A series opener between the Pittsburgh Pirates (11-8) and Boston Red Sox (10-10) is on deck Friday at 6:40 PM ET, at PNC Park. The Pirates will give the start to Quinn Priester, and the Red Sox will counter with Brayan Bello (2-1).
How to Live Stream Pirates vs. Red Sox
- Game Day: Friday, April 19, 2024
- Game Time: 6:40 PM ET
- Location: Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
- Stadium: PNC Park
- TV: SportsNet PT (Regional restrictions may apply)
- Livestream: Watch on Fubo
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Pirates and Red Sox Stats
- The Pirates average the 17th-most strikeouts per nine innings (8.5) in the league this season.
- Pirates pitchers have a combined ERA of 3.95 this year, which ranks 13th in MLB.
- The Pirates’ 16 home runs rank 23rd in Major League Baseball.
- Fueled by 46 extra-base hits, Pittsburgh ranks 23rd in MLB with a .361 slugging percentage this season.
- The 9.3 strikeouts per nine innings put together by the Red Sox pitching staff ranks fifth in the majors.
- Boston has a 2.70 team ERA that ranks first among all MLB pitching staffs.
- The Red Sox rank third in MLB action with 24 home runs. They average 1.2 per game.
- So far this season, Boston ranks 18th in baseball with a .378 slugging percentage.
Pirates vs. Red Sox Key Players
- Bryan Reynolds is the Pirates RBI leader this season, driving in 13 runs to go with his two home runs and .260 batting average.
- Connor Joe has five doubles, a home run and nine walks while hitting .276.
- Ke’Bryan Hayes paces the Pirates with a team-high batting average of .277.
- The Red Sox are led in runs batted in by Jarren Duran with a mark of nine, he also leads the team in hitting, posting an average of .301.
- Triston Casas has driven in the most runs for the Red Sox with nine runs batted in.
- Masataka Yoshida has two doubles, a home run and five walks while batting .215.
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Pirates vs. Red Sox Betting Odds and Trends
Pirates vs. Red Sox Moneyline and Over/Under
Favorite | Favorite Moneyline | Underdog Moneyline | Total | Over Total Odds | Under Total Odds |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Pirates | -114 | -104 | 8.5 | -102 | -118 |
Pirates vs. Red Sox Betting Trends
- This season, the Pirates have won two out of the four games in which they’ve been favored.
- The Pirates have entered four games this season favored by -114 or more and are 2-2 in those contests.
- The Pirates’ games have gone over the total in 11 of their 19 chances.
- The Red Sox have come away with three wins in the nine contests they have been listed as the underdogs in this season.
- The Red Sox have a mark of 1-5 in contests where bookmakers favor them by -104 or worse on the moneyline.
- The Red Sox and their opponents have gone over the total this season in nine of their 20 opportunities.