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MLB Matchup

Rays @ Pirates

Sat, Apr 18 7:30 PMPNC ParkESPN Unlmtd
Final
TB 8 - 7 PIT
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Odds

DraftKings
Run Line
TB +1.5·PIT -1.5
Moneyline
TB +133·PIT -161
Total
7.5
Rays
Away
Rays
36-23
15-14 road
L
L
L
W
L
Pirates
Home
Pirates
34-29
18-15 home
W
L
W
W
W

AI Analysis

LEANSoft lean — not a strong recommendation
Pirates ML
-171· moderate risk
74%

Paul Skenes anchors a Pirates staff with a dominant 3.16 team ERA vs Tampa Bay's 4.44, while Pittsburgh's .647 opponent OPS is the best team-level pitching suppression number in this matchup.

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Starting Pitchers

Drew Rasmussen
TB
Drew Rasmussen
(4-2, 3.36)
3.36
ERA
Paul Skenes
PIT
Paul Skenes
(6-5, 3.09)
3.09
ERA

Season Series — TB 1 - PIT 2

TB 6-3 PIT
Apr 19
TB 8-7 PIT
Apr 18
TB 5-1 PIT
Apr 17

Batting

0.256
#3
AVG
0.256
#3
0.720
#10
OPS
0.744
#4
51
#28
HR
74
#10
273
#14
R
325
#4
259
#16
RBI
310
#4
54
#8
SB
62
#3

Pitching

4.02
#16
ERA
4.00
#14
1.250
#8
WHIP
1.260
#12
449
#29
K
576
#5
182
#5
BB
225
#19
17
#21
QS
22
#10
25
#1
SV
13
#23

Bullpen & Advanced

7.6
#28
K/9
9.1
#5
0.240
#14
OPP AVG
0.231
#7
0.708
#17
OPP OPS
0.685
#9
44
#5
HLD
35
#13

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ATS Records

34-25
Overall ATS
32-31
14-15
Away/Home ATS
16-17
21-17
As Favorite
19-21
13-8
As Underdog
13-10
0-0-4
Over/Under
0-0-2
2-8
Last 10 ATS
5-5
ATS Win%
0.6%
Avg spread: -0.4
Avg margin: +0.1
ATS Win%
0.5%
Avg spread: -0.4
Avg margin: +0.6

Scoring

4.63
R/G
5.16
4.54
RA/G
4.57
0.1
DIFF
0.6

Injury Report

TBJonathan HeasleyRP
15-Day-IL
TBCraig KimbrelRP
15-Day-IL
TBManuel RodriguezRP
60-Day-IL
TBSteven WilsonRP
60-Day-IL
TBEdwin UcetaRP
60-Day-IL
TBMichael GroveRP
60-Day-IL
TBGavin LuxLF
60-Day-IL
TBJesse ScholtensRP
15-Day-IL
PITChris DevenskiRP
15-Day-IL
PITKonnor GriffinSS
10-Day-IL
PITJoey BartC
10-Day-IL
PITAnthony SolometoSP
Day-To-Day
PITOddanier MosquedaRP
Day-To-Day
PITMike ClevingerRP
Day-To-Day
PITSean SullivanSP
Day-To-Day