{"id":76325,"date":"2023-05-06T03:42:19","date_gmt":"2023-05-06T03:42:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/articles.runyourpool.com\/2023\/05\/06\/toronto-blue-jays-vs-pittsburgh-pirates-mlb-betting-preview-may-6\/"},"modified":"2023-05-06T03:42:19","modified_gmt":"2023-05-06T03:42:19","slug":"toronto-blue-jays-vs-pittsburgh-pirates-mlb-betting-preview-may-6","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.runyourpool.com\/articles\/2023\/05\/06\/toronto-blue-jays-vs-pittsburgh-pirates-mlb-betting-preview-may-6\/","title":{"rendered":"Toronto Blue Jays vs. Pittsburgh Pirates MLB Betting Preview | May 6"},"content":{"rendered":"<div><span data-dsid-content=\"ct14-nid11622-qid6375-syid7413-mid809327\"><\/span><\/p>\n<p>The Pittsburgh Pirates (20-13) will look to Bryan Reynolds, who is currently on a 10-game hitting streak, when they square off against the Toronto Blue Jays (19-14). The Blue Jays are favored on the moneyline (-142) for this matchup against the Pirates (+121), which begins at 6:35 PM ET on Saturday at PNC Park. Toronto&#8217;s Jose Berrios starts against Pittsburgh&#8217;s Johan Oviedo.<\/p>\n<p>It\u2019s time to get your parents, spouse, co-workers, third cousin and mailman together again. MLB pools are back! Hit your own home run with RunYourPool today.<br \/>\n<span style=\"color:#0034ce\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.articles.runyourpool.com\/baseball-pools.cfm?source=ds&amp;effort=4200\">Start here &gt;<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<h2>Game Info, Betting Lines for Blue Jays vs. Pirates<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Game Day:<\/strong> Saturday, May 6, 2023<\/li>\n<li><strong>Game Time:<\/strong> 6:35 PM ET<\/li>\n<li><strong>Location:<\/strong> Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania<\/li>\n<li><strong>Stadium:<\/strong> PNC Park<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<div>\n<table class=\"table\">\n<caption>Blue Jays vs Pirates Betting Information<\/caption>\n<thead>\n<tr>\n<th scope=\"col\">Favorite<\/th>\n<th scope=\"col\">Favorite Moneyline<\/th>\n<th scope=\"col\">Total<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td>Blue Jays<\/td>\n<td>-142<\/td>\n<td>9<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n<h2>How Do I Watch the Blue Jays vs. the Pirates?<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>TV Channel:<\/strong> SportsNet PT<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Blue Jays Stats &amp; Trends<\/h2>\n<h3>Blue Jays Batting<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>The Blue Jays are 12th in MLB action with 37 home runs. They average 1.1 per game.<\/li>\n<li>Toronto ranks 11th in MLB with a .254 batting average.<\/li>\n<li>The Blue Jays rank 10th in MLB with a .329 on-base percentage.<\/li>\n<li>Toronto strikes out 8.1 times per game, the 10th-best mark in baseball.<\/li>\n<li>The Blue Jays average 1.2 home runs per road game this season (25 total on the road).<\/li>\n<li>Toronto has a .409 slugging percentage and is averaging 3.1 extra-base hits per game on the road.<\/li>\n<li>On the road this season the team averages 8.8 hits per game and is batting .250.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>Blue Jays Key Batters<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>Vladimir Guerrero Jr. has seven doubles, seven home runs and 13 walks while hitting .318. He has an on-base percentage of .389 and a slugging percentage of .530.<\/li>\n<li>Among all qualified hitters in MLB, he ranks 13th in batting average, 24th in on-base percentage, and 30th in slugging.<\/li>\n<li>Guerrero will look for his sixth straight game with a hit in this contest. During his last five outings he is hitting .364 with two doubles, two home runs and six RBI.<\/li>\n<li>Bo Bichette leads Toronto in slugging percentage (.529) thanks to 14 extra-base hits. He&#8217;s batting .329 with an on-base percentage of .369.