Arizona Diamondbacks vs. Pittsburgh Pirates MLB Betting Preview | August 9

The Arizona Diamondbacks (49-59) and the Pittsburgh Pirates (44-65) square off on Tuesday at 9:40 PM ET. The Diamondbacks are moneyline favorites (-161) against the underdog Pirates (+135). Arizona’s Tommy Henry and Pittsburgh’s Zach Thompson will start this matchup.

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Game Info, Betting Lines for Diamondbacks vs. Pirates

• Game Day: Tuesday, August 9, 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 12th in baseball with 123 total home runs .
• The Diamondbacks’ .227 batting average ranks 27th in MLB.
• The Diamondbacks are 23rd in baseball with a .305 on-base percentage.
• The Diamondbacks strike out 8.4 times per game, the No. 13 average in the league.
• The Diamondbacks average 0.9 homers per home game this season (53 total at home).
• The Diamondbacks have a .375 slugging percentage and are averaging 2.6 extra-base hits per game at home.
• At home this season the club averages 7.4 hits per game and is batting .231.

Diamondbacks Key Batters

• Christian Walker leads Arizona with 77 hits, batting .204 this season with 41 extra-base hits.
• Among all qualified hitters in MLB, Walker ranks 146th in batting average, 118th in on-base percentage, and 49th in slugging.
• Walker hopes to build on a three-game hitting streak in this matchup. In his last five games he is hitting .211 with a double, a home run and three RBI.
• Ketel Marte has a slash line of .261/.347/.448 this season and a team-best OPS of .795.
• Marte ranks 62nd in batting average, 42nd in on-base percentage and 56th in slugging among qualifying batters.
• Marte takes a four-game streak with at least one hit into this contest. In his last five games he is hitting .263 with two doubles, a walk and three RBI.
• Daulton Varsho is batting .241 with a .435 slugging percentage and 51 RBI this year.
• Josh Rojas has been key for Arizona with 75 hits, an OBP of .343 plus a slugging percentage of .397.
• Rojas takes a five-game hitting streak into this matchup. In his last five games he is batting .300 with two doubles, a walk and three RBI.

Pirates Stats & Trends

Pirates Batting

• The Pirates have hit 108 homers this season, which ranks 17th in the league.
• 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 rank just 28th in MLB in strikeouts per game with an average of 9.3 whiffs per contest.
• They have averaged 1 home runs per game in their 56 road contests this season.
• In 56 road games this season, they’re slugging .355 with 140 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 racked up an on-base percentage of .344 and has 88 hits, both team-high marks for the Pirates.
• Reynolds ranks 66th in batting average, 49th in on-base percentage and 48th in slugging percentage among all qualified hitters in MLB.
• Reynolds hopes to build on a two-game hitting streak in this matchup. During his last five outings he is hitting .333 with a double, three walks and two RBI.
• Ke’Bryan Hayes’ .356 slugging percentage leads his team.
• Including all qualified hitters, Hayes ranks 98th in batting average, 93rd in on-base percentage and 132nd in slugging percentage.
• Ben Gamel has 14 doubles, two triples, four home runs and 32 walks while batting .244.
• Michael Chavis is hitting .250 with 11 doubles, two triples, 10 home runs and 13 walks.

Diamondbacks vs. Pirates Probable Pitchers