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<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/athletics-vs-pirates-prediction-odds-pick-how-to-watch-6-7-2023');   ga('set', 'title', 'Athletics vs. Pirates prediction, odds, pick, how to watch – 6/7/2023');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/Athletics_vs._Pirates_prediction_odds_pick_how_to_watch.jpg"></figure><h1>Athletics vs. Pirates prediction, odds, pick, how to watch – 6/7/2023</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2023-06-07T04:42:26-07:00">June 7th, 4:42am</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2023-06-07T04:42:26-07:00">June 7th, 4:42am</time><address><a>Bryan Logan</a></address><h3 class="op-kicker">Betting</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>It is game three of the series between the Oakland Athletics and the Pittsburgh Pirates. It’s time to continue our MLB odds <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/betting" rel="noopener">series</a> with an Athletics-Pirates prediction, pick, and how to watch.</p><p>Last night the Athletics snapped a 15-game road losing streak as Jace Peterson homered twice in the victory. It seemed like the Athletics were well on their way to joining the 2021 Orioles and Diamondbacks for 20+ game road losing streaks until a wonderful performance last night. The Pirates had taken the early lead on a Jack Suwinski fielders choice and an error, as it seemed like the A’s were heading to another loss. Shea Langeliers answered in the top of the second though with a bomb to center field to tie the game. The sixth inning is when things broke open though. Tied at two going into the top of the sixth, the Athletics scored three runs on four hits and an error to give them a 5-2 lead. Peterson would hit home runs in the eighth and ninth innings to give the Athletics the win. Now the rubber match of the three-game series is on tap for this afternoon.</p><p><b><i>Here are the Athletics-Pirates <a href="https://sportsbook.fanduel.com/navigation/mlb" rel="noopener">MLB odds</a>, </i></b><b><i>courtesy of FanDuel.</i></b><b><i> </i></b></p><h2><b>MLB Odds: Ahtletics-Pirates Odds</b></h2><p>Oakland Athletics: +1.5 (-134)</p><p>Pittsburgh Pirates: -1.5 (+112)</p><p>Over: 9 (-105)</p><p>Under: 9 (-115)</p><h2><b>How To Watch Athletics vs. Pirates</b></h2><p>TV: NBCSCA/ATTP</p><p>Stream: MLB.TV</p><p>Time: 12:35 PM ET/ 8:35 AM PT</p><p><i><b>*Watch MLB games LIVE with fuboTV <a href="https://www.fubo.tv/lp/mlb/?irad=377812&amp;irmp=492408" rel="noopener sponsored">(click for a free trial)*</a></b></i></p><h2><b>Why The Athletics Could Cover The Spread</b></h2><p>The offense has shown some signs of life at times this year, but possibly none more than against the Pirates ace last night. It was just the fourth time all year that the Athletics scored ten or more runs. Brent Rooker was a major part of that. He drove in two last night on a home run. It was his first RBI since May 22nd and his first home run since May 12th. He has been hitting the ball better as of late. He has hits in four of his last five games overall.</p><p>Jace Peterson had five hits last night, which hopefully should continue his turnaround. Going into the month he was hitting just .192, but he has brought that up to .218 in the last four games. He had just 14 hits and nine RBIs in all of May. In four games this month, he already has seven hits and five RBIs. Ryan Noda is having one of the best weeks of his season as well. He is hitting .350 in the last week, with two doubles and three runs scored. Considering Noda hit just .224 in May, his .389 batting average this month is quite an improvement.</p><p>The A’s are sending Hogan Harris for his first start of the year. He may be used as an opener, but he has shown this year, he can work long innings. In his last two outings, he went five innings in each of them. In the first one, he gave up no runs and just one hit in five innings. The next time out it was five hits and two runs over five innings.</p><h2><b>Why The Pirates Could Cover The Spread</b></h2><p>Like has happened far too often this year, the Pirates’ bats went silent last night. Against a pitcher that had been struggling, the Pirates managed just four hits against Kaprielian to help him get his first win of the year. The issue last night was hitting with runners in scoring position. They went 0-13 last night with runners in scoring position, led by Suwinski who went 0-3. Suwinski has not normally been bad in those situations. In the year he is hitting .273 with runners in scoring position, but last night he failed to deliver.</p><p>One solution to the problem from last night may be moving Bryan Reynolds down to give him more opportunities with runners in the scoring position. On the year he is hitting .362 in RISP situations with an OBP of .417. He has 31 RBIs when runners are in scoring position, which leads the team. Reynolds’s bat has cooled off a little in June, hitting just .235 this month. Regardless, he is top 30 in the majors in RBIs this year, and the Pirates need to put him in positions to drive in runs.</p><p>The Pirates send Roansy Contreras to the mound in this one. He is 3-4 with a 4.82 ERA on the season. To start the year, Contreras was pitching well. He let up two or fewer runs in four of his first five starts while going 5.2 innings or more in those starts. Since then, he has started just one game in which he went over 5.2 innings and gave up two or fewer runs. His last time out he gave up five runs in just four innings of work.</p><h2><b>Final Athletics-Pirates Prediction &amp; Pick</b></h2><p>The Athletics have won just two series all year long, and it was also the only two times this year the Athletics have won back-to-back games. The first was at Kansas City at the start of May. That should not mean much since the Royals are nearly as bad as the Athletics. The second time was fairly recent. The Athletics took games one and two over the Braves on May 29th and 30th. Still, the Athletics have struggled on the road and struggled to put together back-to-back solid offensive performances. The most runs they have put together in back-to-back nights combined is 17. They did that in the two wins over Kansas City. The Athletics are not scoring six runs tonight, and will not be getting the win in this one.</p><p><b>Final Athletics-Pirates Prediction &amp; Pick: Pirates -1.5 (+112) </b></p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Athletics vs. Pirates prediction, odds, pick, how to watch – 6/7/2023

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After a blistering April in which the club won twice as many games as it lost, the Pirates lost 11 of their next 12 games, which was more expected for baseball fans in the Steel City.</p><p>Since that nasty losing streak, Pittsburgh has been just about a .500 baseball club. With competition from the Milwaukee Brewers and the St. Louis Cardinals, conventional wisdom says the ballclub should be far from divisional contention. Instead, like the Pirates, the rest of the NL Central has been unable to generate any sort of maintained success.</p><p>And thus, as the standings stood a month ago, the <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/pirates-moves-nl-central" rel="noopener">Pittsburgh Pirates</a> are still a half-game ahead in the NL Central. The Pirates have gotten by on the strength of their pitching staff. The team has a 3.92 ERA, led by All-Star candidates <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/mitch-keller-accomplishes-feat-no-pirates-pitcher-has-since-1920" rel="noopener">Mitch Keller</a> (7-1, 3.25 ERA, 11.2 strikeouts per nine innings) and David Bednar (1.13 ERA, 13 saves, 30 strikeouts to one walk).</p><p>Offensively, Pittsburgh has gotten by on small ball, but Bryan Reynolds — who has also cooled down after a hot start — is an All-Star in left field, while Jack Suwinksi has been a surprising source of power in center field.