Pittsburgh Pirates vs Arizona Diamondbacks 7/9/2023 Predictions, Free Picks and Odds
The Pittsburgh Pirates and Arizona Diamondbacks will play their three-game series at Chase Field in Phoenix, Arizona. The game will take place on Sunday, July 9, 2023, at 4:10 PM (EDT). With a record of 40-49 overall, Pittsburgh sits just one game behind the third-place Chicago Cubs in the NL Central rankings. The Pirates are coming into this game with four losses in a row after dropping the second game against Arizona last Saturday by giving up only one point. The team had 34 at-bats, 15 hitters, two runs, four hits, two RBIs, and two walks. David Bender took the loss after 1.1 innings, allowing two hits, two runs, one walk, and one batter.
The Pittsburgh Pirates are the 21st-ranked team in the league, with a batting average of.240. The Pirates have a not-base percentage record of.317 and a slugging percentage of 0.389. Three hundred seventy-three runs, 697 hits, 80 home runs, 355 RBIs, and 751 strikeouts totaled by the club. Designated hitter Andrew McCutchen led the team with a batting average of 0.268 and an on-base percentage is 383. With 19 home runs and 46 RBI, center fielder Jack Suwinski leads the club in both categories, while left fielder Bryan Reynolds has 75 hits. For the game on Sunday, the Pirates still need to reveal their starting pitcher.
- The Pirates are 1-5 SU in their last six matches against the Diamondbacks.
- The Pittsburgh Pirates are 2-14 SU in their previous 16 games on the road.
- Pittsburgh is 1-9 SU in their last ten matches on the road against Arizona.
- The total went OVER in eight of Pittsburgh’s last 12 matches against an opponent in the National League.
Pittsburgh Pirates vs Arizona Diamondbacks 7/9/2023 Predictions, Free Picks and Odds
With an overall record of 53-28, the Arizona Diamondbacks, on the other hand, are just two games ahead of the Los Angeles Dodgers for first place in the National League West rankings. Two of the Diamondbacks’ last six games this season ended in victories, including a 3-2 triumph over the Pirates in game two of the three-game set. Last Saturday, Arizona had 31 at-bats, three runs, five hits, three RBIs, one home run, six walks, and six batters. With four hitters and just one run on two hits over 2.0 innings of pitching, Scott McGough earned the victory.
With a batting average of.260, the Arizona Diamondbacks were sixth in the league. The Diamondbacks have a 327 on-base percentage record and a 0.431 slugging rate. The club scored 444 runs this season on 785 hits, 103 home runs, 423 RBIs, and 688 strikeouts. The team’s top hitter, left fielder Corbin Carroll, had an on-base percentage of 0.366 and a batting average of 0.291. With 18 home runs and 58 RBIs, first baseman Christian Walker leads the squad, while second baseman Ketel Marie has 90 hits. Zach Davies will take the mound for the Diamondbacks on Sunday. The right-hander had a 1-4 record, a 6.52 ERA, 39 strikeouts, a 1.572 WHIP, and a -0.7 WAR this season.
- The Arizona Diamondbacks are 2-4 SU in their last six matches.
- The total went OVER in six of Arizona’s last eight games against the Pirates.
- The total went UNDER in five of the D-Backs’ previous seven matches at home.
- The Diamondbacks are 9-1 SU in their last ten matches at home against Pittsburgh.
Pittsburgh Pirates vs. Arizona Diamondbacks. The MLB pick for this game is the Arizona Diamondbacks, but the play here is OVER. Three of Arizona’s last five games and three of Pittsburgh’s went OVER the total. Both clubs have a 1-4 record going into this game. Arizona is the only team overall and will play at home on Sunday. The Pirates have lost four of their previous five games and have needed help traveling over the past seven days. While the Diamondbacks had won 26 of their last 49 games at home, Pittsburgh had only won 18 of its previous 46 away games. Arizona will again dominate this game and sweep the Pirates in this series, winning all three games. The anticipated outcome is a victory for the Arizona Diamondbacks with a score of 7-3.
MLB Starting Time: 4:10 PM (EDT)
Location: Chase Field in Phoenix, Arizona
Date: Sunday, July 9, 2023
TV: BSAZ
MLB Odds: Arizona Diamondbacks -215
MLB Totals: 8
