Cleveland Indians vs. Pittsburgh Pirates MLB Picks, Odds, Predictions 6/20/2021

The Cleveland Indians and Pittsburgh Pirates meet Sunday in MLB action at PNC Park. The Indians look for a win after winning six of their last nine games. The Pirates need a win after losing 10 of their last 12 games.

The Cleveland Indians have scored 23 runs in their last three games and four or more runs in seven of their last nine games. The Indians have won eight of their last 10 games when scoring four or more runs. Jose Ramirez leads the Indians with 65 hits and 44 RBI while Amed Rosario and Eddie Rosario have combined for 121 hits and 60 RBI. Sam Hentges gets the ball, and he is 1-1 with a 7.57 ERA and 33 strikeouts this season. This will be Hentges’ first career game against the Pirates.

The Pittsburgh Pirates have scored 18 runs in their last three games and four or more runs in four of their last eight games. The Pirates have won five of their last seven games when scoring four or more runs. Adam Frazier leads the Pirates with 87 hits and 25 RBI while Bryan Reynolds and Kevin Newman have combined for 116 hits and 45 RBI. JT Brubaker gets the ball, and he is 4-5 with a 3.88 ERA and 63 strikeouts this season. Brubaker is 0-0 with a 9.00 ERA and four strikeouts in his career against the Indians.

The Indians are 1-5 in their last 6 Sunday games and 4-1 in their last 5 overall. The Pirates are 1-4 in their last 5 home games and 16-35 in their last 51 overall. The over is 5-0 in Indians last 5 road games. The under is 18-6-3 in Pirates last 27 Sunday games. The Indians are 6-2 in the last 8 meetings.

The Pirates have a clear starting pitching edge here, as Hentges is not off to a great start right now. However, we’re getting the Indians in the underdog role. The Indians have been comfortably the better team this season, while the Pirates were just riding a 10-game losing streak not too long ago. The value is all over the Indians here. I’ll take it.