Led by Aaron Judge on a five-game home run streak, the New York Yankees (93-66) are -159 favorites on the moneyline to defeat the Pittsburgh Pirates (74-85). First pitch is set for 7:05 p.m. ET Friday, live from Yankee Stadium and airing on SportsNet PT.
New York’s Carlos Rodon gets the start, and he’ll go against Pittsburgh’s Jared Jones.
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The Yankees have won 74 of the 130 games they were the moneyline favorite this season (56.9%).
New York has a record of 42-27 when playing as moneyline favorites with odds of -159 or shorter (60.9% winning percentage).
The Pirates have entered the game as underdogs 97 times this season and won 40, or 41.2%, of those games.
Pittsburgh is 12-20 this season when entering a game as the underdog by +136 or more on the moneyline.
The Yankees have played in 159 games with set over/under, and have combined with opponents to go over the total 84 times (84-70-5).
The Pirates’ games have gone over the total in 76 of their 159 chances.
Yankees Stats & Insights
The Yankees score the third-most runs in baseball (803 total, 5.1 per game).
The New York Yankees have hit an MLB-leading 235 home runs, averaging 1.5 per game.
The Yankees rank eighth in MLB with a .249 batting average.
New York’s 8.1 strikeouts per game rank 11th in the majors.
The pitching staff for the Yankees has a collective nine K/9, the fifth-best in MLB.
New York’s 3.71 team ERA ranks sixth across all MLB pitching staffs.
Pirates Stats & Insights
The Pirates have scored 648 runs (4.1 per game) this season, which ranks 24th in MLB.
Pittsburgh’s 152 home runs rank 26th in MLB this season.
The Pirates rank 23rd in MLB with a .235 team batting average.
Pittsburgh ranks just 27th in MLB in strikeouts per game with an average of 9.3 whiffs per contest.
The Pirates average the 17th-most strikeouts per nine innings (8.5) in the majors this season.
Pittsburgh has the 20th-ranked ERA (4.17) in the majors this season.
Yankees Key Players to Watch
Rodon (16-9 with a 3.98 ERA and 190 strikeouts in 169 2/3 innings pitched) gets the start for the Yankees, his 32nd of the season.
Judge leads New York in home runs with 58, runs batted in with 144 and his batting average of .325 is also best on his team.
Juan Soto is batting .288 with an OBP of .418 and a slugging percentage of .572 this season.
Jazz Chisholm has collected 140 base hits, an OBP of .321 and a slugging percentage of .426 this season.
Anthony Volpe has 155 hits and an OBP of .294 to go with a slugging percentage of .368 this season.
Pirates Key Players to Watch
Jones (6-8) will take the mound for the Pirates, his 22nd start of the season.
Bryan Reynolds leads the Pirates in home runs (22), runs batted in (85) and has a team-high batting average of .275.
Oneil Cruz is hitting .263 with 34 doubles, three triples, 21 home runs and 48 walks.
Andrew McCutchen has 18 doubles, a triple, 20 home runs and 58 walks while hitting .234.
Isiah Kiner-Falefa is hitting .274 with 18 doubles, four triples, eight home runs and 16 walks.
Yankees and Pirates Injuries
Yankees: DJ LeMahieu: 10 Day IL (Hip), Jake Cousins: 15 Day IL (Pectoral), Nestor Cortes Jr.: 15 Day IL (Elbow), Lou Trivino: 60 Day IL (Elbow), Jonathan Loaisiga: 60 Day IL (Elbow), JT Brubaker: 60 Day IL (Elbow)
Pirates: Ke’Bryan Hayes: 10 Day IL (Herniated disc), Henry Davis: 10 Day IL (Hand), Kyle Nicolas: 15 Day IL (Oblique ), Ben Heller: 60 Day IL (Shoulder), Marco Gonzales: 60 Day IL (Forearm), Daulton Jefferies: 60 Day IL (Elbow), Dauri Moreta: 60 Day IL (Elbow), Hunter Stratton: 60 Day IL (Patella), Johan Oviedo: 60 Day IL (Elbow), Endy Rodriguez: 60 Day IL (Elbow)
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