New York Yankees vs. Pittsburgh Pirates MLB Betting Preview | September 20

The New York Yankees (88-58) face the Pittsburgh Pirates (55-92) after Aaron Judge homered twice in a 12-8 win over the Brewers. The Yankees are favored (-328) in this matchup with the Pirates (+259), which starts at 7:05 PM ET on Tuesday. New York is expected to start Nestor Cortes, while Pittsburgh has not named a starter.

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Game Info, Betting Lines for Yankees vs. Pirates

• Game Day: Tuesday, September 20, 2022
• Game Time: 7:05 PM ET
• Location: The Bronx, New York
• Stadium: Yankee Stadium

Yankees Stats & Trends

Yankees Batting

• The New York Yankees average 1.6 home runs per game and have hit a league-leading 231 home runs in total.
• The Yankees’ .240 batting average ranks 17th in the majors.
• The Yankees rank fifth in baseball with a .323 on-base percentage.
• The Yankees’ 8.5 strikeouts per game rank 15th in baseball.
• The Yankees have hit 123 homers at home this season (1.7 per game).
• The Yankees are slugging .437 with three extra-base hits per game at home.
• The team averages 7.7 hits per game and is batting .238 at home this season.

Yankees Key Batters

• Judge has 166 hits and an OBP of .419 to go with a slugging percentage of .701. All three of those stats are tops among New York hitters this season.
• Judge is fifth in batting average, first in on-base percentage, and first in slugging among all qualifying hitters in the majors.
• Judge has hit safely in nine straight games. In his last 10 outings he is batting .500 with three doubles, four home runs, 10 walks and nine RBI.
• Anthony Rizzo is batting .229 with 19 doubles, a triple, 31 home runs and 55 walks.
• Among qualifiers, Rizzo is 120th in batting average, 45th in on-base percentage and 16th in slugging percentage.
• Rizzo brings a four-game streak with at least one hit into this one. In his last five games he is hitting .375 with three home runs, two walks and three RBI.
• Gleyber Torres has 120 hits this season and has a slash line of .245/.296/.429.
• Torres heads into this game with eight games in a row with at least one hit. During his last 10 games he is batting .295 with three doubles, two home runs, four walks and nine RBI.
• Isiah Kiner-Falefa has been key for New York with 119 hits, an OBP of .321 plus a slugging percentage of .333.
• Kiner-Falefa has safely hit in four games in a row. During his last five outings he is hitting .235 with four walks and an RBI.

Pirates Stats & Trends

Pirates Batting

• The Pirates’ 148 home runs rank 17th in Major League Baseball.
• The Pirates have a team batting average of just .221 this season, which ranks 29th among MLB teams.
• The Pirates have an OBP of just .287 this season, which ranks 28th in MLB.
• The Pirates are one of the least disciplined teams at the plate this season, ranking 29th with an average of 9.4 strikeouts per game.
• They have averaged 1.1 home runs per game in their 76 road contests this season.
• In 76 road games this season, they’re slugging .361 with 193 hits going for extra bases.
• They are averaging 7.2 base hits per game and batting .216 on the road this season.

Pirates Key Batters

• Bryan Reynolds has racked up a team-high OBP (.335) and slugging percentage (.444), while pacing the Pirates in hits (125).
• Including all the qualifying hitters in MLB, Reynolds’ batting average puts him 69th, his on-base percentage ranks 56th, and he is 54th in slugging.
• Ke’Bryan Hayes has 23 doubles, three triples, seven home runs and 45 walks while hitting .244.
• Hayes is 89th in batting average, 91st in on-base percentage and 124th in slugging percentage in the majors.
• Ben Gamel has 19 doubles, two triples, eight home runs and 42 walks while hitting .231.
• Michael Chavis is hitting .238 with 16 doubles, three triples, 14 home runs and 18 walks.

Yankees vs. Pirates Probable Pitchers