</p><p>The Pirates cannot continue to rely on the underperformance of the teams around them to stay in first place. The club needs more power offensively and could use more depth in its starting rotation. Given these needs, here are three players the Pittsburgh Pirates should target ahead of the trade deadline.</p><h1><b>3 early 2023 MLB trade deadline targets for Pirates</b></h1><h2><b>Elias Diaz (C), Colorado Rockies</b></h2><p>The Pittsburgh Pirates desperately need a catcher that can get on base. Austin Hedges is one of the best defensive catchers in baseball (<a href="https://baseballsavant.mlb.com/savant-player/elias-diaz-553869?stats=statcast-r-hitting-mlb" rel="noopener">98th percentile in framing</a>, plus a great blocker), but he probably couldn’t hit the ball if it was on a tee. Hedges’ career batting average over nine seasons is .189, and this year he is batting .184. Backup Jason Delay hit .383 through the first five weeks of the year, but is a .167 in the month since then.</p><p>Colorado’s Elias Diaz offers great offense while not compromising on the defensive end. He currently leads all MLB catchers with 2.2 WAR and would be a great pickup for the Pirates.</p><h2><b>Josh Naylor (1B/DH), Cleveland Guardians</b></h2><p>The Pirates have hit the sixth-fewest home runs of any MLB team. While they make up for it with a healthy rate of doubles and triples, it is no substitute for the guaranteed RBIs of a home run.</p><p>Josh Naylor left the park 20 times last season in his first full year as an MLB regular and is on pace to surpass that mark in 2023. He’s also among the best at driving home runs, doing so 41 this year in 51 games. He does all of this while striking out just 16% of the time.</p><h2><b>Eduardo Rodriguez (SP), Detroit Tigers</b></h2><p>Aside from 43-year-old Rich Hill, this is a young Pirates starting rotation. Johan Oviedo, Roansy Contreras, and Luis Ortiz are all 25 years old or younger while Mitch Keller is just 27.</p><p>Eduardo Rodriguez is the ace on a mediocre Tigers pitching staff and is in the midst of a breakout season. He has a 2.13 ERA and leads the league in ERA+ (which takes into account a pitcher’s performance relative to ballpark factors). Rodriguez would be a great pickup for the Pirates ahead of the MLB trade deadline.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Pirates: 3 early 2023 MLB trade deadline targets for Pittsburgh

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/athletics-vs-pirates-prediction-odds-pick-how-to-watch-6-6-2023');   ga('set', 'title', 'Athletics vs. Pirates prediction, odds, pick, how to watch – 6/6/2023');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/Athletics_vs._Pirates_prediction_odds_pick_how_to_watch.jpg"></figure><h1>Athletics vs. Pirates prediction, odds, pick, how to watch – 6/6/2023</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2023-06-06T08:51:39-07:00">June 6th, 8:51am</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2023-06-06T09:03:43-07:00">June 6th, 9:03am</time><address><a>Bryan Logan</a></address><h3 class="op-kicker">Betting</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>The Pittsburgh Pirates took game one of the series with the Oakland Athletics and will be looking to bring their winning streak to seven games today. It’s time to continue our MLB odds <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/betting" rel="noopener">series</a> with an Athletics-Pirates prediction, pick, and how to watch.</p><p>The Athletics come into this game after their 15th straight loss on the road. They took the early 3-0 lead in the game, but the Pirates scored three in the six to take a one-run lead. The Athelietcs tied it up in the eighth, but a sacrifice fly would give the Pirates a lead they would not surrender in the bottom of the inning. The Athletics have now just won two of their last 18 games, sitting with a 12-50 record on the season.</p><p>Meanwhile, the Pirates come in riding a six-game win streak, including a sweep of the Cardinals over the weekend. They are 32-27 on the season and are in first place in the NL Central.</p><p><b><i>Here are the Athletics-Pirates <a href="https://sportsbook.fanduel.com/navigation/mlb" rel="noopener">MLB odds</a>, </i></b><b><i>courtesy of FanDuel.</i></b><b><i> </i></b></p><h2><b>MLB Odds: Ahtletics-Pirates Odds</b></h2><p>Oakland Athletics: +1.5 (+105)</p><p>Pittsburgh Pirates: -1.5 (-126)</p><p>Over: 8.5 (-120)</p><p>Under: 8.5 (-102)</p><h2><b>How To Watch Athletics vs. Pirates</b></h2><p>TV: NBCSCA/ATTP</p><p>Stream: MLB.TV</p><p>Time: 7:05 PM ET/ 4:05 PM PT</p><p><i><b>*Watch MLB games LIVE with fuboTV <a href="https://www.fubo.tv/lp/mlb/?irad=377812&amp;irmp=492408" rel="noopener sponsored">(click for a free trial)*</a></b></i></p><h2><b>Why The Athletics Could Cover The Spread</b></h2><p>The Athletics are on pace to be the worst team in MLB history. Since 1901, the New York Mets have had the most losses, with 120 losses in the year. The Athletics are on pace for 131. The worst winning percentage since then belongs to the 1916 Philadelphia Athletics, at .235. The Athletics’ current winning percentage is .194. To get to a lower winning percentage than that, you would have to go back to the 1899 Cleveland Spiders in the National League. They went 20-134 that year, with a .130 winning percentage. The team would fold after the season. The Athletics will not be folding after this year but will be <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/athletics-news-first-look-proposed-las-vegas-stadium-renderings" rel="noopener">set up to move to Las Vegas,</a> where they hope to find more success.</p><p>The reason for so many losses this year is their work on the road. They are just 5-26 on the road and are on pace to lose 68 times on the road this year alone. To put that into perspective, the Rays are on pace to lose just 50 times all year. It has not been all bad for the Athletics away from home though. Brent Rooker is hitting .273 on the road this year, with 22 RBIs and seven home runs. Meanwhile, Ryan Noda is hitting .288 on the road with ten doubles and scored 15 times this year. Run production on the road has been difficult this year though. Only Rooker and Shea Landeliers with 12 RBIs, have double-digit runs batted in on the season on the road.</p><p>The A’s are sending James Kaprielian to the mound today. He is currently 0-6 on the season with an 8.12 ERA. He has been better in his last four starts, after spending some time in the bullpen. In the last four starts, he is 0-4, but his ERA is down to 4.57. He did have one start in that he gave up just one run in five innings, but in each of the others, he gave up three or more.</p><h2><b>Why The Pirates Could Cover The Spread</b></h2><p>The Pirates produced just enough offense to win again last night. In their last three wins, they have scored 11 runs and won each game by just one run. They are middle of the pack in most categories on offense. They are 19th in runs scored, while sitting 17th in batting average and 12th in on-base percentage. Last night it was Andrew McCutchen that drove in the clutch RBI. He drove in two runs in the game and walked three times on the night. His on-base numbers have been solid this year. While he is hitting .271 on the year, his OBP is .373, and near .400 over the last month of games.</p><p>Ke’Bryan Hayes is also on a little bit of a hot streak. In the four games this month he has scored three times, driven in five runs, all while hitting .533. This is a great turnaround for Hayes, as he barely hit over .200 in May. Bryan Reynolds is also starting to pick up production. After not driving in a run in the first 14 games of May, he has driven in 14 runs in the 15 games since. That included one last night.</p><p>Mitch Keller comes to the mound in this one. He is 7-1 on the season with a 3.24 ERA. He has been striking out a lot of batters as of late. In each of his last seven starts, Keller has struck out eight or more batters. Right now FanDuel has Keller to strike out 8+ batters at +140, which may be worth a play in this one. He has been giving up runs as of late though. He has given up ten runs in his last 12 innings of work. In the four starts before that, he gave up just three earned runs in 27 innings.</p><h2><b>Final Athletics-Pirates Prediction &amp; Pick</b></h2><p>This one comes down to pitching. The Pirates are sending out a very good pitcher in Mitch Keller. He will get plenty of strikeouts today and should keep this poor Athletics offense at bay. Meanwhile, the Athletics send out Kaprielian. He has been bad this year, and even at his peak, is still giving up four runs an outing. The Pirates will be winning this one.</p><p><b>Final Athletics-Pirates Prediction &amp; Pick: Pirates -1.5 (-126) </b></p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Athletics vs. Pirates prediction, odds, pick, how to watch – 6/6/2023

