Arizona Diamondbacks vs. Pittsburgh Pirates MLB Betting Preview | August 11

The Arizona Diamondbacks (50-60) host the Pittsburgh Pirates (45-66) on Thursday at 3:40 PM ET. The Diamondbacks are favored on the moneyline (-187) against the underdog Pirates (+158). Arizona’s Merrill Kelly starts against Pittsburgh’s JT Brubaker.

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Game Info, Betting Lines for Diamondbacks vs. Pirates

• Game Day: Thursday, August 11, 2022
• Game Time: 3:40 PM ET
• Location: Phoenix, Arizona
• Stadium: Chase Field

Diamondbacks Stats & Trends

Diamondbacks Batting

• The Diamondbacks are 14th in MLB play with 123 total home runs.
• The Diamondbacks rank 26th in MLB with a .228 batting average.
• The Diamondbacks are 23rd in the league with an on-base percentage of .306.
• The Diamondbacks’ 8.3 strikeouts per game rank 13th in the league.
• The Diamondbacks average 0.9 homers per home game this season (53 total at home).
• The Diamondbacks have a .373 slugging percentage and are averaging 2.6 extra-base hits per game at home.
• The team averages 7.4 hits per game and is batting .232 at home this season.

Diamondbacks Key Batters

• Christian Walker has 81 hits, which is tops among Arizona hitters this season, while batting .211 with 42 extra-base hits.
• Among qualified hitters in baseball, Walker’s batting average ranks 144th, his on-base percentage ranks 110th, and he is 45th in slugging.
• Walker hopes to build on a five-game hitting streak in this matchup. During his last five outings he is batting .471 with two doubles, a home run, a walk and five RBI.
• Ketel Marte leads the Diamondbacks with an OPS of .788. He has a slash line of .260/.345/.443 this season.
• Marte is 68th in batting average, 47th in on-base percentage and 57th in slugging in the majors.
• Marte enters this game looking to extend his six-game hit streak. During his last 10 outings he is batting .211 with two doubles, two walks and six RBI.
• Daulton Varsho is batting .240 with a .430 slugging percentage and 52 RBI this year.
• Josh Rojas has been key for Arizona with 77 hits, an OBP of .344 plus a slugging percentage of .401.
• Rojas has safely hit in six games in a row. In his last 10 outings he is hitting .220 with three doubles, two walks and three RBI.

Pirates Stats & Trends

Pirates Batting

• The Pirates have hit 110 homers this season, which ranks 18th in the league.
• The Pirates have a team batting average of just .220 this season, which ranks 29th among MLB teams.
• The Pirates have an OBP of just .289 this season, which ranks 28th in MLB.
• The Pirates rank just 28th in MLB in strikeouts per game with an average of 9.3 whiffs per contest.
• In 58 games on the road this season, they’ve hit 58 homers, an average of 1 per contest.
• They have a team slugging percentage of .357 in away games this season with 147 extra-base hits.
• They are averaging 7.2 base hits per game and batting .217 on the road this season.

Pirates Key Batters

• Bryan Reynolds has accumulated a team-best OBP (.343), and leads the Pirates in hits (89).
• Including all the qualifying hitters in the majors, Reynolds is 73rd in batting average, 50th in on-base percentage and 51st in slugging percentage.
• Ke’Bryan Hayes paces his team with a .357 slugging percentage.
• Hayes’ batting average ranks 92nd among all qualified players, his on-base percentage ranks 89th, and he is 132nd in slugging.
• Ben Gamel is hitting .243 with 16 doubles, two triples, four home runs and 32 walks.
• Michael Chavis is batting .249 with 11 doubles, two triples, 12 home runs and 13 walks.

Diamondbacks vs. Pirates Probable Pitchers