<\/li>\n<li>He is seventh in batting average, 47th in on-base percentage and 31st in slugging in MLB.<\/li>\n<li>Bichette takes a two-game streak with at least one hit into this one. In his last five games he is hitting .400 with two doubles, a home run, two walks and four RBI.<\/li>\n<li>Matt Chapman has 41 hits and an OBP of .441, both of which lead the Blue Jays this season.<\/li>\n<li>Daulton Varsho has four home runs, 12 RBI and a batting average of .224 this season.<\/li>\n<li>Varsho takes a four-game hitting streak into this matchup. 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He&#8217;s batting .322 with an on-base percentage of .361.<\/li>\n<li>Including all the qualified hitters in the big leagues, his batting average puts him 12th, his on-base percentage is 59th, and he is 17th in slugging.<\/li>\n<li>Reynolds hopes to build on a 10-game hitting streak in this matchup. In his last 10 games he is hitting .417 with nine doubles, four walks and six RBI.<\/li>\n<li>Carlos Santana has 11 doubles, two home runs and 15 walks while hitting .270. He&#8217;s slugging .423 with an on-base percentage of .352.<\/li>\n<li>His batting average ranks 67th among all qualified players, his on-base percentage is 67th, and he is 90th in slugging.<\/li>\n<li>Andrew McCutchen is batting .238 with five doubles, six home runs and 17 walks.<\/li>\n<li>Ke&#8217;Bryan Hayes is hitting .225 with eight doubles, two triples, a home run and 10 walks.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Blue Jays vs. Pirates Probable Pitchers<\/h2>\n<div>\n<table class=\"table\">\n<thead>\n<tr>\n<th style=\"text-align:center\">Jos\u00e9 Berr\u00edos (TOR)<\/th>\n<th style=\"text-align:center\" scope=\"col\">Pitcher<\/th>\n<th style=\"text-align:center\">Johan Oviedo (PIT)<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align:center\">2 &#8211; 3<\/td>\n<th style=\"text-align:center\" scope=\"row\">W\/L<\/th>\n<td style=\"text-align:center\">2 &#8211; 2<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align:center\">34<\/td>\n<th style=\"text-align:center\" scope=\"row\">IP<\/th>\n<td style=\"text-align:center\">32<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align:center\">5.29<\/td>\n<th style=\"text-align:center\" scope=\"row\">ERA<\/th>\n<td style=\"text-align:center\">4.78<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align:center\">1.294<\/td>\n<th style=\"text-align:center\" scope=\"row\">WHIP<\/th>\n<td style=\"text-align:center\">1.469<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align:center\">9.0<\/td>\n<th style=\"text-align:center\" scope=\"row\">K\/9<\/th>\n<td style=\"text-align:center\">8.4<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align:center\">1.9<\/td>\n<th style=\"text-align:center\" scope=\"row\">BB\/9<\/th>\n<td style=\"text-align:center\">3.4<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n<h2>\n<h2>Blue Jays vs. Pirates Injury Updates<\/h2>\n<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>Blue Jays: Zach Pop: 15 Day IL (Hamstring), Adam Cimber: 15 Day IL (Rhomboid), Mitchell White: 15 Day IL (Elbow), Chad Green: 60 Day IL (Undisclosed), Hyun-Jin Ryu: 60 Day IL (Elbow)<\/li>\n<li>Pirates: Vince Vel\u00e1squez: 15 Day IL (Elbow), Rob Zastryzny: 15 Day IL (Elbow), Chase De Jong: 15 Day IL (Knee), Oneil Cruz: 60 Day IL (Ankle), Ji-Man Choi: 60 Day IL (Achilles), Wil Crowe: 60 Day IL (Shoulder), Jarlin Garc\u00eda: 60 Day IL (Arm), Max Kranick: 60 Day IL (Elbow), JT Brubaker: 60 Day IL (Elbow), Andrew McCutchen: day-to-day (Ankle)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Recent Scores and Betting Lines for the Blue Jays and Pirates (Last 10 Games)<\/h2>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Pittsburgh Pirates (20-13) will look to Bryan Reynolds, who is currently on a 10-game hitting streak, when they square off against the Toronto Blue Jays (19-14). 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