The Pittsburgh Pirates will take the field against the Los Angeles Angels (12-22) on Monday. The game begins at 6:40 PM ET on SportsNet PT, with the Pirates listed as -162 favorites on the moneyline.
Mitch Keller takes the mound for Pittsburgh while Tyler Anderson is Los Angeles’ starter for the contest.
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The Pirates have won 38.5% of the games this season when they were the moneyline favorite (5-8).
Pittsburgh has a 2-1 record (winning 66.7% of its games) when it has played as moneyline favorites of -162 or shorter.
This season, the Angels have won 11 out of the 30 games, or 36.7%, in which they’ve been the underdog.
Los Angeles has a record of 2-4 when it’s set as an underdog of +135 or more by sportsbooks this season.
The Pirates have combined with opponents to hit the over on the total 14 times this season for a 14-21-0 record against the over/under.
The Angels and their opponents have gone over the total this season in 18 of their 34 opportunities.
Pirates Stats & Insights
The Pirates rank 25th in runs scored with 126, 3.6 per game.
Pittsburgh has hit the third-fewest home runs in MLB action this season (26).
The Pirates rank 24th in the majors with a .225 batting average.
Pittsburgh strikes out 9.3 times per game to rank 25th in baseball.
The 8.7 strikeouts per nine innings put together by the Pirates pitching staff ranks 10th in MLB.
Pittsburgh’s 3.65 team ERA ranks 10th across all MLB pitching staffs.
Angels Stats & Insights
The Angels have scored 139 runs (4.1 per game) this season, which ranks 20th in MLB.
Los Angeles’ 36 home runs rank 11th in Major League Baseball.
The Angels rank 14th in MLB with a .241 team batting average.
Los Angeles ranks 22nd with an average of nine strikeouts per game.
The Angels strike out 8.7 batters per nine innings as a pitching staff, 10th-best in MLB.
Los Angeles has the 27th-ranked ERA (4.90) in the majors this season.
Pirates Key Players to Watch
Keller (2-3) gets the starting nod for the Pirates in his eighth start of the season. He has a 5.18 ERA in 40 2/3 innings pitched, with 39 strikeouts.
Bryan Reynolds leads Pittsburgh in runs batted in with 17 and has a batting average of .243.
Connor Joe’s batting average of .290 leads all Pittsburgh hitters this season.
Ke’Bryan Hayes has 31 hits this season and a slash line of .254/.333/.336.
Jack Suwinski has collected 18 hits this season and has an OBP of .261. He’s slugging .275 on the year.
Angels Key Players to Watch
Anderson (2-3) will take to the mound for the Angels and make his seventh start of the season.
Taylor Ward paces the Angels in runs batted in (24) and has racked up a team-high batting average of .279.
Luis Rengifo is batting .330 with six doubles, two home runs and six walks.
Jo Adell is hitting .261 with three doubles, a triple, four home runs and five walks.
Nolan Schanuel has a double, three home runs and 12 walks while batting .232.
Pirates and Angels 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)
Angels: Miguel Sanó: 10 Day IL (Knee), Mike Trout: 10 Day IL (Meniscus), Anthony Rendon: 10 Day IL (Hamstring), Chase Silseth: 15 Day IL (Elbow), José Cisnero: 15 Day IL (Shoulder), Guillermo Zuniga: 15 Day IL (Pectoral strain), Sam Bachman: 60 Day IL (Shoulder), Robert William Stephenson: 60 Day IL (Shoulder), Michael Stefanic: 60 Day IL (Quadricep), José Quijada: 60 Day IL (Elbow)
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