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/athletics-vs-pirates-prediction-odds-pick-how-to-watch-6-5-2023');   ga('set', 'title', 'Athletics vs. Pirates prediction, odds, pick, how to watch – 6/5/2023');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/Athletics_vs._Pirates_prediction_odds_pick_how_to_watch.jpg"></figure><h1>Athletics vs. Pirates prediction, odds, pick, how to watch – 6/5/2023</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2023-06-05T07:33:43-07:00">June 5th, 7:33am</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2023-06-05T07:33:43-07:00">June 5th, 7:33am</time><address><a>Bryan Logan</a></address><h3 class="op-kicker">Betting</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>It is the opening of an interleague series as the Oakland Athletics visit the Pittsburgh Pirates. It’s time to continue our MLB odds <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/betting" rel="noopener">series</a> with an Athletics-Pirates prediction, pick, and how to watch.</p><p>The Athletics enter the game losers of four straight, after being swept by the Marlins. On that series, they were outscored by a large margin. The Marlins scored 23 runs in the three games, while the A’s scored just six. The Athletics have now just won two of their last 17 games, sitting with a 12-49 record on the season. Meanwhile, the Pirates come in riding a five-game win streak, including a sweep of the Cardinals over the weekend. They are 31-27 on the season and sit just a half-game behind the Brewers for first in the NL Central.</p><p><b><i>Here are the Athletics-Pirates <a href="https://sportsbook.fanduel.com/navigation/mlb" rel="noopener">MLB odds</a>, </i></b><b><i>courtesy of FanDuel.</i></b><b><i> </i></b></p><h2><b>MLB Odds: Ahtletics-Pirates Odds</b></h2><p>Oakland Athletics: +1.5 (-140)</p><p>Pittsburgh Pirates: -1.5 (+116)</p><p>Over: 8.5 (-120)</p><p>Under: 8.5 (-102)</p><h2><b>How To Watch Athletics vs. Pirates</b></h2><p>TV: NBCSCA/ATTP</p><p>Stream: MLB.TV</p><p>Time: 7:05 PM ET/ 4:05 PM PT</p><p><i><b>*Watch MLB games LIVE with fuboTV <a href="https://www.fubo.tv/lp/mlb/?irad=377812&amp;irmp=492408" rel="noopener sponsored">(click for a free trial)*</a></b></i></p><h2><b>Why The Athletics Could Cover The Spread</b></h2><p>The Athletics are on pace to be the worst team in MLB history. Since 1901, the New York Mets have had the most losses, with 120 losses in the year. The Athletics are on pace for 130. The worst winning percentage since then belongs to the 1916 Philadelphia Athletics, at .235. The Athletics’ current winning percentage is .197. To get to a lower winning percentage than that, you would have to go back to the 1899 Cleveland Spiders in the National League. They went 20-134 that year, with a .130 winning percentage. The team would fold after the season. The Athletics will not be folding after this year but will be <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/athletics-news-first-look-proposed-las-vegas-stadium-renderings" rel="noopener">setting up to move to Las Vegas,</a> where they hope to find more success.</p><p>A major reason for the poor showings this year is the offense. They are last in the league in runs scored, batting average, and slugging percentage while sitting second to last in on-base percentage. Amidst the futility, there are bright spots. Ramon Laureano has been hitting well as of late. In the last week, he is hitting .389 with four RBIs and three runs scored. This has been a nice turnaround in the recent stretch of games. He hit just .196 in May, but it starting to pick up his bat. In the same situation is Shea Langeliers. Langeliers is hitting .313 over the last week with two RBIs and two runs scored. He hit just .200 in May, so he is also starting to play better.</p><p>On the mound, today for the Athletics will be JP Sears. Sears is 0-3 with a 4.37 ERA on the season. He was much better in May though. He started six games over the month and had a 2.94 ERA in 33.2 innings of work. Still, he came away with five no decisions-and one loss in the month.</p><h2><b>Why The Pirates Could Cover The Spread</b></h2><p>The Pirates offense has been middle of the pack this year in many categories. They are 16th in batting average, 13th in on-base percentage, and 15th in slugging. It has not produced a lot of runs this year though, as they sit 21st in runs scored. They are scoring just 4.4 runs per game for the season, but in this winning streak, they are picking that up. They have scored 24 runs in the last five games, which is good for 4.8 runs per game. The Pirates have also pitched well in there, allowing just 14 runs in the last five games.</p><p>Hoping to keep the good pitching going is Johan Ovideo. Ovideo is 3-4 on the season with a 4.50 ERA. In his last start, he went 4.1 innings, giving up just one run. It was his third time in the last four starts that he gave up just one run in a start. It seems like the early season struggles are starting to be resolved for Ovideo. In his last four games, he has a 2.57 ERA.</p><p>The hottest bat on the team right now belongs to Ke’Bryan Hayes. Hayes is hitting .450 in the last week with two home runs and seven RBIs. In the series against the Cardinals, he went seven for 11 with two home runs and five RBIs in the series. He also has a 1.909 OPS in the series. Joining him in a having a great series was Carlos Santana. Santana hit just .165 in May, but in the Cardinals series, he was four for 11 with three RBIs.</p><h2><b>Final Athletics-Pirates Prediction &amp; Pick</b></h2><p>The Pirates did not have a good month of May but have been turning things around as of late. The Athletics are still awful. Even if Sears has a good outing, the bullpen is the worst in the majors. This year, the Athletics have a bullpen ERA of 6.16, the worst in the majors by over a run. With the Pirates starting to hit better, take them in this game.</p><p><b>Final Athletics-Pirates Prediction &amp; Pick: Pirates -1.5 (+116) </b></p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Athletics vs. Pirates prediction, odds, pick, how to watch – 6/5/2023

