The Philadelphia Phillies are 6-1 over their last seven games and 4-0 over their last four. The Phillies hope to extend their current winning streak to five games with a win on the road on Friday in the first game of a three-game series against the Pittsburgh Pirates.
Phillies vs. Pirates 2018 odds: Sportsbooks set pick’em line for series opener on Friday
The Philadelphia Phillies will look to stay hot on the road against the Pittsburgh Pirates, with the sportsbooks setting a tight betting line for Friday night’s contest.
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Pittsburgh and Philadelphia are going off as a pick’em at -105 in Pittsburgh at sportsbooks monitored by OddsShark.com. Two pitchers that have led their teams to losses in six of their last eight starts take the mound with Nick Pivetta going for Philadelphia and Trevor Williams starting for Pittsburgh.
Philadelphia Phillies at Pittsburgh Pirates
When: Friday, July 6, 7:05 p.m. ET
Where: PNC Park, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Betting Line / Total: Philadelphia -105 / 8.5 Runs
Philadelphia Phillies
Philadelphia’s statistics aren’t particularly impressive with an offense that ranks 19th in the major leagues in runs and a pitching staff that ranks 15th in the league in team ERA. But despite the metrics, the Phillies keep finding ways to win and are right in the thick of the race for the NL East with a record of 47-37 on the year.
Over the team’s current four-game winning streak, opposing teams have averaged only two runs per game.
The Phillies are a perfect 4-0 in their last four games against Pittsburgh per the OddsShark MLB Database. The Pirates were 5-1 in the previous six games between these two cross-state rivals.
Pittsburgh Pirates
Bad pitching has doomed the Pirates in 2018 with the team owning a team ERA of 4.38 through the first half of the season. Pittsburgh is just 4-10 over its last 10 games including three straight losses to the red-hot Los Angeles Dodgers earlier this week.
The Pirates return home after a nine-game road trip hoping to snap a five-game home losing streak.
Friday night’s total is set at 8.5. The UNDER is 6-0-3 in the last nine games between Pittsburgh and Philadelphia.
This game marks the first of 11 on the road before the all-star break for the Phillies with a very beatable stretch of opponents in Pittsburgh, the New York Mets, the Baltimore Orioles and the Miami Marlins. Jake Arrieta will take the hill for the Phillies against Jameson Taillon on Saturday while Zach Eflin will face Nick Kingham on Sunday.
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