The Pittsburgh Pirates (8-12) are looking for another strong showing from a batter when they match up against the Cleveland Guardians (9-8) on Friday at 6:40 p.m. ET at PNC Park. Oneil Cruz is on a two-game home run streak for the underdog Pirates (+102) going into this contest against the favored Guardians (-121). Cleveland has Luis Ortiz starting, and Pittsburgh will send out Carmen Mlodzinski.

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Guardians vs. Pirates betting lines

• Favorite: Guardians (-121)
• Underdog: Pirates (+102)
• Over/under: 8.5

Guardians betting info, hitting leaders, & pitching

Guardians betting info

• The Guardians have won six of the eight games they were favored on the moneyline this season (75%).
• Cleveland has gone 5-1 (winning 83.3% of its games) when playing as moneyline favorites of -121 or shorter.
• Based on this game’s moneyline, the Guardians’ implied win probability is 54.8%.
• In the 17 games in which oddsmakers have set an over/under for Cleveland, it has combined with opponents to go over the total eight times (8-8-1).
• The Guardians have put together a 7-10-0 record against the spread this season (covering 41.2% of the time).

Guardians hitting info

• Steven Kwan has racked up a team-high batting average of .313 and paces the Guardians in runs batted in (11).
• Kwan ranks 55th in home runs and 38th in RBI among all hitters in MLB play.
• Jose Ramirez’s four home runs are a team-high mark.
• Ramirez ranks 27th in homers and 94th in RBI among MLB batters this season.
• Ramirez brings a two-game hitting streak into this matchup. During his last five outings he is hitting .300 with a double and two RBI.
• Kyle Manzardo paces the Guardians in home runs (four) and runs batted in (11).
• Carlos Santana has two doubles, two home runs and seven walks while hitting .262.
• Santana heads into this game on a three-game hitting streak. In his last five games he is batting .250 with two walks and an RBI.

Guardians pitching rankings

• The Guardians pitching staff is 16th in MLB with a collective 8.6 strikeouts per nine innings.
• Cleveland’s 3.92 team ERA ranks 14th among all MLB pitching staffs.
• The Guardians have the 21st-ranked WHIP in baseball (1.340).
• The Guardians give up the 13th-fewest home runs in baseball (20 total, 1.2 per game).
• Cleveland lost to the Orioles 9-1 in its last game with five strikeouts while allowing seven hits.

Pirates betting info, hitting leaders, & pitching

Pirates betting info

• This season, the Pirates have won three out of the 11 games, or 27.3%, in which they’ve been the underdog.
• Pittsburgh is 1-8 this season when entering a game as the underdog by +102 or more on the moneyline.
• The Pirates have a 49.5% chance to win this game based on the implied probability of the moneyline.
• So far this season, Pittsburgh and its opponents have hit the over in eight of its 20 games with a total.
• The Pirates are 6-14-0 ATS in their 20 games with a spread this season.

Pirates hitting info

• Cruz leads Pittsburgh in home runs (four) and runs batted in (10) this season while batting .228.
• Among all hitters in MLB, Cruz’s home run total is 27th, and his RBI total is 54th.
• Isiah Kiner-Falefa’s batting average of .270 leads all Pittsburgh hitters this season.
• Among all MLB hitters, Kiner-Falefa is 247th in home runs and 183rd in RBI.
• Kiner-Falefa brings a two-game hitting streak into this matchup. During his last five outings he is batting .313 with a triple and an RBI.
• Ke’Bryan Hayes is slashing .194/.270/.284 this season for the Pirates.
• Andrew McCutchen is batting .233 with an OBP of .340 and a slugging percentage of .349 this season.

Pirates pitching rankings

• The Pirates strike out 7.8 batters per nine innings as a pitching staff, 23rd in MLB.
• Pittsburgh has the 12th-ranked ERA (3.83) in the majors this season.
• Pirates pitchers have a 1.204 WHIP this season, 12th in the majors.
• The Pirates have given up the second-fewest long balls so far this season with only 11 home runs allowed.
• Last time out, Pittsburgh defeated the Nationals, 1-0, with five strikeouts and five hits allowed.