockies have scored 120 runs (just 3.6 per game) this season, which ranks 26th in MLB.
Colorado has hit just 25 homers this season, which ranks 27th in the majors.
The Rockies have a team batting average of .236 this season, which ranks 19th among MLB teams.
Colorado ranks just 28th in MLB in strikeouts per game with an average of 10.1 whiffs per contest.
The Rockies strike out just 6.7 batters per nine innings as a pitching staff, worst in MLB.
Colorado has the 30th-ranked ERA (5.68) in the majors this season.
Pirates Key Players to Watch
Falter (2-2) gets the starting nod for the Pirates in his seventh start of the season. He’s put together a 4.22 ERA in 32 2/3 innings pitched, with 23 strikeouts.
Connor Joe leads Pittsburgh with a batting average of .292. He’s also hit three home runs with 14 RBI.
Bryan Reynolds leads Pittsburgh in home runs with four and runs batted in with 17.
Ke’Bryan Hayes is slashing .254/.336/.339 this season for the Pirates.
Jack Suwinski has 17 hits and an OBP of .259 to go with a slugging percentage of .273 this season.
Rockies Key Players to Watch
The Rockies will hand the ball to Feltner (1-2) for his seventh start of the season.
Ryan McMahon leads the Rockies with five home runs and 19 runs batted in, while racking up a team-high batting average of .311.
Elias Diaz is batting .301 with six doubles, two home runs and six walks.
Brenton Doyle is hitting .288 with seven doubles, a triple, three home runs and seven walks.
Charlie Blackmon is batting .212 with four doubles, two triples, a home run and eight walks.
Pirates and Rockies Injuries
Pirates: Jason Delay: 10 Day IL (Knee), Marco Gonzales: 15 Day IL (Forearm), Ryan Borucki: 15 Day IL (Left triceps inflammation), Dauri Moreta: 60 Day IL (Elbow), Johan Oviedo: 60 Day IL (Elbow), Endy Rodriguez: 60 Day IL (Elbow)
Rockies: Kris Bryant: 10 Day IL (Back), Nolan Jones: 10 Day IL (Back), Kyle Freeland: 15 Day IL (Elbow), German Márquez: 60 Day IL (Elbow), Lucas Gilbreath: 60 Day IL (Elbow), Daniel Bard: 60 Day IL (Knee), Antonio Senzatela: 60 Day IL (Elbow)
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