Pittsburgh Pirates (43-62) vs. Baltimore Orioles (54-51)
August 5, 2022 7:05 pm EDT
The Line: Baltimore Orioles -168 / Pittsburgh Pirates +142; Over/Under: -8.5
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The Pittsburgh Pirates and Baltimore Orioles meet Friday in MLB action at Oriole Park at Camden Yards. The Pittsburgh Pirates need a win after losing 8 of their last 12 games. The Baltimore Orioles look for a win after winning 5 of their last 7 games.
The Pittsburgh Pirates have scored 18 runs in their last 3 games and 4 or more runs in 4 of their last 7 games. The Pirates have won 3 of their last 5 games when scoring 4 or more runs. Ke’Bryan Hayes leads the Pirates with 89 hits and 32 RBI, while Bryan Reynolds and Michael Chavis have combined for 148 hits and 66 RBI. Mitch Keller gets the ball, and he is 3-7 with a 4.37 ERA and 87 strikeouts this season. This will be Keller’s first career game against the Orioles.
The Baltimore Orioles have scored 21 runs in their last 3 games and 4 or more runs in 7 of their last 10 games. The Orioles have won 7 of their last 8 games when scoring 4 or more runs. Cedric Mullins leads the Orioles with 105 hits and 45 RBI, while Austin Hays and Anthony Santander have combined for 187 hits and 105 RBI. Dean Kremer gets the ball, and he is 3-3 with a 3.86 ERA and 41 strikeouts this season. This will be Kremer’s first career game against the Pirates.
The Pirates are 50-119 in their last 169 road games and 5-12 in their last 17 overall. The Orioles are 12-3 in their last 15 home games and 19-7 in their last 26 overall. The over is 3-0-1 in Pirates last 4 overall. The over is 4-1 in Orioles last 5 overall. The Pirates are 0-7 in the last 7 meetings in Baltimore and 3-8 in the last 11 meetings.
Mitch Keller is coming off a terrific July where he allowed 9 earned runs in 31 innings, but he still has a 4.44 ERA and .271 allowed batting average on the road. Even with a terrible July, Dean Kremer has a 3.86 ERA and 1.40 WHIP on the season. Forgive me if these recent wins don’t throw me on the Pittsburgh Pirates bandwagon. The Baltimore Orioles have been far more consistent, they continue to find offensive success, and they need these games to stay in the playoff race. I’ll side with the O’s and the reasonable price.