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/cardinals-vs-pirates-prediction-odds-pick-how-to-watch-6-3-2023');   ga('set', 'title', 'Cardinals vs. Pirates prediction, odds, pick, how to watch – 6/3/2023');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/Cardinals_vs._Pirates_prediction_odds_pick_how_to_watch-1.jpg"></figure><h1>Cardinals vs. Pirates prediction, odds, pick, how to watch – 6/3/2023</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2023-06-03T08:15:37-07:00">June 3rd, 8:15am</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2023-06-03T08:17:58-07:00">June 3rd, 8:17am</time><address><a>Dominik Zawartko</a></address><h3 class="op-kicker">Betting</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>We’re backing bringing you another prediction and pick for Saturday’s MLB slate as two National League rivals continue their series. The <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/mlb/st-louis-cardinals">St. Louis Cardinals</a> (25-33) will take on the <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/mlb/pittsburgh-pirates">Pittsburgh Pirates</a> (29-27) for the second game of their series. The Pirates took the first game 7-5. Check out our MLB odds <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/betting/">series</a> for our Cardinals-Pirates prediction and pick.</p><p>The St. Louis Cardinals are in last-place in the NL West, but only trail the leading Brewers by 5.5 games in the relatively tight race. While they saw some consistency early last month, they’re back on the losing side, going 4-6 in their last 10 games. They’ll look to bounce back against the Pirates after losing yesterday. Jordan Montgomery (2-6) (LHP) will be their starter.</p><p>The Pittsburgh Pirates are just a half-game back of the Brewers for the NL Central lead and could grab sole possession with a win plus a Brewers loss. They were the hottest team in the MLB to start the season but have since cooled off. Just recently going 6-14 in their last 20, the Pirates have won their last three-straight and lead this series 1-0. Luis Ortiz (1-2) (RHP) will be their starter in this one.</p><p><b><i>Here are the Cardinals-Pirates <a href="https://sportsbook.fanduel.com/navigation/mlb" rel="noopener">MLB odds</a>, </i></b><b><i>courtesy of FanDuel.</i></b><b><i> </i></b></p><h2><b>MLB Odds: Cardinals-Pirates Odds</b></h2><p>St. Louis Cardinals: -144</p><p>Pittsburgh Pirates: +122</p><p>Over (9): -114</p><p>Under (9): -106</p><h2><b>How To Watch Cardinals vs. Pirates</b></h2><p>TV: Bally Sports Midwest</p><p>Stream: MLB.TV, fuboTV</p><p>Time: 4:05 p.m. ET/ 1:05 p.m. PT</p><p><i><b>*Watch MLB games LIVE with fuboTV <a href="https://www.fubo.tv/lp/mlb/?irad=377812&amp;irmp=492408" rel="noopener sponsored">(click for a free trial)*</a></b></i></p><h2><b>Why The Cardinals Could Cover The Spread</b></h2><p>While the Cardinals sport a tacked lineup featuring Paul Goldschmidt, Nolan Arendano, and Willson Contreras, they haven’t been able to be a dominant force in the NL Central to start the season. The Cardinals still rank sixth in MLB hits and they’d like to see some of their production translate into wins. Nolan Gorman continues to lead them in HR and RBI while slugging .551, so look for him to continue his hot hand as he has over the last 10 games.</p><p>Jordan Montgomery hasn’t been the Cardinals’ most reliable starter this year. He’s posting a 4.48 ERA and the Cardinals have the lost the last nine consecutive games he’s played in. If Montgomery isn’t able to get his control early in this one, the Cardinals’ bullpen could be in for a long day. The bright spot, however, is that he’s 1-0 during day games as the Cardinals have a chance to even the series. The Cardinals are 13-17 on the road and have gone 15-18 as the betting favorites.</p><h2><b>Why The Pirates Could Cover The Spread</b></h2><p>The Pirates were able to comeback last night after a 3-run homer by Ke’Bryan Hayes, giving the Pirates the lead and eventually the win. The Pirates have been dominated by the Cardinals at home in recent years, but this year’s Pittsburgh team has shown a new resiliency that is keeping them at the top of the divisional race. Bryan Reynolds is leading the team in hits and RBI while Andrew McCutchen is seeing another phenomenal year in his return to the Steel City.</p><p>Luis Ortiz comes in with a 4.35 ERA and 1-2 record thru 20.2 innings of work. He hasn’t found his control this season giving up 24 hits and 14 runs in his short time on the mound. He had a decent showing his last time out against the Mariners with 6K, but he also gave up the HR twice and allowed three runs. The Pirates’ bats may need to wake up again if they want to top this Cardinals team for the second-straight game. Pittsburgh is 13-13 at home and 19-23 as the underdogs.</p><h2><b>Final Cardinals-Pirates Prediction &amp; Pick</b></h2><p>The Cardinals have owned the Pirates at PNC Park and last game was shaping up to be another example of that. However, the Pirates have the ability to score in bunches and come back from deficits, so don’t sleep on them as they look to notch extra-base hits in this one. The Cardinals will likely come out hot as well, so expect these two pitchers to get tagged at some point. For our prediction, let’s go with the over on runs.</p><p><b>Final Cardinals-Pirates Prediction &amp; Pick: OVER 9 (-114)</b></p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Cardinals vs. Pirates prediction, odds, pick, how to watch – 6/3/2023

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/cardinals-vs-pirates-prediction-odds-pick-how-to-watch-6-2-2023');   ga('set', 'title', 'Cardinals vs. Pirates prediction, odds, pick, how to watch – 6/2/2023');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/Cardinals_vs._Pirates_prediction_odds_pick_how_to_watch.jpg"></figure><h1>Cardinals vs. Pirates prediction, odds, pick, how to watch – 6/2/2023</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2023-06-02T10:48:26-07:00">June 2nd, 10:48am</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2023-06-02T10:48:26-07:00">June 2nd, 10:48am</time><address><a>Bryan Logan</a></address><h3 class="op-kicker">Betting</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>It is an NL Central clash as the St. Louis Cardinals visit the Pittsburgh Pirates. It is time to continue our MLB odds <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/betting" rel="noopener">series</a> with a Cardinals-Pirates prediction, pick, and how to watch.</p><p>The Cardinals hit the road again after a short two-game home series against the Royals. In those two games, they scored just two runs, but that was enough to get them a win. They now sit at 25-32 on the year and have won five of their last ten games. The Pirates come how after a six-game west coast swing. They are 28-27 on the year and are just a half-game back of the Milwaukee Brewers for first place in the division. Still, they are just 4-6 in their last ten games and have spent much of the season floating around the .500 mark.</p><p><b><i>Here are the Cardinals-Pirates <a href="https://sportsbook.fanduel.com/navigation/mlb" rel="noopener">MLB odds</a>, </i></b><b><i>courtesy of FanDuel.</i></b><b><i> </i></b></p><h2><b>MLB Odds: Cardinals-Pirates Odds</b></h2><p>St. Louis Cardinals: -1.5 (+108)</p><p>Pittsburgh Pirates: +1.5 (-130)</p><p>Over: 9.5 (-104)</p><p>Under: 9.5 (-118)</p><h2><b>How To Watch Cardinals vs. Pirates</b></h2><p>TV: BSMW/ATTP</p><p>Stream: MLB.TV</p><p>Time: 7:05 PM ET/ 4:05 PM PT</p><p><i><b>*Watch MLB games LIVE with fuboTV <a href="https://www.fubo.tv/lp/mlb/?irad=377812&amp;irmp=492408" rel="noopener sponsored">(click for a free trial)*</a></b></i></p><h2><b>Why The Cardinals Could Cover The Spread</b></h2><p>While the Cardinals struggled to score in the last two games, they have scored well most of the year. They are tied for ninth in the majors with 273 runs on the season. This is helped by their eighth-ranked slugging percentage, top 15-ranked batting average, and on-base percentage. The offense has been led by two main players. First is the perennial All-Star Paul Goldschmidt. Goldschmidt leads the team with a .289 batting average on the season. He has cooled off a little as of late though. In May he hit .272, while hitting six home runs and driving in 12. Goldschmidt has had solid success against Roansy Contreras though. Against the Pirates’ starter, he is hitting .375.