The Philadelphia Phillies(6 – 6) will go against state rival Pittsburgh Pirates(9 – 3) to start a four-game series.
Pittsburgh is coming out a loss on Tuesday, with Martin Perez 8.0 innings pitched, and seven strikeouts, Edward Olivares going 2-4 hitting two home runs, and Ke’Bryan Hayes having a 2-4 game driving in an RBI.
The Phillies are coming off a win with Aaron Nola throwing for 6.0 innings striking three, but giving up two runs, with Alec Bohm being 1-4 driving in an RBI, along with Brandon Marsh going 1-4 driving in a run.
Can the Pirates regain the lost momentum from Tuesday’s loss, or will the stateside rival Phillies take advantage of the win yesterday to start a winning streak in mid-April?
Philadelphia Phillies vs. Pittsburgh Pirates Betting Odds
| Team | Spread | Total | MoneyLine |
| Philadelphia Phillies | -1.5
-140 |
U 9
+100 |
-142 |
| Pittsburgh Pirates | +1.5
-166 |
O 9
-120 |
+120 |
| ** Odds Subject to Change** | |||
Philadelphia Phillies vs. Pittsburgh Pirates Game Details
- Fixture: Pirates @ Phillies
- Date and Time: April 11, 2024 @ 6:40 pm
- Location: Citizens Bank Park, Philadelphia, PA
- Weather: Light rain and 63 degrees
Apex Tale of the Tape
| Philadelphia Phillies | vs. | Pittsburgh Pirates |
| 7 – 5 | Record | 9 – 3 |
| 5.75 | Runs/G | 3.75 |
| .270 | BA | .234 |
| .766 | OPS | .658 |
| 12 | HR | 11 |
| 6 | SB | 13 |
| 3.66 | ERA | 3.92 |
| 1.11 | WHIP | 1.20 |
| 8.44 | K/G | 8.44 |
| 6 | Quality Starts | 6 |
| 7 | Errors | 11 |
Key Stats
Philadelphia Phillies
The Phillies will be having Ranger Suárez on the mound in Philadelphia. Suárez is coming off pitching 6.0 innings striking out four but giving up a home run and two earned runs. The Phillies offense will be led by Brandon Marsh who is leading the team in batting average with a .333 average and OBP of .359. Bryce Harper is also helping leading in home runs, and RBIs, with three home runs and seven RBIs, and Trea Turner leading in hits with 13 so far this season.
Pittsburgh Pirates
Pittsburgh is sending out Jared Jones for the start against the Phillies tonight. Jones pitched 6.0 innings giving up two earned runs, and striking out seven in his last start. The Pirates hitting core is consistent of Connor Joe leading the team in batting average and OBP, batting .324 and a .444 OBP so far this season. Edward Olivares is also contributing leading in team home runs with three, and Bryan Reynolds leading team RBIs with ten. Ke’Bryan Hayes also is helping leading team hits with 15 so far this season.
Game Prediction
With the state-side rivalry of the Phillies and Pirates reigniting for these next four games, it feels like Philadelphia could lose against the Pirates tonight. The Pirates have a strong pitching staff early this season and could go well against the Phillies bats. A team that’s coming off a brutal loss, will be salivating against the sluggish Phillies batting staff right now. This game would be decided on the pitching and the Pirates pitching core is looking better in the early parts of this season, so it will be Pittsburgh night in Philadelphia.
Final Pick
Pittsburgh Pirates ML (-198)
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