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Pittsburgh Pirates vs. Houston Astros
- The Houston Astros will be fighting to snap a losing streak on Tuesday when they take on the Pittsburgh Pirates at Minute Maid Park.
The Pirates will give the ball to starter Paul Maholm in this one. Lefthander Maholm is 6-6 this season with a 4.10 ERA.
The Astros will counter Maholm with Jack Cassel. Righthander Cassel has a 5.58 ERA to go along with a 1-0 record this season.
Oddsmakers currently have the Astros listed as 111-moneyline favorites versus the Pirates, while the game's total has not yet been posted.
Freddy Sanchez went 3-for-6 with a three-run dinger and four runs batted in to lead the Pirates over the Astros 9-3 on Monday night.
Pittsburgh cashed as +125 road underdogs as the teams played over the 10-run total listed by sportsbooks.
Jason Bay was 4-for-5 with a homer and two RBIs for the Pirates, while Tyler Yates picked up the win in relief of starter John Van Benschoten for Pittsburgh.
Carlos Lee went 2-for-4 with two RBIs for Houston, as Jose Valverde took the loss after allowing six runs in the top of the ninth inning for the Astros.
Current streak:
Houston has lost 2 straight games.
Team records:
Pittsburgh: 45-54 SU
Houston: 46-53 SU
Pittsburgh most recently:
When playing on Tuesday are 4-6
Before playing Houston are 6-4
After playing Houston are 5-5
After a win are 3-7
Houston most recently:
When playing on Tuesday are 5-5
Before playing Pittsburgh are 2-8
After playing Pittsburgh are 4-6
After a loss are 4-6
A few trends to consider:
Pittsburgh is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games when playing Houston
The total has gone OVER in 14 of Pittsburgh's last 20 games on the road
Pittsburgh is 7-3 SU in its last 10 games when playing on the road against Houston
The total has gone UNDER in 15 of Pittsburgh's last 23 games when playing Houston
Houston is 4-2 SU in its last 6 games
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Houston's last 6 games at home
The total has gone UNDER in 15 of Houston's last 23 games when playing Pittsburgh
Houston is 3-7 SU in its last 10 games when playing at home against Pittsburgh
- The Houston Astros will be fighting to snap a losing streak on Tuesday when they take on the Pittsburgh Pirates at Minute Maid Park.
The Pirates will give the ball to starter Paul Maholm in this one. Lefthander Maholm is 6-6 this season with a 4.10 ERA.
The Astros will counter Maholm with Jack Cassel. Righthander Cassel has a 5.58 ERA to go along with a 1-0 record this season.
Oddsmakers currently have the Astros listed as 111-moneyline favorites versus the Pirates, while the game's total has not yet been posted.
Freddy Sanchez went 3-for-6 with a three-run dinger and four runs batted in to lead the Pirates over the Astros 9-3 on Monday night.
Pittsburgh cashed as +125 road underdogs as the teams played over the 10-run total listed by sportsbooks.
Jason Bay was 4-for-5 with a homer and two RBIs for the Pirates, while Tyler Yates picked up the win in relief of starter John Van Benschoten for Pittsburgh.
Carlos Lee went 2-for-4 with two RBIs for Houston, as Jose Valverde took the loss after allowing six runs in the top of the ninth inning for the Astros.
Current streak:
Houston has lost 2 straight games.
Team records:
Pittsburgh: 45-54 SU
Houston: 46-53 SU
Pittsburgh most recently:
When playing on Tuesday are 4-6
Before playing Houston are 6-4
After playing Houston are 5-5
After a win are 3-7
Houston most recently:
When playing on Tuesday are 5-5
Before playing Pittsburgh are 2-8
After playing Pittsburgh are 4-6
After a loss are 4-6
A few trends to consider:
Pittsburgh is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games when playing Houston
The total has gone OVER in 14 of Pittsburgh's last 20 games on the road
Pittsburgh is 7-3 SU in its last 10 games when playing on the road against Houston
The total has gone UNDER in 15 of Pittsburgh's last 23 games when playing Houston
Houston is 4-2 SU in its last 6 games
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Houston's last 6 games at home
The total has gone UNDER in 15 of Houston's last 23 games when playing Pittsburgh
Houston is 3-7 SU in its last 10 games when playing at home against Pittsburgh