</p><p>While Goldschmidt leads the team in runs scored, someone has to drive him home. That has been Nolan Gorman. Gorman is seventh in the majors this year with  41 RBIS and his .915 OPS ranks ninth. Gorman has been hitting right-handed pitching hard this year. On the season Gorman is hitting .274 against righties while hitting 11 home runs and driving in 36 runs. He has not hit a home run since May 20th though, so he will hopefully be getting back on track in this one. The Cardinals will also hope to get some runs from Jordan Walker, who <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/cardinals-news-st-louis-recall-jordan-walker" rel="noopener">will be back from the minors</a> in this game.</p><p>On the hill, today for the Cardinals will be Jack Flaherty. Flaherty is 3-4 on the season with a 4.81 ERA. Two of his last three starts have been very good. Last time out he gave up just one run in seven innings but did not get a decision. On May 15th against the Brewers he went seven innings without giving up a run, while he struck out ten.</p><h2><b>Why The Pirates Could Cover The Spread</b></h2><p>The Pirate’s offense has had its fair share of struggles this year. They are 21st in runs scored while sitting 15th in on-base percentage. They are also 17th in batting average and slugging percentage. Many of the Pirates batters <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/pirates-news-andrew-mccutchen-gets-brutally-honest-on-pirates-woes-in-may" rel="noopener">struggled heavily in May</a>, as the Pirates went 8-18 on the month. One that did not was Andrew McCutchen. McCutchen hit .293 in May with seven RBIs and three home runs. His on-base percentage was great, as he had an OBP of .389 in May.</p><p>Starting to pick back up with Jack Suwinski. Suwinski hit just .207 in May and was striking out a lot. He struck out 35 times in May. In the last week, he has picked it up though. He hit .364 in the last week with four home runs and six RBIs. He still struggled with strikeouts som, striking out 11 times, but he more than made up for that with his bat. Ji Hwan Bae is also starting to heat up. He hit .350 over the last week, with two doubles. He also scored five times over the last week but did not have an RBI. The RBIs came from Bryan Reynolds. After not having an RBI in the first 17 days of May, Reynolds has eight in just the last week.</p><p>On the hill for the Pirates will be Roansy Contreras. Contreras is 3-4 on the season with a 4.33 ERA. His last time out, he came in as a reliever, going two innings and giving up just one hit. His last four starts have not been great though. In three of them, he gave up three or more runs in five to 5.1 innings of work. The other start he did go seven innings giving up two runs, both of them on solo home runs,</p><h2><b>Final Cardinals-Pirates Prediction &amp; Pick</b></h2><p>Contreras has struggled with the long ball this season. He has given up at least one home run in each of his last four starts. Meanwhile, the Cardinals are tied for sixth in the majors with 76 home runs on the season. The Pirates did struggle heavily in May, but many of their key bats seem to be amid a turnaround. Still, the Cardinals have the better offense and better pitcher on the mound today. They get the win in this one.</p><p><b>Final Cardinals-Pirates Prediction &amp; Pick: Cardinals -1.5 (+108) </b></p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Cardinals vs. Pirates prediction, odds, pick, how to watch – 6/2/2023

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Pittsburgh opened up May on a six-game losing streak, but it at the least capped off the month on a promising note with a road series win against the San Francisco Giants.</p><p>Pirates designated hitter Andrew McCutchen was one of a few players on the team who upped their play in May. The veteran slugger hit .293 and logged a .390 OBP over 23 such games played.</p><p>Even with the Pirates’ lackluster play last month, McCutchen is <a href="https://www.mlb.com/pirates/news/pirates-take-the-series-from-giants" rel="noopener">full of confidence</a> heading into the team’s schedule in June.</p><p>“We struggled in May, but it’s a win if you ask me,” McCutchen said after the Pirates’ road win over the Giants on Wednesday. “Would you rather have those struggles in May? Or would you rather have those struggles in September, when you’re trying to push for a playoff spot? It’s something we learn from. You learn, grow through.</p><p>“Two months in the books, I feel pretty good about where we are.”</p><p>Pirates starting pitcher Mitch Keller believes that the “sky’s the limit” for his team.</p><p>“I think we came out really hot and a lot of things were falling our way, and then I think we ran into some trouble,” Keller said on Wednesday. “We weren’t getting the bounces, we weren’t getting the calls, whatever it may be. I think it snowballed on us a little bit. I think it took us a couple weeks to re-group and take a deep breath and everyone to step back and find what their role is. ‘What do I do best? What do you do best?’</p><p>“I think we’re getting through that here. I think we’re playing really good baseball. The sky’s the limit for us.”</p><p>The Pirates will open up a three-game home series against the St. Louis Cardinals on Friday.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Andrew McCutchen gets brutally honest on Pirates’ woes in May

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Check out our MLB odds <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/betting" rel="noopener">series</a> as we give you a Pirates-Giants prediction and pick while letting you know how to watch, as well.</p><p>The Pirates are hitting .231 in this series. Jack Suwinski and Tucupita Marcano have three hits each. Suwinski has two home runs, both splashing into McCovey Cove in the same game (first to do that since Barry Bonds). Connor Joe has the other home run for the Pirates in the two games played. Pittsburgh’s ERA is a little inflated after game one, but they only allowed one run in game two. They have walked 11 batters in 17 innings while only striking out 12.</p><p>The Giants have five different players with three hits in the series while four players have two hits. Austin Slater and Patrick Bailey have home runs in the series and they both have four RBI. A strong performance in game one has propelled the Giants to a .315 batting average. On the mound, the Giants have a 2.50 ERA and a 0.94 WHIP in the two games. They have just two walks in 18 innings pitched and their bullpen has essentially allowed two runs in 11 innings pitched. San Francisco is pitching the ball really well in this series.</p><p>Mitch Keller and Alex Wood are the starting pitchers in this game.</p><p><b><i>Here are the Pirates-Giants <a href="https://sportsbook.fanduel.com/navigation/mlb" rel="noopener">MLB odds</a>, </i></b><b><i>courtesy of FanDuel.</i></b><b><i> </i></b></p><h2><b>MLB Odds: Pirates-Giants Odds</b></h2><p>Pittsburgh Pirates: -1.5 (+164)</p><p>San Francisco Giants: +1.5 (-200)</p><p>Over: 8 (-105)</p><p>Under: 8 (-115)</p><h2><b>How To Watch Pirates-Giants</b></h2><p>TV: AT&amp;T SportsNet Pittsburgh, NBC Sports Bay Area</p><p>Stream: MLB TV Subscription</p><p>Time: 3:45 PM ET/12:45 PM PT</p><p><i><b>*Watch MLB games LIVE with fuboTV <a href="https://www.fubo.tv/lp/mlb/?irad=377812&amp;irmp=492408" rel="noopener sponsored">(click for a free trial)*</a></b></i></p><h2><b>Why The Pirates Could Cover The Spread</b></h2><p>Mitch Keller has been the Pirates ace this season. He has thrown 68 2/3 innings on the season and has struck out 85 while walking just 16. He has also given up only 54 hits. Keller has a 3.01 ERA and 1.02 WHIP on the year. The Pirates are 8-3 when Keller takes the mound for them, so he gives them a great chance to win every game. Keller has a 2.45 ERA in the month of May and that includes his last start of giving up six runs in six innings.