Arizona Diamondbacks vs. Pittsburgh Pirates MLB Betting Preview | August 10

The Pittsburgh Pirates (44-66) square off against the Arizona Diamondbacks (50-59) after Michael Chavis homered twice in a 6-4 loss to the Diamondbacks. The Diamondbacks are favored (-157) in this matchup with the Pirates (+133), which starts at 9:40 PM ET on Wednesday. Arizona’s Madison Bumgarner starts against Pittsburgh’s Mitch Keller.

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Game Info, Betting Lines for Diamondbacks vs. Pirates

• Game Day: Wednesday, August 10, 2022
• Game Time: 9:40 PM ET
• Location: Phoenix, Arizona
• Stadium: Chase Field

Diamondbacks Stats & Trends

Diamondbacks Batting

• The Diamondbacks average 1.1 home runs per game to rank 13th in baseball with 123 total home runs .
• The Diamondbacks are 27th in MLB with a .228 batting average.
• The Diamondbacks are 23rd in baseball with an on-base percentage of .306.
• The Diamondbacks strike out 8.3 times per game, the No. 13 mark in baseball.
• The Diamondbacks average 0.9 homers per game when playing at home this season (53 total in home outings).
• The Diamondbacks are averaging 2.6 extra-base hits per game while slugging .375 in home contests.
• The team is batting .232 with 438 hits (7.4 per game) at home this season.

Diamondbacks Key Batters

• Christian Walker has 80 hits, which is tops among Arizona hitters this season, while batting .210 with 42 extra-base hits.
• Among qualified batters in baseball, Walker’s batting average ranks 145th, his on-base percentage ranks 109th, and he is 45th in slugging.
• Walker will look for his fifth straight game with a hit in this contest. In his last five games he is hitting .389 with two doubles, a home run, a walk and four RBI.
• Ketel Marte has a slash line of .261/.346/.445 this season and a team-best OPS of .791.
• Among all qualifying hitters, Marte ranks 67th in batting average, 46th in on-base percentage and 57th in slugging percentage.
• Marte takes a five-game streak with at least one hit into this matchup. In his last five games he is batting .316 with two doubles, a walk and five RBI.
• Daulton Varsho has collected 85 base hits, an OBP of .314 and a slugging percentage of .431 this season.
• Josh Rojas has been key for Arizona with 77 hits, an OBP of .344 plus a slugging percentage of .401.
• Rojas takes a six-game hitting streak into this matchup. During his last 10 outings he is batting .220 with three doubles, two walks and three RBI.

Pirates Stats & Trends

Pirates Batting

• The Pirates rank 17th in Major League Baseball with 110 home runs.
• The Pirates have a team batting average of just .220 this season, which ranks 29th among MLB teams.
• The Pirates have an on-base percentage of .288 this season, which ranks 28th in the league.
• The Pirates are one of the least disciplined teams at the plate this season, ranking 28th with an average of 9.2 strikeouts per game.
• They’ve hit 58 homers, an average of 1 per game, in 57 road contests this season.
• In 57 road games this season, they’re slugging .356 with 143 hits going for extra bases.
• In away games this season, they’re batting .215 with 7.2 base hits per contest.

Pirates Key Batters

• Bryan Reynolds has put up a team-high OBP (.343), while pacing the Pirates in hits (88).
• Reynolds ranks 73rd in batting average, 54th in on-base percentage and 53rd in slugging percentage among all qualified batters in the big leagues.
• Ke’Bryan Hayes leads his team with a .358 slugging percentage.
• Hayes is currently 91st in batting average, 91st in on-base percentage and 131st in slugging percentage among all qualified batters.
• Chavis has 11 doubles, two triples, 12 home runs and 13 walks while hitting .254.
• Ben Gamel is batting .244 with 15 doubles, two triples, four home runs and 32 walks.

Diamondbacks vs. Pirates Probable Pitchers