</p><p>Keller ranks really well in average exit velocity, hard hit percentage, xERA, and xBA. He is a tough matchup for opposing hitters and he keeps them off balance with a solid mix of five pitches and a sixth thrown in there occasionally. If he can go have a good game, the Pirates will cover the spread.</p><h2><b>Why The Giants Could Cover The Spread</b></h2><p>The Giants have a solid pitcher on the mound in Alex Wood. He has allowed more than two earned runs in his outings just one time this season. He is not one that usually goes deep into games, but the Giants could really use a five to six inning performance out of him Wednesday afternoon. San Francisco is 5-2 in games that Alex Wood pitches in, so he is always competing on the bump. If he can perform well, the Giants will keep this game close.</p><h2><b>Final Pirates-Giants Prediction &amp; Pick</b></h2><p>This game should end up being pretty close. There are two solid pitchers ont he mound and they will be competitive. Expect a low-scoring affair with the Giants covering the spread.</p><p><b>Final Pirates-Giants Prediction &amp; Pick: Giants +1.5 (-200), Under 8 (-115)</b></p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Pirates vs. Giants prediction, odds, pick, how to watch – 5/31/2023

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/pirates-2-players-fans-fed-up-2023');   ga('set', 'title', '2 players Pirates fans are already fed up with in 2023');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/Pirates-KeBryan-Hayes-Johan-Oviedo.jpg"></figure><h1>2 players Pirates fans are already fed up with in 2023</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2023-05-30T13:51:06-07:00">May 30th, 1:51pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2023-05-30T13:51:06-07:00">May 30th, 1:51pm</time><address><a>Shane Shoemaker</a></address><h3 class="op-kicker">Mini-Editorials</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>The Pittsburgh Pirates were one of the early darlings of MLB in the 2023 season. They started the season off red hot, going 20-9, making even the <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/pirates-3-overreactions-to-tremendous-start-to-2023-season" rel="noopener">greatest of Pirates’ skeptics believe</a> this year could be a turnaround year for them. But since that time, the Pirates have gone a dismal 6-18 in the month of May. Was this team fool’s gold? For a team that hasn’t made the playoffs since 2015, there’s bound to be a plethora of frustrated fans in “The City of Champions.” As always, there’s likely to be a finger pointed at a certain few on the roster by the Pirates faithful.</p><p>Here’s two players that Pirates fans may already be fed up with in the 2023 season:</p><h2><b>Ke’Bryan Hayes</b></h2><p>The Pirates find themselves in a precarious situation. After a promising start to the season, they have stumbled and struggled to find consistency. One of the players who has seen his performance decline significantly is Ke’Bryan Hayes, and it’s understandable why Pirates fans could be growing frustrated with him.</p><p>When the Pirates signed Hayes to a <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/pirates-news-pittsburgh-rewards-franchise-star-kebryan-hayes-with-8-year-70-million-extension" rel="noopener">contract extension</a>, there was genuine excitement among the fanbase. Finally, it seemed like ownership was committing to a player long-term. Hayes’ defensive skills were already well-known, and having him at third base for years to come was a significant positive. However, there were question marks about his offensive abilities.</p><p>Unfortunately, Hayes’ offensive struggles have become apparent this season. His career slash line of .221/.275/.344 and only two home runs this season thus far show a lack of power and on-base production. Third base is a position where power hitting is often expected, especially for a player considered to be a franchise cornerstone. The Pirates need run production, particularly in crucial moments, and Hayes has not delivered consistently.</p><p>In a recent game against the Seattle Mariners, Hayes struck out four times, including in the tenth inning with the bases loaded. These are the situations where the Pirates need him to step up and produce runs. The Pirates cannot solely rely on Hayes’ defensive skills to carry the team.</p><p>The Pirates need the Ke’Bryan Hayes they signed to step up and, in a hurry, to hopefully recover the flailing Pirates team. Otherwise, the team’s struggles may continue, leaving fans disillusioned and the season in jeopardy.</p><h2><b>Johan Oviedo</b></h2><p>Johan Oviedo’s first full MLB season has been a bit of a bumpy ride, and I’m sure that’s not going unnoticed by an impatient Pirates fanbase. While he has shown flashes of great stuff and worked on improving his repertoire, there is one major issue that has plagued him: <a href="https://www.mlb.com/news/johan-oviedo-s-first-inning-struggles-continue-in-pirates-loss" rel="noopener">the 1st inning</a>, per MLB.com.</p><p>In Oviedo’s starts, the majority of the damage inflicted by opposing batters has come in the 1st inning. This recurring problem raises serious questions on how to fix this glaring issue that has put the Pirates in a hole early in games.</p><p>Looking at Oviedo’s overall numbers this season, he has posted a 4.70 ERA and a 4.11 FIP in 53.2 innings pitched across 10 starts. Apart from a couple of poor outings against the Washington Nationals and the Toronto Blue Jays, where he allowed a combined 13 earned runs, Oviedo has consistently delivered strong performances. He has showcased a decent walk rate, a moderate strikeout rate, and has kept home runs to a manageable rate.</p><p>However, Oviedo’s 1st inning blunders have been such a recurring issue throughout his starts that it might be time for the Pirates to reconsider things. Even in his eight strong outings, he has encountered some form of trouble in the opening frame. In the 1st inning alone, Oviedo has allowed 16 runs on 16 hits, including 5 doubles and 4 home runs. Additionally, he has issued 6 walks in the 1st inning. Outside of the 1st inning, he has allowed just 5 doubles, a single home run, and walked 19 batters.</p><p>The reasons behind Oviedo’s 1st inning struggles are difficult to pinpoint. It is something that Oviedo, along with pitching coach Oscar Marin and the Pirates coaching staff, will have to address and work on. However, in the meantime, the implementation of an opener strategy could benefit both Oviedo and the Pirates.</p><p>While it’s important to give Johan Oviedo time to figure out and overcome his 1st inning issues, the Pirates cannot afford to consistently fall behind early in games. The frustration among fans is understandable, as they want to see their team compete and win — which is something they haven’t seen in a long time.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

2 players Pirates fans are already fed up with in 2023

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/pirates-vs-giants-prediction-odds-pick-how-to-watch-5-30-2023');   ga('set', 'title', 'Pirates vs. Giants prediction, odds, pick, how to watch – 5/30/2023');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/Pirates-vs.-Giants-prediction-odds-pick-how-to-watch-1.jpg"><figcaption>5-30-23</figcaption></figure><h1>Pirates vs. Giants prediction, odds, pick, how to watch – 5/30/2023</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2023-05-30T11:08:24-07:00">May 30th, 11:08am</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2023-05-30T11:14:44-07:00">May 30th, 11:14am</time><address><a>Aidan Cotter</a>Aidan Cotter is a freelance Sports Betting/Fantasy writer for ClutchPoints. He specializes in NBA and NFL betting but also contributes towards College Football and College Basketball predictions.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">Betting</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>The Pittsburgh Pirates (26-27) visit the San Francisco Giants (28-26) for the second of their three-game series. First pitch commences Tuesday at 9:45 p.m. ET. Below we continue our MLB odds <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/sports/betting" rel="noopener">series</a> with a Pirates-Giants prediction, pick, and how to watch.</p><p><b><i>Here are the Pirates-Giants <a href="https://sportsbook.fanduel.com/navigation/mlb" rel="noopener">MLB odds</a>, </i></b><b><i>courtesy of FanDuel.</i></b><b><i> </i></b></p><h2><b>MLB Odds: Pirates-Giants Odds</b></h2><p>Pittsburgh Pirates: +1.5 (-154)</p><p>San Francisco Giants: -1.5 (+128)</p><p>Over: 8.5 (-110)</p><p>Under: 8.5 (-110)</p><h2><b>How To Watch Pirates vs. Giants</b></h2><p>TV: MLB Network, NBCS Bay Area, ATTSN Pittsburgh</p><p>Stream: MLB.tv</p><p>Time: 9:45 p.m. ET/ 6:45 p.m. PT</p><p><i><b>*See how to watch Pirates-Giants LIVE with fuboTV <a href="https://www.fubo.tv/lp/mlb/?irad=377812&amp;irmp=492408" rel="noopener sponsored">(click for a free trial)*</a></b></i></p><h2><b>Why The Pirates Could Cover The Spread</b></h2><p><i><b>Last 10: 3-7 (Second in the NL Central)</b></i></p><p><i><b>Run Line Record: 27-26 (51%)</b></i></p><p><i><b>Over Record: 25-26-2 (49%)</b></i></p><p>Pittsburgh continued its downward trend in yesterday’s series opener. The Pirates gave up two massive innings of five and eight runs before eventually losing 14-4. They allowed a staggering 18 hits in the loss while only putting up nine themselves. That was just the latest in what has been a brutal month of May for the Buccos. After a scorching-hot April, the Pirates sat atop the NL Central thanks to a 19-9 record. They’ve completely fallen off the cliff since, however, going just 6-18 this month. Still, the Pirates boast a solid lineup that has proven to put up runs in bunches but they’ll need a strong night from their pitching staff if they want to cover as road underdogs tonight.</p><p>Righty Johan Oviedo (3-4) makes his 11th start of the season for the Pirates tonight. The 25-year-old has shown flashes of brilliance during brief stints in the majors and finally earned a full-time starting role this season. The results have been mixed, however. Oviedo had four rough outings which skyrocketed his counting stats tremendously – giving up seven, six, and four runs (twice). When he’s on, though, he is on. The righty recorded four starts giving up one or fewer runs. He is coming off a solid outing against the Rangers’ potent offense in which he allowed three runs in 5.2 innings of work. San Francisco has performed worse against right-handed pitching this season – setting Oviedo up for another strong outing.</p><p>Perhaps the biggest reason for the Pirates’ recent skid has been their offense. After scoring 151 runs in 28 April games, they’ve scored just 74 in 24 May outings. That said, left fielder Bryan Reynolds continues to collect bases left and right. While his average is down to .245 this month, he leads the team by a wide margin with 40 total bases over that span.</p><h2><b>Why The Giants Could Cover The Spread</b></h2><p><i><b>Last 10: 7-3 (Third in the NL West)</b></i></p><p><i><b>Run Line Record: 28-26 (52%)</b></i></p><p><i><b>Over Record: 25-27-2 (48%)</b></i></p><p>San Francisco has had almost the complete opposite season as their counterparts tonight. After a rough opening month, the Giants find themselves as one of the hottest teams in baseball. With their win yesterday, the Giants have now gone 17-10 this month and crept back into the playoff conversation. They’ve been especially hot over the last two weeks during which they’ve won 11 of their last 14 games. The Giants have improved tremendously at the plate – something that showed in their 14-run effort in yesterday’s series opener. Still, the Giants’ pitching staff remains in the middle of the pack. Consequently, San Francisco will need another strong night on the bump if they want to cover as home favorites.</p><p>Long-time reliever John Brebbia (2-0) makes his fourth start of the season for the Giants tonight. The 32-year-old will likely serve as an opener considering he’s eclipsed a single inning of work just once this season. Consequently, expect to see a plethora of Giants pitchers on the bump tonight. San Francisco has pitched well as a team this year – ranking 11th in ERA and 13th in WHIP while holding the fourth-highest K/BB rate in the league. That said, their bullpen has been shaky – recording the eighth-highest ERA in baseball.</p><p>With their pitching up in the air tonight, the Giants will need their offense to carry the load. Thankfully, that is something that’s treated San Francisco well this season. For the season, the Giants rank 11th in OPS and fifth in home run rate. They’ve gotten a ton of production from their outfield in recent games with Mitch Haniger and Lamonte Wade Jr. leading the way. Haniger leads the team with 20 total bases over that span, while Wade is right behind him with a stellar .333 average over their last seven games. However, it’s their third outfielder, Michael Conforto, who’s been swinging the hottest stick of late. Conforto holds a .435 average over his last six games and he ranks second on the team over that span with 17 total bases.</p><h2><b>Final Pirates-Giants Prediction &amp; Pick</b></h2><p>The Giants destroyed the Pirates yesterday and I don’t expect much to change tonight given the trajectory of both teams.</p><p><b>Final Pirates-Giants Prediction &amp; Pick: San Fransisco Giants -1.5 (+128)</b></p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Pirates vs. Giants prediction, odds, pick, how to watch – 5/30/2023

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/pirates-news-jack-suwinski-barry-bonds-mccovey-cove-record');   ga('set', 'title', 'Pirates’ Jack Suwinski achieves feat only Barry Bonds has');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/Pirates-newsJack-Suwinski-achieves-feat-only-Barry-Bonds-has.jpg"></figure><h1>Pirates’ Jack Suwinski achieves feat only Barry Bonds has</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2023-05-29T20:07:52-07:00">May 29th, 8:07pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2023-05-29T20:07:52-07:00">May 29th, 8:07pm</time><address><a>Dan Fappiano</a>Dan Fappiano is a Connecticut based sports journalist and a graduate of both Tunxis Community College and Central Connecticut State University. Dan has spent time covering high school and professional sports in both the print and online medium. He hopes to see his beloved Chicago Bears win a Super Bowl someday.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">MLB</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>Jack Suwinski has been an unheralded gem since his arrival to the Pittsburgh Pirates. Suwinski’s latest <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/pirates-news-johan-oviedo-immaculate-innings-rangers" rel="noopener">feat with the Pirates</a> puts him in the same stratosphere as only Barry Bonds.</p><p><a href="https://clutchpoints.com/pirates-news-rookie-jack-suwinski-achieves-feat-never-done-before-in-mlb-with-home-run-ambush" rel="noopener">Suwinski hit two home runs</a> into McCovey Cove in the Pirates’ matchup against the San Francisco Giants on Monday. He became <a href="https://www.espn.com/mlb/story/_/id/37756811/jack-suwinski-joins-barry-bonds-hitting-2-hrs-mccovey-cove" rel="noopener">the only other player</a> besides Bonds to hit two home runs into the Cove in Oracle Park’s 24-year history, via ESPN’s news services.</p><p>The Pirates would fall to the Giants in lopsided fashion, 14-4. However, Suwinski continued to show why he has a bright future in Pittsburgh.</p><p>Through 45 games, Suwinski has already hit 11 home runs. He leads the Pirates in dingers and ranks tied for 18th among all MLB players in long balls. Dating back to last season, Suwinski has already hit 30 home runs over his first 151 games in the major leagues.</p><p>Overall, Suwunski is hitting .239 this season with 28 RBI and six stolen bases. Throughout his entire MLB career thus far, Suwinski sports a .214 batting average with 66 RBI, 10 stolen bases and the aforementioned 30 home runs.</p><p>As he goes throughout his career, Pittsburgh would certainly like to see Suwinski’s average go up. A more balanced approach at the plate would better help maximize his power potential. Still, the Pirates can’t be too disappointed to what they’ve been getting.</p><p>Jack Suwinski might not be a household major league baseball name. He doesn’t have the same brand value as Barry Bonds. However, Suwinski has brought a power swing of his own. His performance against the Giants proved that Suwinski always has the longball in his back pocket.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Pirates’ Jack Suwinski achieves feat only Barry Bonds has

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/pirates-vs-giants-prediction-odds-pick-how-to-watch-5-29-2023');   ga('set', 'title', 'Pirates vs. Giants prediction, odds, pick, how to watch – 5/29/2023');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/Pirates-vs.-Giants-prediction-odds-pick-how-to-watch.jpg"><figcaption>5-29-23</figcaption></figure><h1>Pirates vs. Giants prediction, odds, pick, how to watch – 5/29/2023</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2023-05-29T10:44:38-07:00">May 29th, 10:44am</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2023-05-29T10:45:14-07:00">May 29th, 10:45am</time><address><a>Aidan Cotter</a>Aidan Cotter is a freelance Sports Betting/Fantasy writer for ClutchPoints. He specializes in NBA and NFL betting but also contributes towards College Football and College Basketball predictions.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">Betting</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>The Pittsburgh Pirates (26-26) visit the San Francisco Giants (27-26) for a Memorial Day matchup! First pitch commences at 5:05 p.m. ET. Below we continue our MLB odds <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/betting" rel="noopener">series</a> with a Pirates-Giants prediction, pick, and how to watch.</p><p><b><i>Here are the Pirates-Giants <a href="https://sportsbook.fanduel.com/navigation/mlb" rel="noopener">MLB odds</a>, </i></b><b><i>courtesy of FanDuel.</i></b><b><i> </i></b></p><h2><b>MLB Odds: Pirates-Giants Odds</b></h2><p>Pittsburgh Pirates: +1.5 (-170)</p><p>San Francisco Giants: -1.5 (+140)</p><p>Over: 8 (-122)</p><p>Under: 8 (+100)</p><h2><b>How To Watch Pirates vs. Giants</b></h2><p>TV: MLB Network, NBCS Bay Area, ATTSN Pittsburgh</p><p>Stream: MLB.tv</p><p>Time: 5:05 p.m. ET/ 2:05 p.m. PT</p><p><i><b>*See how to watch Pirates-Giants LIVE with fuboTV <a href="https://www.fubo.tv/lp/mlb/?irad=377812&amp;irmp=492408" rel="noopener sponsored">(click for a free trial)*</a></b></i></p><h2><b>Why The Pirates Could Cover The Spread</b></h2><p><i><b>Last 10: 4-6 (Second in the NL Central)</b></i></p><p><i><b>Run Line Record: 27-25 (52%)</b></i></p><p><i><b>Over Record: 24-26-2 (48%)</b></i></p><p>Pittsburgh has completely flipped the script in the wrong direction after a red-hot opening month. The Pirates sat atop the NL Central after a 19-9 April but have gone just 6-17 in May. They haven’t won’t a single series this month and are coming off a heartbreaking series loss to the Mariners after an extra-inning loss in last night’s rubber match. That said, the Pirates continue to boast an underrated lineup that already showed capable of putting up runs in bunches. Consequently, the Pirates need to hit if they want to cover as road underdogs tonight.</p><p>Veteran Rich Hill (4-4) makes his 11th start of the season for the Pirates today. The 43-year-old, 18-year veteran has been a solid innings-eater thus far. His 4.27 ERA and 1.39 WHIP are nearly identical to last year’s solid showing with the Red Sox. Additionally, Hill’s 8.9 K/9 is his highest mark since 2019. Hill has been incredibly solid for the Pirates aside from two blow-up starts. Unfortunately, one of those blow-ups came in his most recent outing when the Rangers cranked out five runs in just 5.1 innings of work. Still, Hill struck out nine hitters in the loss – his most in any start this season. He gets a tasty matchup today against a Giants offense that ranks just 19th in runs and strikes out at the second-highest rate in the league.</p><p>Although the team has fallen off this month, that is no fault of Andrew McCutchen. While he may no longer be the perennial MVP candidate he once was, McCutchen has had a resurgent season. The 36-year-old has been Pittsburgh’s best hitter this month thanks to his .282 average and 30 total bases. He’s had plenty of experience against Anthony DeSclafani as well with 19 career at-bats in which he held a .440 OBP.</p><p>Although his average has dropped this month, outfielder Bryan Reynolds has still had a productive month for the Pirates. Reynolds holds a stellar .290 average for the season and collected a team-leading 40 total bases this month. Coming off stellar 5/12 series against the Mariners, don’t be surprised if Reynolds fills up the box score yet again tonight.</p><h2><b>Why The Giants Could Cover The Spread</b></h2><p><i><b>Last 10: 7-3 (Third in the NL West)</b></i></p><p><i><b>Run Line Record: 27-26 (51%)</b></i></p><p><i><b>Over Record: 24-27-2 (48%)</b></i></p><p>After a subpar opening month, the Giants have been red-hot in May. They’ve gone 16-10 this month and climbed into third place in the NL West. They’ve been particularly hot over the last two weeks – winning 10-3 over their last 13 games. That included four consecutive series wins including their most recent over the NL Central-leading Brewers. That said, the Giants still need to continue their hot stretch at the plate if they want to cover as home favorites against a frisky Pirates squad.</p><p>Righty Anthony DeSclafani (3-4) makes his 11th start of the season for the Giants. After an injury-riddled 2022, DeSclafani has bounced back in a huge way thus far. His 3.43 ERA is strong, while his 1.04 WHIP would be the lowest mark in his eight-year career. That said, DeSclafani has struggled to generate strikeouts in the early portion of the year with a measly 7.0 K/9.  DeSclafani has avoided a complete blow-up thus far but seems to be trending in the wrong direction this month.</p><p>After a 2.70 ERA in April, the righty is up to 4.15 this month. He’s given up multiple runs in four consecutive starts and is coming off one of his worst starts of the year. His defense didn’t do him any favors in their loss to the Twins, but DeSclafani still gave up seven runs (four earned) on six hits – two of which were home runs. That said, the Pirates present a nice opportunity to bounce back as they rank just 20th in runs per game.</p><p>Despite their inconsistent offense, outfielder Michael Conforto has been on fire this month. Over his last 5 games. Conforto holds a .279 average whelk leading the team with seven homers, 17 RBI, and 47 total bases.</p><h2><b>Final Pirates-Giants Prediction &amp; Pick</b></h2><p>While these teams appear to be heading in opposite directions, I like the Pirates to keep things tight tonight.</p><p><b>Final Pirates-Giants Prediction &amp; Pick: Pittsburgh Pirates +1.5 (-170)</b></p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Pirates vs. Giants prediction, odds, pick, how to watch – 5/29/2023

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2023 SEASON STATS
BA	HR	RBI	OPS	SB
.143	0	4	0.405	1

2023 SEASON STATS
BA	HR	RBI	OPS	SB
.143	0	4	0.405	1